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Reading List for Babies: Summer 2014

Written by Soo Jin Kim on Tuesday, 24 June 2014. Posted in Break Time!

Cuddle up with your toddler this summer with our top reading picks!

Reading List for Babies: Summer 2014

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away. And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl

 

Help your child become a real bookworm this summer and fill her bookshelf with some of our top eight summer picks. Have fun reading!

 

 

Duck & Goose Go to the Beach

By Tad Hills
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In their latest adventure, Duck and Goose make a trip to the beach, only to find that they have very different feelings about the ocean! Duck’s initial excitement at exploring the sea turns to disappointment when he realizes how huge and vast the waters are. Goose, on the other hand, loves splashing amongst the waves.

 

The two friends meet friendly (and not-so-friendly) animals during their beach stay, make dip castles together, and learn to enjoy new experiences together. From the lush green meadows to the cool blue sea, your baby will love tagging along Duck & Goose’s escapade, complete with floppy hats.

 

 

Hide and Seek Harry at the Beach

By Kenny Harrison
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“We play hide-and-seek. While Harry goes to hide, we promise not to peek.”

 

This one is for all the little hide-and-seek lovers! It’s easy to hide if you’re a baby, but not so if you’re as big as Harry the hippo! Harry’s favourite game is hide-and-seek, but because he’s so big, he’s not very good at it.

 

Your toddlers will enjoy spotting Harry trying to hide behind a skinny palm tree, a flimsy hammock, and even inside a bubble bath tub. With lovely rhymes and adorable illustrations, your kids will love packing this book in their beach bag for a quick read before playing a game of hide-and-seek themselves.

 

 

Fancy Nancy: Sand Castles and Sand Palaces

By Jane O'Connor
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Fancy Nancy (with seashells in her hair), JoJo, Bree, Freedy, and Frenchy spend a day at the beach! They have loads of fun building the most beautiful sand palace imaginable… but what will happen once the tide comes in?

 

The story ends on a positive note, teaching us that some thing are temporary and anything can be rebuilt – all you need is a can-do attitude. Young children will delight in Nancy’s creativity and imagination, inspiring them with a healthy outlook on life and its obstacles.

 

Best of all, the book comes with a pack of pretty stickers your toddlers can have fun sticking all over the pages.

 

 

The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Drew Daywalt
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Little Duncan loves to colour using his crayons, but one day he returns home to find all of his crayons gone leaving only a stack of letters saying, “We quit!” The crayons, feeling mistreated, have each written Duncan a letter expressing their sadness: Red feels overworked, Blue is feeling overused, White feels empty, and Yellow and Orange can’t decide who’s the true colour of the sun.

 

The parents will have a hoot reading this book, filled with humour catering to the grown-ups just as much as it caters to the little ones. There’s also a positive lesson in the book as well, when Duncan learns to care for each of the crayons and come up with a solution to build harmony between his crayon friends.

 

 

What's Your Favourite Animal?

By Eric Carle, Nick Bruel, Lucy Cousins, and more
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No doubt about it – everyone has a favourite animal, whether it’s a little white dog, a hoppy brown bunny, or a sleek black panther!

 

In this collaborative work, 14 of your children’s favourite illustrators share their favourite animals and why they love them. Each page is beautifully illustrated by a different artist, who explains how each animal became their personal favourite. Each distinct section provides insight into each artist’s personality and style, making it an engaging read for both adults and babies. Make the magic last longer and ask your own pre-schooler to draw her own favourite animal and ask her why!

 

 

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

By Peter Brown
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Mr. Tiger is the most perfectly proper tiger you’ll ever meet. He wears his top hat and bow tie the proper way, carries his own umbrella, and greets everyone very politely. But being so proper can sometimes be boring, which is why one day, he decides to go wild!

 

He stops being so dapper, so respectable, so proper and decides to run on all four legs, climb buildings, and chase people around. He escapes his urban, city life and runs away into the jungle, where he runs and roars. But when he becomes lonely all by himself, he dares to go back into the city and seek his friends out. What will happen when he returns?

 

 

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By Doreen Cronin
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“Click, Clack, Moo”
“Click, Clack, Moo”
What’s that sound? It’s Farmer Brown’s cows typing away!

 

Farmer Brown’s problems start when his cows learn to type and leave him notes. They’ve somehow gotten ahold of a typewriter and are writing him notes, asking for electric blankets, as it gets very cold at night. When Farmer Brown refuses, the cows, the chickens, and the ducks all go on a strike! What will Farmer Brown do to keep his animals happy and his farm working like clockwork?

 

 

The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf

By Mark Teague
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In this spin-off of a classic tale, the piggies and the wolf learn the importance of a healthy diet and working together.

 

The oldest two pigs spend their money irresponsibly on potato chips and sody-pop, but their youngest sister (unlike her brothers) spends it wisely on good quality building supplies. So when a hungry wolf comes to town, he’s quickly able to huff and puff and blow the boys’ homes down and it’s just the girl’s sturdy home that’s left. But when the littlest piggy makes the wolf a healthy meal, the big bad wolf (now feeling satisfied) no longer seem as mean as he once did.

 

 

For more great reading picks, check out ShopinHK's Summer Reading list 2014

 

 

 

 

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