The Happy Shiny Blue Circle
By David A. Carter
The Happy Shiny Blue Circle wants to make some friends. Children will learn about shapes as he asks various objects to become his friends and if they do there is a surprise at the end.
This book is fun and helps the child explore using their fingers to feel.
Goodnight Moon
By Margaret Wise Brown Pictures by Clement Hurd
In this book, before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to all his familiar possessions as his big, green bedroom slowly darkens. Tucked away in bed, the little bunny says "Goodnight room, goodnight moon" as he tries to delay going to bed.
The book is a short poem of goodnight wishes, introducing rhyming words.
My Big Shouting Day
By Rebecca Patterson
Bella is having one of those days, everything is going wrong, upsetting her and all she can do is shout! But by the end of the day, when she's all tired out from shouting, Bella knows there's one magic word that she needs to say ‘Sorry’ .
This books shows that sometimes young children cannot control their emotions and the only way they can show their frustration is to shout. It just takes time and with patience and understanding everything can return to normal.
Monkey Puzzle
By Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
A little monkey has lost his mum. He wanders through the jungle with a butterfly trying to find her. The butterfly thinks that he has seen the monkey’s mum and eventually they find her. The book includes lots of description and shows the differences between different animals.
The butterfly listens to clues from the monkey that initially leads them to other animals: she’s big, her tail coils around trees, my mums got more legs, she lives in the treetops, she leaps and springs, she’s brown and furry and she’s not nearly as small until eventually the monkey finds his mum.
