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the hungry caterpillar to my chirldren

We read Cave Baby (Julia Donaldson and Emily Gravett) again and again and again. He’s just two and it’s his book of choice when I look after him two days a week (pre-Covid obvs).

I dream of reading the very short stories I have been writing as emails for my grandson, just 2, during lockdown whilst we can't mind him. I really wanted to keep him in touch with his toys and the house here so the stories are about Humph his soft toy elephant and Mr Hedgehog, a garden ornament. The stories are simple sentences interspersed with photos of the 'adventures'.

Tiger who came to tea, he loves listening and watching the video too

I can't remember the title but it's a book for infants where they have to find animals by looking under pics of leaves or behind doors etc. On the last page is a mirror and when we get to that my little granddaughter says "me!" and starts kissing the mirror! It's delightful!

The Gruffalo, such a lovely story and great illustrations too

My little granddaughter is three, and lives in Perth, Australia. One of her favourite books is Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, though she enjoys all of his books.
I chat to her at bedtime, several times a week, and we have a story. I know many books off by heart, after reading them to my five children over the years. Sophia thinks it so funny that she holds the book and Grandma ‘reads’ the story to her without looking at it.

Giraffes Can't Dance as the kids love the bright bold pictures

The Gruffalo is so fun to read

We're Going On A Bear Hunt
They simply adore it and join in with the "We're Not Scared".
….delightful

Cops and Robbers by Allan Ahlberg

Stick Man we went to see it with the kids at the theatre and it really helped me bring my story telling alive and has brought such enjoyment

Just before lockdown, I had started reading "The Twelve and the Genii" by Pauline Clark to my 8 year old grandaughter. I clearly remember my junior school teacher reading this to the class at the end of each day when I was 7 (in 1964, shortly after it was published). It was the first book I had read to me that had proper chapters! It is about twelve little soldiers who previously belonged to the Bronte children who are re-discovered in an old farmhouse by a young boy. They come to life and go through many adventures. A beautiful book!

Tales from acorn wood ( Friends), is the book I'm reading to my granddaughter on face time, she is 2 , and we have made pop-up animals of the characters on little sticks , and we pop them in view of the screen at the right moment, she loves it .

I love reading mr men and miss miss to my grandchildren

Fronkydonky

I adore reading The Mog stories, Judith Kerr has such a gift for telling wonderful tales and children of all ages simply love listening to them.

I love reading mr men and miss miss books to my youngest grandchildren as they find them really funny

As a Mum of 3 who used to do reading and literature in school - I can't stress how important it is to read ANYTHING with your kids. I love the classics and all the , old favourites by Enid Blyton, Julia Donaldson, Beatrix Potter, etc, etc ... my message is JUST READ - to and from any age. If you read a good book pass it on. I think there's nothing better than gifting a good book.... Can you tell I'm an avid reader?!*

My youngest grandson lives in the Antibodes and is mad about everything to do with Thomas the Tank Engine. I recently showed him over Skype the original Thomas books by Reverend W. Awdry, they were great favourites of his uncles and he now loves to have them read to him. Reading over Skype involves Granny crouching behind the laptop to read and Grandad holding the book up to the screen and turning the pages. His current favourite is 'Toby the Tram Engine' series no. 7, so I read that one whenever we Skype, about twice a week, and one other.

I love reading winnie the pooh and the blustery day because I have always adored the winnie the pooh books

Guess How Much I Love You ( to the moon and back) is a classic that is such a favourite and a great slogan

I love reading any julia Donaldson books but especially the snail and the whale

Each Peach Pear Plum, a fantastic rhyming book with a great theme of searching for characters on each page that keeps the little ones interested.

The Tiger that came to Tea is my favourite to read to my grandchildren as it brings back lovely memories of reading it with my children. And the children love it!

I love Peepo there is so much going on in each page
A lovely gentle book

We love Dr. Seuss because the stories are addictive and the illustrations are fun xx