I really like these books, short and rhyming with lovely illustrations and ‘flaps’ for your little one to faff with and enjoy.

I brought the whole collection of the books but I think this one is my favourite- the only downside is they’re annoyingly catchy and memorable so I end up wandering round saying the words which really just sums up maternity leave life lol! All of the series are great for animal recognition and I have loved seeing my daughter initially point to, and now name the different animals. One of my television songs, A Squash and a Squeeze, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.He is in P1 now and still reaches for these books for a bedtime story, he has almost memoried the words. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Cat’s Cookbook joins the first four stories in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood series, Fox’s Socks, Postman Bear, Rabbit’s Nap and Hide-and-Seek Pig, which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat's Cookbook, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

We work separately – he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow – but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat's Cookbook , a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo . More lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Squirrel's Snowman, Mole's Spectacles and Badger's Band . The illustrations are truly lovely and they have provided great opportunities for discussing friendship, woodland animals, and in this story, different colours (the books), food and sharing with friends.

the problem is four pop ups are the same - books and the kiddo is not really interested in discovering tiny differences between them. Many story books are a bit more advanced for this age group and many books designed for this age group seem to be centred around non-fiction (in our experience), so we really have enjoyed collecting them all - I will always treasure them as the first stories and series my daughter has been interested in. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.

Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat’s Cookbook, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. The stories are on the simpler side (perhaps even a little boring for adults/older children) but I think this is where the books stand out for their specialism for babies and younger toddlers. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I really enjoy getting the children in the audience to help me act out the stories and sing the songs.