Classic kids' books

Books for children aged 2-4

Where's My Teddy
Jez Alborough, Walker Books
Eddy's lost his teddy. He left him 'in the wood somewhere' and sets off in search of him. But 'it's dark and horrible in there' and Eddy gets a little scared - but he is not the only one!

A timeless classic that will be repeated over and over again, but not by you - very soon even the littlest ones will be reciting it word for word.

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It's the Bear
My Friend Bear

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle, Picture Puffins
If you want your child to learn about colours, look no further than this. The repetition of the simple text is very reassuring for children and Eric Carle's glorious illustrations bring favourite animals to life. But it is the colours that really stand out, as each colour, with a variety of its different tones, is captured in these vivid tissue-paper collages.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Draw Me a Star
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
The Bad-Tempered Ladybird

The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffer, Macmillan
The winner of the Smarties Book Prize 1999,
The Gruffalo was up against stiff competition for the Smarties Prize (see Clarice Bean That's Me), but the little mouse won through.

Is there such thing as a Gruffalo? Our smart hero didn't think so, but all the other animals in the forest - well, those who wanted to eat him for dinner - certainly did.

Julia Donaldson's beautiful, easy-to-read rhyme leads you effortlessly into the deep, dark wood where you'll discover what, if anything, really lurks there. A true classic!

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Monkey Puzzle
The Smartest Giant In Town
Room On The Broom

The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Judith Kerr, Picture Lions
Still hugely popular 35 years after it first appeared, this whimsical story about a tiger who comes to tea and eats all the food and drinks all the drink, has lost none of its appeal. Children love it simply for the idea of it and no doubt many grown-ups wish they had been as inventive when they tried to explain why they hadn't done the shopping!

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Mog the Forgetful Cat