Spot’s Bedtime Storybook and Tape, written and illustrated by
Eric Hill, tape narrated by Christopher Timothy
The good thing about this cassette tape and book pack is the way the two
elements interact. The book is illustrated with two big pictures per
page, which makes the telling of the story incremental, and therefore
easy for even quite young children to follow while listening to the
tape – for example on a car journey.
With ten stories and a full-length tape containing music and sound
effects, and with various character voices including a child’s (rather
than having just one narrator doing everything), this is good value
for money.
Published by Frederick Warne, £8.99
HONOURABLE MENTION:
Rosie and Tortoise, by Margaret Wild, illustrations by
Ron Brooks
This will
make a lovely gift for the older sibling in a family with a new baby.
The main character in the story is Rosie, a hare, who is shown leaping
around excitedly at the thought of having a baby brother. But Bobby is
born too soon, and only weighs as much as an onion. Rosie is afraid of
hurting the weak baby, and won’t go anywhere near him.
This book breaks the linear approach of some picture books, and
explores, via a story Dad tells Rosie about a tortoise and a hare, the
child’s inner fears.
It also provides a tangible hope for Rosie to focus on, and that
night Rosie holds her brother for the first time. There¹s a high
“tingle” factor, helped along by the beautiful
illustrations.
Nursery carer for babies comments: “It makes me want to cry,
in a hopeful kind of way. The two year-olds enjoy cuddling up on my
knee with it.”
Published by Viking, £9.99
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