Leyla at This Day I Love made a fantastic Advent calendar for her girls which this year has 7 Maverick books, along with chocolate and a few other surprises!
Here is what she has put behind the doors and some lovely comments on each book:
I have a feeling the girls are going to laugh at this book. A book which uses the word Bonkers on nearly every page and also features a huge pile of manure is sure to make them giggle. Plus there is a rather funny surprise at the end too!
Daddy and I by Lou Treleaven and illustrated by Sophie Burrows
When I read this book I absolutely loved the flow of the rhyme which tells a beautiful story between the bond of a Father and daughter. In fact that is perhaps the only word needed to describe this book, Beautiful. Everything from the story, the way it flows to the illustrations which are all just beautiful. A perfect bedtime story for the girls.
Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton and illustrated by Rachel Suzanne
I think my girls might relate to this book, especially my eldest, given how fussy an eater she is. It is a rather comical story about a very fussy bear. A bear who does not eat egg sandwiches, I wonder what he does like to eat?
The girls are already familiar with Pod from the story Stone underpants. Pod’s little brother Hinge is bored so he sets about to make the best game ever. I thought he had it with Crackit to be honest! The illustrations really set the story alive.
The Mighty Bitey are a little bit cheeky and a little bit cunning and also more than a little bit hungry. Will their plan succeed though? I think the girls are going to find the ending to this story rather amusing.
I love this book. A book that teaches about self-confidence and that it is more than OK to be you. Written so beautifully and with absolutely perfect illustrations to tell the story, I cannot wait until the girls unwrap this book so I can read it to them.
Any child who reads this book, and likes pirates, I think will be secretly wishing they got to have the same adventure. Classroom 3 have to help the pirate find the buried treasure, are they up for the challenge?
Thanks, Leyla! We’d love to hear how the girls enjoy the books! See the whole post here.