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' classic' children's books
MrsSippi
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My daughter will turn 3 shortly after xmas and as a present I wanted to get her a selection of 'classic' children's books. I don't mean like fairy tales, but more traditional books. I have come up with the following ideas but would love more suggestions.
Green eggs and ham (dr seuss)
Wind in the willows
Paddington bear
Going on a bear hunt
Beatrix potter
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Green eggs and ham (dr seuss)
Wind in the willows
Paddington bear
Going on a bear hunt
Beatrix potter
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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A beautiful book of illustrated nursery rhymes - children love them. The little original Beatrix Potter books with the original drawings. More modern classics - Each Peach Pear Plum, Dogger, The Very hungry catterpillar .... and loads more! Have fun. Reading to children is lovely!0
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The Tiger that came to tea0
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I bought my daughter the CLassic Winnie the Pooh books
she is now 9 and still reads them Dwy galon, un dyhead,
Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
Dau enaid ond un taith.0 -
Anything by Julia Donaldson e.g Gruffalo, room on the broom are all modern day classics0
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The Gruffalo and the Usborne book series "thats not my bunny"0
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Katie Morag was my favorite as a child My Debt Free Diary
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If you're going back as far as 'Wind in the Willows' then look at some of the other 'children's classics' from way back. 'Alice in Wonderland' is an obvious choice.
My favourite children's author was Violet Needham. Also, Rosemary Sutcliffe. A bit beyond the 3-year old age-group, though.[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
Before I found wisdom, I became old.0 -
How about When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six by aa milne. They are poetry books but still classics imo.A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who giveor "It costs nowt to be nice"0
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Mr Men and Little Miss
The originals are the best, eg Mr Grumpy, Angry et al. Don't bother with the modern day ones like Mr Greedy goes into town to buy a sandwich just to make Mr Hargreaves Jr a few extra bob
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners~Laurence Sterne
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others~George Orwell0 -
Don't forget The Jolly Postman and The Jolly Christmas Postman
Infact, most things by Janet or Allan Ahlberg we find fantastic- Funnybones, Burglar Bill."Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye."...Miss piggy0
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