book recommendation for a young child

Counting_Pennies_2

My children loved the following series, I have provided Amazon links to them for ease, but I wouldn't buy them from there, you can find cheaper box sets from The Book People, and Ebay




Amazing Machines series


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Machines-Aeroplanes-Tremendous-Submarines/dp/B007X3HVBS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406054996&sr=8-1&keywords=tony+mitton+cool+cars


Hairy Maclary


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lynley-Hairy-Maclary-Friends-Collection/dp/B00A79VZVW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406055294&sr=8-2&keywords=hairy+maclary+collection


Faster faster little red train


http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Little-Train-Gift-Collection/dp/0091798930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406055704&sr=8-1&keywords=little+red+train+collection


Little Red Tractor


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Farmyard-Tales-Box-Set-Tractor/dp/0746021380/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1406055779&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=little+red+tractor+usborne

izoomzoom

Jez Alborough all does good books

Make-it-3

Don't under-estimate the complexity of stories a 3 year old will enjoy. Mine loves David Walliams.

Ditto just about anything by Julia Donaldson - Tabby McTat is my DD's current favourite.

Also, if you want something silly try Nick Sharratt - Pants, Octopus Socktopus etc. I'm a great believer in books being fun (for adults who have to read them too!).

sooty&sweep

Hi
Have a look on https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk
They are brilliant for childrens books

Jen

jackyann

If you can, I would check with the parents.
The Gruffalo, for instance is so popular that a lot of kids will already have a copy
I would also think about Shirley Hughes: the Alfie books (also very popular) and possibly one of her older ones like Dogger that have slipped out of the "best seller" lists (so less likely to be already in the home)
A book I love to give to children if I knew their parents as children is Penny Dale / Martin Waddell's book "Once There Were Giants" a picture book about a child growing up and having her own baby.
If this is a present that doesn't need an immediate response from the child, do consider a book of poems - every child should have a lovely book of poems to dip into.
Also think of the classics - Winnie the Pooh can be enjoyed at this age.
Something I have taken to doing occasionally is giving an Amazon voucher - or old-fashioned Book Token, with a note saying: "I suggest that you buy Alice in Wonderland / Sherlock Holmes etc. but you are welcome to spend this on whatever you like". That means that if they already have the book, they can buy something else, if not they have the gift I thought of.

Nicki

Jill murphy is another great author for this age group and for weary parents too. We like Peace at Last and Five Minutes Peace in our house best but there are loads.

Also the Blue Kangaroo series is fun as is A Cuddle for Claude

scotnan

Nicki wrote: »

Jill murphy is another great author for this age group

Yes a very popular choice


Would recommend......


Peace at last
A quiet night in
The last Noo-noo

maman

I think my favourite Julia Donaldson is Monkey Puzzle. Lovely, heartwarming story with the usual rhymes and great illustrations.


Oh and for a bit of harmless (scary) fun Jez Alborough's 'It's the Bear'

Toto

All of the above but we also have to mention the mog the cat by Judith Kerr series. We have all of the books and my daughter wants them read over and over again.

dizziblonde

scotnan wrote: »

Yes a very popular choice


Would recommend......


Peace at last
A quiet night in
The last Noo-noo

Love the last noo-noo! One of my fave kids' books.
Elmer - David McKee
Any Julia Donaldson but the Gruffalo ones are so common they're quite likely to have them already... I like Stick Man, Highway Rat and Zog myself (Zog in particular has a rather feisty not-stereotypical princess which I always like)
Jez Allbrough - I love Where's My Teddy for sheer daftness... or the Duck in the Truck books

My personal favourite book is Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper - the illustrations are beautiful and the level of detail in them is amazing.