 | Our Big Blue Sofa by Tim Hopgood
Buy used from: $4.96 Jessy and Tom like nothing more than bouncing and playing on their big blue sofa - until one day it falls apart. This is a fabulous book with tactile properties.
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 | The Incredible Book-Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $2.36 All of Oliver Jeffers books are magical, but this one about a boy who loves eating books is truly wonderful.
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 | The Snail and the Whale Big Book by Julia Donaldson
Buy new: $24.71 / Used from: $27.79 The story of a snail who hitch-hikes a trip round the world on the back of a whale - and saves his life in return. Gorgeous illustrations and an excellent cadence for reading aloud.
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 | Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.89 This has been a favorite for a few years now. My son really gets into it and finds it hysterically funny.
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 | Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.57 The story of an ugly fish who doesn't want to share his tank - until it's too late. This is a good book to read aloud because you can do different voices, including a wicked Borat impersonation.
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 | That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $1.42 Another wonderful book to read aloud. The Queen wants Emily Brown's stuffed rabbit and sends various members of her armed forces to retrieve it. The illustrations are gorgeous also.
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 | Small Knight and George by Ronda Armitage
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $1.38 Small Knight is sent out by his parents to slay his first dragon (a prospect that he finds fairly terrifying). Instead he meets a very small and friendly dragon called George and they become friends. This is a very sweet story and my son really likes it.
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 | Eat Your Peas: A Daisy Book by Kes Gray
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $1.97 Daisy doesn't want to eat her peas, despite numerous bribes by her mother. In the end they find a happy compromise. This is a story about negotiation from a child's viewpoint and it's very amusing to read. Both my boys have loved this one.
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 | I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato (Charlie & Lola) by Lauren Child
Buy used from: $5.00 Lola is a fussy eater and her sister Charlie has to use her imagination to coax her into eating. This is a very amusing book which works on two levels - children see through the subterfuge but also enjoy it.
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