An Illustrated Guide

WHEN I WAS BORN written by Isabel Minhós Martins, illustrated by Madalena Matoso TATE PUBLISHING 2010 We’ve read some crazy, trippy stories to our children, full of talking hippos flying t...

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WOOF MEOW TWEET-TWEET written and illustrated by Cécile Boyer SEVEN FOOTER KIDS 2011 An illustrated book that conversely relies on its words to be the characters. The cats, dogs, and birds a...

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OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER written by J.Otto Seibold and Vivan Walsh illustrated by J.Otto Seibold CHRONICLE BOOKS 1997 A funny little take on the other, more well known, reindeer story starri...

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CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE MELLOPS’ written and illustrated by Tomi Ungerer PHAIDON 2011 (FIRST PUBLISHED 1978) Another porcine book series with a Christmas special. This book has a heart-warming...

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OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS written and illustrated by Ian Falconer ATHENEUM 2007 There is something lovely about hearing how other people celebrate Christmas. Family traditions and routines ...

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“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” - J.K. Rowling, Harry ...

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I WANT MY HAT BACK written and illustrated by Jon Klassen CANDLEWICK PRESS 2011 This is a very simple (and wicked) tale about what happens when you push a polite, well-mannered bear too far. ...

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ONLY A WITCH CAN FLY written by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo FEIWEL AND FRIENDS 2009 The first thing I should tell you about this book is that it is a poem, a tricky poem written ...

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IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak HARPER COLLINS 1970 I remember this book from my childhood, partly for its trippy story and partly because it featured scandalou...

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LITTLE BLUE written and illustrated by Gaye Chapman LITTLE HARE BOOKS 2009 Little Blue looks and feels like an old-fashioned folk tale. Delicate ink and watercolor illustrations and a little ...

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“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” - Mark Twain

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SEASONS written and illustrated by Blexbolex GECKO PRESS 2010 Seasons is a beautifully playful and witty book by the French artist and illustrator, Blexbolex. His silk-screen illustrations ha...

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CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR written and illustrated by Mervyn Peake WALKER BOOKS 2009 (70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) The story of Captain Slaughterboard and his motley crew aboard The Bla...

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OTHER GOOSE written and illustrated by J.otto Seibold CHRONICLE BOOKS 2010 I love Seibold’s books (it was his Penguin Dreams that first started my interest in children’s books) and this b...

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UGLY FISH written by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Scott Magoon SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA 2007 A gripping, cautionary tale set in the ruthless badlands of the domestic fish tank, Ugly Fish pulls no ...

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THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES written and illustrated by Edward Gorey BLOOMSBURY 1998 (FIRST PUBLISHED 1963) Edward Gorey was one of the most talented (and eccentric) graphic artists to emerge in po...

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DUCK, DEATH AND THE TULIP written and illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch GECKO PRESS 2008 A charming, heart-warming story about … death. Death in a dressing gown and slippers. And about Duck, who...

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DOGS written and illustrated by Emily Gravett MACMILLAN 2009 This is the kind of book that your children learn off by heart, and surprise you by “reading” back to you. An encyclopaedic li...

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx

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FOLLOW THE LINE written and illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist VIKING 2006 I hesitated when my daughter first chose this book from the bookcase, I just assumed the block illustrations would be t...

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