The Spectator best children's books for Christmas

A great book for toddlers is 'The Night Pirates' by Peter Harris and Deborah Allwright. Quick to read, beautiful illustrates, appeals to both sexes, raises questions from the little ones and a great favourite with my 2, 3 and 4 year old GC.

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/12/the_4oclock_show.html

See if I can get it right this time.

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The book is being serialised on Radio 4 extra on the 4 o'clock show, starting on March 24!

Wow, you've got your hands full Soutra. My youngest one is 2 and she's a ball of energy!

Runs in the family then? My DGSs are only 3 1/2 and 2, but what wonderful books lie ahead for them!

Finally in the only paper we actually read. Yes!!
www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/11/river-singers-tom-moorhouse-review

Very excited for him but, yes, I was proud of him anyway,and his brother, like you Tegan. We should be shouldn't we.

Wow, Broom! That's wonderful!

I'm proud of my kids anyway but if one of them wrote a book like that I'd be so proud I'd burst!

Was in the Times and here's another one! Go boy!
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/children_sbookreviews/10544061/Best-childrens-books-of-2013.html

Sorry, I'm getting over-excited here

Someone says Riversingers is in the Saturday Times best childen's books list too. Has anyone seen it? We haven't and nor has Tom.

What's the shortening for a son? I haven't worked out all these DS and so on yet.

Well it's 9 upwards. I think quite a lot of adults are reading it, even non-biased ones.

Thank Broom

I've just been reading the first few pages of The River Singers on Amazon. I love his style. The dialogues are spot on and it stopped just when it was beginning to get intriguing. I may have to get it for myself, never mind the GC!

Aka it's intended for 9 upwards. Apparently, illustrated books for this age group are in.

You must be thrilled Broomsticks. Can anyone tell me the intended age this book is aimed at please?

Icyalittle I've only just worked out your name!

I bought River Singers earlier! Congratulations, Broomsticks I would be mega-proud.
(I buy books to read to children I teach, and also for when my GS grows, so I do read a lot of children's books).

Incidentally Mumsnet gave away 50 copies. Good old Mumsnet!

broomsticks Not only did I google the book, but I also checked out a clip of the author talking about it - and well, what a lovely knowledgeable young man. Oh, and did I mention, handsome?

Wonderful Broomsticks !
We talked about it at the Northallerton meet-up but for the life of me I could not remember the name of the book or that of your son. Like penguinpaperback I shall get a copy to keep for them to grow into.

Thanks!
It is a lovely book (not that I'm in any way biased at all .

Oh Congratulations broomsticks I typed the book's title into google and I've just read some wonderful reviews of your son's book. I have a small collection of books I'm keeping for the grandchildren to read as they grow. I want to help make reading an enjoyable pastime for life and I think I will add a copy.

Congrats to your DS, broomsticks. Mr Gum books were my grandson's all-time favourite.