We all love a good story! Here are some of our favourite authors and illustrators reading their books especially for you. Which one is your favourite???
This is Dog – Ross Collins
Uh-oh! An excitable (but very loveable) dog has found his way into this First Animals book and he will NOT let any of the other animals take their turn. Dogs are far more important after all! And when the other animals get angry, this dog comes up with a very cunning plan to outwit them…
Brenda is a Sheep – Morag Hood
Brenda says she is a sheep, but why does she look so different from her fluffy friends?
All the sheep adore Brenda. With her sharp pointy teeth and cool grey fur, she’s the snazziest sheep around. But Brenda is also very hungry, and doesn’t much like the taste of grass… she soon begins plotting the most delicious feast of all. But will the sheep notice that Brenda isn’t quite the same as them?
First Book of Birds – Zoe Ingram
This information book is packed with facts – everything you need to know to help you learn about and identify birds. With facts about size, habitat, diet and population, there are detailed descriptions of each bird and tips to help you spot them in your own park or garden. There is even a special, ‘Did you know?’ section on each bird!
I am Bat – Morag Hood
Bat’s cherries keep going missing. One by one, they are whisked away by mischievous animal tricksters behind Bat’s back.
The Station Mouse – Meg McLaren
Maurice is the Station Mouse, and so he must follow The Station Mouse Handbook: Rule 1: A Station Mouse must remain unseen. Rule 2: A Station Mouse must never go out in the daytime. Rule 3: A Station Mouse must never approach the passengers. Now, there’s a reason why these rules exist: people do not like mice. And if Maurice breaks the rules, even to help a little boy who has lost something very important, there’s going to be a price to pay…
Gorilla Loves Vanilla – Chae Strathie
When the animals visit Little Sam Sundae’s ice cream shop on Jellybean Street they have some unusual requests. Sam whips up a blue cheese sundae for Mouse and a worm cornet for Hen. Finally, it’s Gorilla’s turn to order but all he wants is plain old vanilla. Licking their lips, the other animals realise that Gorilla has made the best choice after all. Luckily for them, gorilla’s love sharing!
Shark in the Park on a Windy Day – Nick Sharratt
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the park . . .
Timothy Pope is blown this way and that way in the windy park — but among the whistling wind and blustering brollies could that be a shark he spies through his telescope.
There’s a Bear on My Chair – Ross Collins
Poor Mouse! Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough for two. What’s a poor mouse to do?
Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing works and poor Mouse gives up.
However, once Mouse has eventually gone and Bear gets up and walks home he finds a surprise in store…
The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears – Alastair Chisholm
When it’s time for Jamie’s bedtime story, his dad begins to tell an age-old fairy tale about a prince in a faraway land full of dragons, wolves and princesses in distress. Inquisitive Jamie can’t help but add to his dad’s story, and the prince is soon joined by an evil-eyed witch who turns people to jelly, a broccoli-wielding ninja frog and a jewel-thief, lock picking princess.
It may not be the story Dad set out to tell, but together, he and Jamie create something much more energetic and hilarious than they could have alone.
One Button Benny – Alan Windram
Benny was different… Benny was special… Benny was a robot… Benny had a bright red button in the middle of his tummy. On the button, written in big, bold letters were the words ‘Only Press in an Emergency’. Benny had never pressed his button but often wondered what would happen if he did get to press it… One day he found out!
Little Owl’s Egg – Debi Gliori
I’m your baby owl. You don’t need a new one. Little Owl isn’t pleased to hear that there’s a baby owl in the egg Mummy has laid. So Mummy pretends it might be a baby penguin… or crocodile… or elephant. In the fun of imagining different kinds of siblings, Little Owl realises that a baby owl might just be the best thing of all.
Sophie Johnson: The Unicorn Expert – Morag Hood
Sophie Johnson is an endearing new picture book character who is just bursting with information and knowledge that she is keen to pass on. She’s a self-confessed unicorn expert (among other things) and has dressed up her toys and pets with their own unique horns. Strange then, that she doesn’t seem to notice the real unicorn who has come into her house…
Hare and Tortoise – Alison Murray
Hare is the fastest on the farm.
Tortoise is as slow as they go.
So when they decide to have a race, Hare is certain to win . . . isn’t he?
The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee – Michelle Sloan & Kasia Matyjaszek
The contest for the Bonniest Baby in Dundee is here, and one very grubby baby brother is scrubbed, dressed, combed and taken by his Mum and big sister to charm the judges. But on the way – oh no! – the bus breaks down. They’ll have to get a wriggle on! It starts to rain and they splish and splash through puddles.
By the time they arrive, their bonnie baby is sticky, claggie and clarty. His chances of winning are dashed – especially when he blows a raspberry in the judge’s face! Or are they…?
You can find more stories, book recommendations and resources to support reading, for children and adults, on the Scottish Book Trust’s website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com
