Saturday, February 21, 2009

Gorilla

Gorilla

Anthony Browne is fantastic. The gorilla in this story is so gentle and kindly; he's just the hero you hope for when you're having a rough time as a kid. His illustrations are brilliant too.

I love, love, love this book.

Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon

This is very old too, and Jim hates it - thinks it's boring. I like it though, it makes me think of the calming thing you sometimes do at the end of a yoga class, or before going to sleep, where you gradually pay attention to each part of your body. It's like a little meditation on the day before bed.

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

This is really old, but has such sweet naivete, that I love it. The title of the blog is what Sophie and her family went to a cafe for when the tiger ate all their food.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Mr. Jeffers again. This is the first one HG sent for the Murph, and it's still one of our favourites. I still love to get to the end see his bio pic.

How to catch a star

How to catch a star by Oliver Jeffers

Love the Jeffers!

Harry the dirty dog

Harry the dirty dog by Gene Zion

A classic from my youth thats still going strong.

Billy Bean's dream

Billy Bean's dream by Simone Lia

First book I bought for my friends kid, and I've met Simone and she's pretty cool.

Augustus and his smile

Augustus and his smile by Catherine Rayner

Beautiful pictures

Penguin

Penguin by Polly Dunbar