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My daughter requests that I sing these books to her now. I can never remember the melody I invented the last time – but they always work in song form.

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

The Giant Jumperee by Julia Donaldson

The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson

October 27, 2021 by ingres77 4 Comments

Like most parents (I hope), my wife and I read to our kids every night before bed. My son (who excels at reading) reads to us every night as well (and is currently making his way through Jeff Smith’s Bone – a personal favorite of mine). Julia Donaldson has long held a special place on their bookshelves. I haven’t reviewed any children’s books before, but I read The Gruffalo to my daughter tonight (for probably the hundredth time) and decided to review some by my […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Axel Scheffler, Helen Oxenbury, Julia Donaldson, Room on the Broom, The Giant Jumperee, The Gruffalo, The Smeds and the Smoos

ingres77's CBR13 Review No:45 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Axel Scheffler, Helen Oxenbury, Julia Donaldson, Room on the Broom, The Giant Jumperee, The Gruffalo, The Smeds and the Smoos ·
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What’s that I see walkin’ in these woods? Why, it’s Little Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood by Beatrix Potter

August 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #Classic I knew that Beatrix Potter had written outside the Peter Rabbit series but was not as familiar with them as I might have been. And I certainly did not realize she had written a slight retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story in Red Riding Hood. This is the traditionally-traditional Little Red story as it is darker and is more of a nod to the original tale. The illustrator, Helen Oxenbury, has an introduction that tells of how Potter’s edition is closer […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Beatrix Potter, cbr11bingo, Helen Oxenbury

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:310 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Beatrix Potter, cbr11bingo, Helen Oxenbury ·
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