Favourite books series index
12 Mar 2008
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2008 marks the centenary of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale about four animal friends. This is an anniversary well worth celebrating, says Damian Kelleher
The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish
A boy decides to exchange his boring, newspaper-reading dad for two goldfish. Seems like a fair swap… doesn’t it?
At first glance, this book is a simple story about two animals fighting. But take a look beneath the surface, urges Michael Rosen…
Floss is a Border collie who is more interested in playing football than rounding up sheep. A delightful story, says Wes Magee
Were you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Hannah Shaw was – if only this book was around when she was a girl
Caroline Petherbridge enters the land called Honalee to teach children that everyone has to grow up one day with some Puff, the Magic Dragon activities
A librarian mistakenly drives her bookmobile into a zoo. The result? A whole heap of animal and reading fun
Paul Cookson’s daughter just loves this book – and he agrees with her. Its lyrical language makes it puuurfect for poetry-related activities
Brenda Williams gets swept up in the lyrical text and fragile illustrations of this book
