The traditional illustration style and vignette layout will appeal to Axel Scheffler’s existing fans, and these little point-and-say books are a great gateway to the Tales from Acorn Wood series, which are perfect for little tots who are looking for a first story. More about Julia: “I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. If a refund is payable to you we will process the refund as soon as possible, and, in any case within fourteen (14) days.

The Acorn Wood Book features adorable characters and scenes that could be straight out of a children’s storybook. She discovers that being ill can be tough, but with lots of rest at home, help from Doctor Stoat and visits from her friends she soon starts to feel better. He was the illustrator for Julia Donaldson's first picture book, A Squash and a Squeeze - the start of a hugely successful partnership. Discover more stories in the Tales from Acorn Wood series: Rabbit’s Nap, Hide-and-Seek Pig, Postman Bear, Cat’s Cookbook, Squirrel’s Snowman, Mole’s Spectacles and Badger’s Band.

This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. One of my television songs, A Squash and a Squeeze, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales from Acorn Wood series has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over twenty years. Now these characters are back to help us learn about opposites in this glossy board book for little ones. Follow the story together and lift the flaps to find out if she will ever get a moment's peace to sleep.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Although the small flaps can be a little fiddly for her tiny fingers, Minnie loves this story about Badger and his musical friends. This charming book, with its sturdy card pages, allows young children to discover the world of the Antarctic through its interactive pages. Lift the flaps and get cosy with Dormouse Has a Cold, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series . Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson and Axel Sch.

Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. Look out for Tales From Acorn Wood: Hide-and-Seek Pig and Postman Bear, also available as a two-books-in-one paperback. Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 27. With its fun rhyming story, lift-the-flap surprises, and exciting adventure for little ones to follow, Cat's Cookbook will make a great addition to any preschooler's bookshelf.

I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Hide-and-Seek Pig by Julia Donaldson and Axe.