Reading to children plays a crucial part in developing their language and literacy skills. But with so many books on the market, finding a book your children will love can be a bewildering and frustrating experience.
To help parents navigate the aisles of bookshops and libraries, we have compiled this “classic ten” list of books for the 18 month to three year age group.
The books below – some classics that have survived generations and some more recent titles – all have a special quality that should give pleasure to both children and parents.
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary, a loveable, scruffy black dog, is joined by a procession of canine neighbours, and together they go exploring. The simple but inventive rhymes and the repetition will have children engrossed in the story, while adult readers will love giving each dog (with names… Read the rest