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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
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If you were to buy a book for a new born - obviously to be used when older but still for under 3-5yrs - what would be the book you’d purchase?
Where the Wild Things Are?
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
The Tiger Who Came to Tea?
What you buying? |
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over a year ago
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I've bought my little one Elmer the Patchwork Elephant books and I read them to her most nights even though she's only 7 months. I used to love the story and pictures and she seems to enjoy the books too!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All of the above plus
Sharing a shell
Dr Seuss
Bear Hunt (standard)
Aliens Wear Underpants
Oh my, there's so many! Thank goodness my kids are all grown up! I spent a fortune on books even buying doubles so I could keep a stack out of their sticky fingers haha!
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You don’t have to choose from my list, just to confirm.
Guess How Much I Love You!
Awww yes! Both mine loved this one  "
It’s the first book we bought for our wee one  |
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar, definitely, from that list.
Don't rule out The Gruffalo. That's also a classic for good reason. But the same author came up with my all-time favourite book to read to my kids: What The Ladybird Heard. |
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"The Very Hungry Caterpillar, definitely, from that list.
Don't rule out The Gruffalo. That's also a classic for good reason. But the same author came up with my all-time favourite book to read to my kids: What The Ladybird Heard. "
Oh I love both of them! The audio books are great; Alexander Armstrong (from Pointless) reads What The Ladybird Heard and it’s fab |
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"There was one my daughter loved it's call you choose. You had to choose where you live what home you have. She still got it she 11 now. It's one everyone can join in with"
I remember this book.
My son still has his from years ago.
One of his absolute favourites. |
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"You don’t have to choose from my list, just to confirm.
Guess How Much I Love You!
Awww yes! Both mine loved this one
It’s the first book we bought for our wee one "
That’s lovely. You’ll keep that forever now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You don’t have to choose from my list, just to confirm.
Guess How Much I Love You!
Awww yes! Both mine loved this one
It’s the first book we bought for our wee one
That’s lovely. You’ll keep that forever now. "
Tesco are currently doing a huge range of GHMILY baby items, clothing, teddies etc....I want them all! |
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There's also one called "colour me happy"
It's a poem that incorporates colours with how your feeling in a situation.
For example "When it's raining, colour me grey" and there's a little cat involved in a rainy day with a glittery grey puddle. |
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By *JohnMan
over a year ago
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I would consult with the parents to make sure they don't end up with 20 copies of the same book. I you are the parents... you can't go wrong with any on that list, really. For what it's worth, the Caterpillar is the one I remember most vividly. Although I imagine there's a ton more choice now than there was back in the 15th century when I was young. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you were to buy a book for a new born - obviously to be used when older but still for under 3-5yrs - what would be the book you’d purchase?
Where the Wild Things Are?
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
The Tiger Who Came to Tea?
What you buying?"
We're going on a bear hunt... i used to read it to my son when he was a baby and when he learned to read, he read it himself ..its a wonderful book |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I still have a whole collection of children's books from when my son was young, he won't let me get rid of them...says he wants them for when he has kids |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You don’t have to choose from my list, just to confirm.
Guess How Much I Love You!
Awww yes! Both mine loved this one
It’s the first book we bought for our wee one
That’s lovely. You’ll keep that forever now.
Tesco are currently doing a huge range of GHMILY baby items, clothing, teddies etc....I want them all!"
Haha don’t do it!! You’ll get loads as gifts anyway and you’ll end up with too much! If you do then buy 3 to 6 months as people tend to buy newborn or 0 to 3 and they won’t wear half of it lol x |
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That’s not my books are great for the young ones.
We read to our lad from about two months. He loved a book
Our favourites were The Gruffallo; Guraffes can’t dance; who’s that in the loo
Never to early to read to them  |
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"And when a little older; My Naughty Little Sister books by Dorothy Edwards and Dogger by Shirley Hughes!"
Seriously? There's a children's book called Dogger? Please tell me that's about the area on the shipping forecast and not what popped into my head. |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
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"And when a little older; My Naughty Little Sister books by Dorothy Edwards and Dogger by Shirley Hughes!
Seriously? There's a children's book called Dogger? Please tell me that's about the area on the shipping forecast and not what popped into my head. "
It’s his stuffed toy dog. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The Lynley Dodd books, Hairy McClary etc. My favourite one is Scarface Claw.
Where the Wild Things Are. I had a stuffed toy of the Wild Thing with long red hair as a child
The Velveteen Rabbit, although it used to make me feel sad when I was little. Still beautiful though.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Lynley Dodd books, Hairy McClary etc. My favourite one is Scarface Claw.
Where the Wild Things Are. I had a stuffed toy of the Wild Thing with long red hair as a child
The Velveteen Rabbit, although it used to make me feel sad when I was little. Still beautiful though.
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Also The Mousehole Cat. Our cat is named Mowzer after the heroine . |
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The busy little train by Anna claybourne.
I still know the words of by heart.
Sometimes, even though they’ve completely outgrown it I still read it to them.
It makes them smile as much as me
“Chuggetty, chuggetty, clickety-clack a train is coming along the track Monkey is driving - hear him say, who wants a trip on my train today?” |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"And when a little older; My Naughty Little Sister books by Dorothy Edwards and Dogger by Shirley Hughes!
Seriously? There's a children's book called Dogger? Please tell me that's about the area on the shipping forecast and not what popped into my head. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mr Tickle. Then s/he can collect them all.
That’s a great idea to actually have repeat presents for each birthday!! "
It's actually cheaper to buy the whole collection from The Book People, but not as much fun! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Loving all the ones mentioned, I normally go for "that's not my..." or a Julia Donaldson book. I buy all my friends pre school children books as gifts as I frimly belive in promoting the love of books and reading. |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Mr Tickle. Then s/he can collect them all.
That’s a great idea to actually have repeat presents for each birthday!!
It's actually cheaper to buy the whole collection from The Book People, but not as much fun! "
I could do that and then hoard them for years releasing them one at a time!!! Mwahahahaha |
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
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"Mr Tickle. Then s/he can collect them all.
That’s a great idea to actually have repeat presents for each birthday!!
It's actually cheaper to buy the whole collection from The Book People, but not as much fun! "
Love The Book People - I bought my niece the Beatrix Potter set (amongst others) from them. Those lovely little white books I remembered from when I was little |
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I love this book. I am a big fan of the cat in the hat too but that is for an older child 
