These hard-cover gems are both cute and quirky stories that are sure to be a hit with the littlies.
In Yucky Mucky, it’s bath-time and as a dad tries his best to get his little girl into the bath, she is more interested in playing with her paints and getting ever more mucky.
Author Melanie Drewery has plenty of street cred in the world of children’s books, being named a finalist in the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards in 2005 with Koro’s Medicine and taking out the big prize three years later with the very cute Tahi: One Lucky Kiwi. Trevor Pye’s illustrations perfectly balance the engaging wee story and the end result is something that will appeal to the little folk and the mums and dads who get to read the story to them.
Big Mac is also sure to become a favourite, with its tale of very hungry (and very big) cat Big Mac.
This is actually the true story of a stray ginger cat who was rescued from a life on the streets and is now settled in with his new family. He likes his breakfast early in the day and this is the story of his antics as he tries to coerce his adopted family into his way of thinking.
The mother an daughter team of Karen (author) and Sam Lane (illustrator) have done a great job with this one.
That Dog at the Beach! is the sequel to the award-winning A Dog Like That! and follows the story of a little girl and her somewhat naughty but loyal dog who really isn’t like other dogs.
Anyone who has ever been a pet-owner/slave will understand the appeal of this one.
At $30 a pop, these might seem a little pricey but you are getting good quality, hard-covered books that will stand the test of time.