Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel… That Julia Donaldson is the best.
That would be Our Little Family. Julia Donaldson…We Love You.
Nothing makes Lil G happier than a new book to read. It’s the simple things. No fancy toys required. Just a new book.
I am so so pleased that reading has become one of The Ordinary Moments for Lil G. As a child I loved to read. It is a bedtime ritual for him. Two stories, mostly read by Mr H, it’s their thing. Don’t get me wrong, I love reading to him but sadly as Mr H is generally the one putting Lil G to bed, I only ever get this pleasure once or twice a week.
The day arrived. The release of The Scarecrows’ wedding from the superstar team that is Donaldson & Scheffler. We are obsessed with this collection of stories. Don’t get me wrong, we love others too but there is something about the way Donaldson writes and Scheffler’s illustrations.
Even after only 2 days Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay are the new favourite characters, this is the story of the moment. We have read it 3-times today. We returned home from Kindergarten, it was the first thing he saw, he crawled on to my knee, snuggled in and said lets read mummy. The cutest of Ordinary Moments. A moment where we can escape. Him and me. Just Us. Me and my boy.
I would liken it to The Stick Man. And if you haven’t read The Stick Man … What are you doing? Denying your child and yourself of such pleasure. It is a lovely Christmas story actually, so maybe save it for the stocking.
The Scarecrows’ Wedding, is a beautiful story too, it’s sad, happy, funny, a couple of serious moments too.
I am linking this post up to The Ordinary Moments over on the Mummy Daddy And Me blog … Pop over and join in.
life as our little family 
Aah, my fab mother-in-law bought this for Freddie and Sasha last week- it’s fab, already becoming a big favourite! I love her books, I think they are so clever and Julia deserves all the accolades she gets- I SO wish I’d written The Gruffalo!
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She was on a morning programme last week actually, she read a little bit from the book and George recognised it straight away! Was so cute. The illustrator was on two, very strange duo I have to say. She said it takes her 2 years to come up with a story! She also said that The Highway Rat is her favourite story, we love this one too, do you have it? I would highly recommend it
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Oh no, I haven’t heard of The Highway Rat- will get looking on Amazon, thanks! Blimey, if it takes her 2 years to think up relatively short stories, then it must be harder than it looks!
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She is a great author but two years! The Highway Rat is my favourite! George loves it too. I think we have them all now, we’re started to look at her other books with different illustrators, exciting!
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Oooh we haven’t tried this one, I may have to buy it, as we are HUGE Julia Donaldson fans in this house. We have them all, our current favourite is The Paperdolls but our all time favourite has to be The Gruffalo or Room on the Broom. We love them all though. xx
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Ooh I’ve not seen the paperdolls! Will look out for it. We love the Gruffalo & Room on the Broom x
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Julia Donaldson is a firm favourite in our house too, alongside Dr Seuss. I think the kids favourite is Monkey puzzle, or of course the Gruffalo, but they love them all! Will have to look for this.
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So nice to hear this! My son loves books too but only those tractor and signs ones. So nice to see kids read. One of the best thing that we can instill to them is the joy of reading books =) #ordinarymoments
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Another lovely post, Kerri-Ann, and one I can very much relate to. Though we don’t have many (English-language books cost a fortune in Italy so we rely on presents) we love JD books too. Like G, my little boy loves reading and will often come and sit on my lap with a book after a long day at nursery. I look forward to adding some more treasures to our collection when we visit the UK next week, and I’ll look out for this! x
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Ooh yes do, we have all the JD books so do let me know if you want any recommendations. Thanks for reading and enjoy your trip over x
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For me it’s What The Ladybird Heard, it rhymes, there’s animal noises and my son loves it. You are right, it’s a fantastic collection.
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Thank you for commenting, we love the ladybird collections too. What my little boy like about those is the size as he can hold them easier and take them in the car. And the stories of course
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