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THE LONGEST BREAKFAST
By Jenny Bornholdt
Illustrated by Sarah Wilkins
Gecko Press
The baby wants breakfast so Malcom gets
out of bed to get started. Then in comes
Toby. And Una and Toto, then Alice – they’re
hungry too. And Conrad from next door
and his sister Ruby! Everyone has a request
for breakfast. But who is taking care of the
baby?
This is a fun family story preparing for
breakfast amongst ‘organised’ mayhem and
a variety of breakfast requests.
The Longest
Breakfast
is a celebration of family life under
a sense of joy and contentment family life
can bring (despite the chaos).
The story has a twist at the end that all
readers both young and old will relate to.
The illustrations are delightful and add to the
sense of fun and family life. This is a great
book to read together in small groups and
an opportunity to talk about children’s own
family life at home, breakfast, etc.
I NEED A NEW BUM! AND OTHER
STORIES
By Dawn McMillan
Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
Oratia Books
This collection of three books includes
the bestseller
I Need a New Bum’
with two
previous collaborations from this winning
duo,
Seagull Sid and the naughty thing his
seagulls did!
And
Doggy Doo on my Shoe
.
These amusing stories will have many
children howling with laughter with these
poo and bottom themes where you have
angry seagulls dive-bombing to reclaim their
beach from littering humans, the problem of
standing on ‘doggy doo’ and the discovery of
a crack on your bottom and how to fix it!
IT’S MY EGG (AND YOU CAN’T
HAVE IT!)
By Heather Hunt
Illustrated by Kennedy Warne
potton & burton
This heart wrenching story is inspired by the
success of Backyard Kiwi, a kiwi recovering
project on the Whangarei Heads.
The story captures the reality of a kiwi trying
to hatch an egg and having to fend off
attacks from cats, dogs and stoats.
This story is an important story to share
with our young New Zealanders as it
communicates the importance of recovery
programmes for our native wildlife.
The story is told in a simple format for
young readers with tension and anticipation
within the text and the dark and brooding
illustrations – all which will keep their
interest.
BIM BAM BOOM
By Frédéric Stehr
Gecko Press
Bim Bam Boom
is a fun and potentially noisy
board book for young toddlers as the book
captures the joy of making music with pots
and pans.
A pot and two wooden spoons – BIM BAM –
little owl made music! Canary, sparrow, chick
and raven join her. Two saucepan lids – TISH
– TISH – a bowl and a ladle – BOOM BOOM.
Toddlers will enjoy the simple text that
encourages lots of interactive reading and
noise making. The illustrations are also a
treat, with such cute and expressive faces on
these young characters. Overall an amusing
and fun board book for toddlers.
December 2017
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