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Recommended Books for Toddlers from Cape Town’s Child This Holiday Season

Stormy Weather by Debi Gliori
This is the perfect bedtime story for children aged two to five years old. Enter a warm world of warmth as you join the characters of this book, preparing for the night ahead. Your toddler will be enchanted by the gentle rolling and rhyming text and the comforting artwork as, one by one, the animals cuddle up and fall asleep, safe under the watchful gaze of their adoring parents. The author gently addresses bedtime fears, which through this enchanting story, soon disappear.

Milo’s Pet Egg by Rebecca Elliott
This is a story about the development of an unusual friendship. Milo finds an abandoned egg, which he calls Snappy, and they become the best of friend – swinging together, floating together, balancing, falling, rolling and climbing. Then one morning Milo wakes up and the egg is broken. He thinks he has lost his friend, but of course the egg has hatched and Milo’s “new” friend, Snappy the baby crocodile, is there to play with him. The story has a heart-warming ending, with Milo having aspirations to be a croc-sitter.

Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson and Emily Gravett
A hairy mammoth takes a cheeky little baby on a thrilling ride through a moonlit landscape where they encounter a sadre-toothed tiger, a leaping hare, a laughing hyena and even (or is it maybe?) a big brown bear. The award-winners, authors Julia Donaldson and illustrator Emily Gravett, have paired up for this new picture book. It is the first time that Gravett, who writes and illustrates her own books, has illustrated someone else’s work. They have created a story of rare quality: a visual feast and joy to read out loud.

Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood by Brenda Apsley and Jo-Anne Shilliam
These board books for four-year-old bring a whole new dimension to two very popular fairy tales. Each book comes with 30 soft-felt picture stickers that can be used to fill scenes on the special felt backgrounds that accompany each page. With colourful illustrations by Jo-Anne Shilliam, the books will make great gifts and give children hours of creative fun.

Bear Flies High by Michael Rosen and Adrian Reynolds.
Children from the age of three will enjoy how to fly. Bear spends most of his time on the beach, singing, “Do be doo, Doo bee doo, Doo bee doolily doo”, when the saegulls distract him and his dream to fly is born. Luckily his four human friends come along, and they know just how to help Bear – off to the fairground they go. The roller coasteris a bit scary , but once high up in the air, Bear realises: “I’m a bear who can fly. You can fly? I can fly”. This is a story about friends helping each other to realise their dreams, and having great fun doing it.

The Littlest Dinosaur and the Naughty Rock by Camilla Reid and Michael Fireman
This is the perfect book to teach children as young as four the importance of the simple words “please” and “thank you”. The Littlest Dinosaur has been in a bad mood all morning. First he’s rude to his dad, and then he shouts at his brothers and sisters. The final straw is when he throws a tantrum because Mom doesn’t serve him the lunch he wants. “Go and sit on the naughty rock until you’ve calmed down and can behave properly”, says Mom. The naughty rock turns out yo ber a wise old tortoise who shares his wisdom with the Littlest Dinosaur, with delightful and insightful consequences.

Book details

• Stormy Weather by Debi Gliori
  Ages 2 to 5
  EAN: 9780802794222
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• Milo’s Pet Egg by Rebecca Elliott
  EAN: 9781408802007
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• Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Emily Gravett
  EAN: 9780230743083
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• Sleeping Beauty by Brenda Apsley, illustrated by Jo-anne Shillliam
  EAN: 9780798151603
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• Little Red Riding Hood by Brenda Apsley
  EAN: 9780798151658
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• Bear Flies High by Michael Rosen
  EAN: 9781599903866
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• The Littlest Dinosaur and the Naughty Rock by Camilla Reid, illustrated by Michael Foreman
  EAN: 9781408802663
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