![]() ![]() Her shadow in the moonlight is huge and sends the Young Gruffalo scampering home where, luckily, her father is still asleep. She does meet a tiny mouse who begs for mercy and asks if she can climb a tree to contact the giant mouse. Young Gruffalo has constantly been warned about going into the forest but will she listen? The owl and the fox issue similar warnings mentioning a huge ferocious mouse who terrifies everybody. Age5+Īn Garbhán Óg by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (Futa Fata €9.95) She’s the one who kisses me goodnight.’ ‘But don't they both do that’ says Nicholas. ‘She’s the one who tucks me into bed, especially when I’m scared. ![]() She bats off any question from Nicholas until she allows him to come to the correct answer. Young Nicholas wants to know which of Elvi’s two mums is her real mum so she leads him on with totally irrelevant clues: ’She’s the one who can do a handstand on one finger’ or, ‘My mum is a pirate and she can speak gorilla language’. Who's Your Real Mum? by Bernadette Green and Anna Zobel (Scribblekids €14.90) His new rules were: Be yourself, Make lots of friends and above all Have fun. Other rhinos were disgusted but the little animals now came to chat to him. So mixing plants and fruit he completely altered his appearance. Ron usually followed rhino rules: When approached by any animal, charge! He felt there was more to being a rhino and when he saw his grey reflection in a pool he decided a colour change would be good. This is a colourful and clever take on being different. This is a heart-warming story about being different and embracing your difference. Soon the shepherd is buying other black sheep and expanding his knitting business. When a sudden winter storm begins to rage the little black sheep leads the flock to shelter, where they sit out the storm. The shepherd is an expert knitter and utilises the black wool to add variety to his stock. The Little Black Sheep of Connemara by Elizabeth Shaw (O’Brien €9.99) This is an invaluable tool for parents to demonstrate social distancing to the very young. The expressions on the animals’ faces are a joy to behold especially the high-flying hedgehog as they react to each other. Owl shows best friends Tortoise and Hedgehog that there are other ways to communicate while we wait for the old normal to return: Wave, write a letter, blow a kiss, sing and paint. While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar (Faber €8.70) This is a highly entertaining time-slip story and we see both fifties and present-day Dublin through the eyes of Beth and Robbie. Soon Robbie’s family follow through the portal, minus the dad who will remain in 1956. It is the simplicity of the story that grabs us. A troubled boy called Robbie has found a portal which transports him from the fifties to the Dublin of 2019. The House on Hawthorn Road by Megan Wynne (O’Brien €8.99)īeth’s new home, 3 Hawthorn Road, should be an oasis of safety but it isn’t. Actions to involve your child in creating rhythms in the poems are suggested. The advice is to take your time with your three to seven year old and repetition is vital. Every letter and combinations of letters are explained in happy little verses. The silent B in Thumb looks as cheerful as the other letters even though he has no work to do. This is a magical combination of spelling, sounds and poetry. The B On Your Thumb by Colette Hiller and Tor Freeman (Frances Lincoln €12.50) ![]()
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