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Children’s book
recommendations
New beginnings
Spring has sprung at last! So we thought
we would cheer ourselves up after a
dreary winter with stories about spring,
sunshine and new beginnings.
Giant print readers can have some lunch
with The very hungry caterpillar. In
this lovely classic story by Eric Carle,
we meet a caterpillar at the point of
hatching from his egg, and live through
his first week as he eats his way through
a multitude of treats.
The end of the story
is the caterpillar’s
beginning… as a
beautiful butterfly.
Young talking book readers might like to
take a trip to Greendale where they will
find Postman Pat and the spring fair
(TB13668). The villagers
are busy spring cleaning
and sorting jumble for the
fair. Julian can’t wait to
spend his pocket-money
and ends up choosing a
very unusual present.
A giant print chapter book with a
springtime theme is Lucy Daniels’ Lamb
in the laundry. Mandy and James are
helping out at the farm and decide to
hand-rear a little black lamb that is
rejected by its mum.
However, the lamb
disappears. Will they be
able to find it before it’s
too late?
Step into The secret garden and enjoy a
classic book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
where new beginnings are
aplenty. Mary arrives from
India to live with her uncle
in a large house in Yorkshire
and is miserable until she
discovers a special place.
Older readers may enjoy the fantasy
element of Stephen Gately’s
The tree of seasons.
The eponymous tree is
a doorway into a world
with four kingdoms, each
of which is forever stuck
in either spring, summer,
autumn and winter.
Nothing evokes a sense of springtime
and sunshine like Cider
with Rosie. Laurie Lee’s
timeless memoir about
growing up in a rural village
is a heart-warming read and
just perfect for this time of
year.
For further information about any of
these features or books for children and
young people contact the Children’s
Librarian on 0161 429 1975; email:
childrenslibrarian@rnib.org.uk.
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