Join in the fun as all the animals come together for a chaotic dinner party! Tasty treats are on the menu - but unfortunately not all of the animals have very good table manners. Even the smallest toddler will enjoy the wonderfully silly animal antics in this book – the ideal story for any child starting at, or already attending, a playgroup or nursery. I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married.

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At this age children begin to develop an awareness of family and relations. At the end of the story you are asked to help spot Goat’s Mum at home time. This is a lovely opportunity to share family photographs and discuss important people in your family. We were given this book by bookstart in our local village. This book was the first book my son actually started to get involved in. He loved the silt juice scene and would shout "uh oh, silt juice" He loved the book so much we would read it many times over in one sitting. It is an excellent book just before you take them to nursery. Taking in some fresh air is a great idea. If you have a garden, can you find somewhere to climb like Goat? You can explore lots of ways to move your bodies- jumping, running, skipping, crawling.

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Another great book from this pair. My little boy loves predicting the endings to each line and we like discussing what naughty things the goat is getting up to! One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. Most children love acting and it’s a tremendous way to improve their reading. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.

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Before Malcolm and I had our three sons we used to go busking together and I would write special songs for each country; the best one was in Italian about pasta. Playgroup has begun. Time to have some fun. There's a commotion in the classroom as Goat and the other animals go to playgroup. The musical instruments and the dressing-up box are lots of fun, but-oh dear!-Goat gets into a muddle or two My son who's 3 in September loves this book especially since he's going to playschool soon and is so excited he loves anything to do with it. I like reading it to him as I feel it's giving him an idea of the playschool day. High quality Phonics Program (Phase 1-6) created by a Specialist Leader in Education for Early Years and Phonics.

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