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I Want My Mummy

Jul27
I Want My Mummy

I Want My Mummy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Want My Mummy

Tracey Corderoy

Alison Edgson

Little Tiger Press, 2014

pbk., 32pp., RRP $A14.95

9781848955387

It is a big day in Arthur’s life.  Today he is going to spend the day with his grandmother, the first time he has been parted from his mummy.  But rather than being excited, he is very apprehensive.  Even his favourite dragon onesie and his toy dragon Huffity don’t give him quite the courage he needs.  When Mummy finally says goodbye, he feels very lost and no matter what Granny offers, he is not interested. Even though he plays along for a little while, as soon as the doorbell rings he races off to see if it is his mummy.  But Granny, being a true granny, comes up with a game that makes him forget his woes until…

This is a lovely picture book that explores a common issue that pre schoolers face, and it’s perfect for a parent to share with their child before they leave them for the first time.  The bright pictures are very eye-catching and so beautifully drawn that you can just feel the softness of Arthur and his onesie, Grandma and Huffity. Who knew that a tea-towel and a feather duster could be so formidable???

When I was school-based, the preschool was part of “big school” and each week the children would come for storytime, to browse and then later bring their parents in to borrow from the special collection I had for them that would encourage them to read aloud and begin their child’s reading journey.  This title would have made a charming addition to that collection. 

All My Kisses

Jul27
All My Kisses

All My Kisses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All My Kisses

Kerry Brown

Jedda Robaard

ABC Books/ HarperCollins, 2014

hbk, 32pp,, RRP $A24.99

9780733330711

Abby the piglet was very kissable.  Every night as she snuggled into bed she would be kissed once on the end of her nose, twice on her forehead and countless times on the bottom of her feet.  And Abby likes those kisses so much she keeps each of them in a special bucket to savour later, carrying them with her wherever she went.  But whenever she was asked for one, she would never share.  No matter who asked her, she kept her kisses to herself.  They were too special, too precious, too fragile to share.  But something starts to happen to those kisses, particularly the ones in the bottom of the bucket that are buried and cannot be seen.  In fact, they have turned into bleak, grey pebbles – ugly things that Abby throws away into the shadows…

This is a lovely story about how being selfish, even with something that was given just to us, cannot necessarily make us as happy as we would think and that sometimes giving it away can have unconsidered consequences. It’s about giving love as well as receiving it, and how giving makes the receiving so much richer.

Accompanied by enchanting illustrations in soft colours which capture Abby’s personality and emotions perfectly, this is a lovely tale about bedtime routines, sharing and makings friends that should be high on your recommendations to your parents of preschoolers.