Corduroy

Corduroy
By Don Freeman
Published in 1968

This is a heartwarming story of a bear who lived in a department store, waiting for an owner to pick him up. He gets lucky when a little girl, Lisa, set her eyes on him and brings him home. His dreams comes true and he is in the loving care of the little girl. I like this story.

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

Published in 1963

This is how I got to read this book. Yesterday, I went to the WRL , which was the wrong training venue for the "Children's Literature - Classics". Another colleague of mine, Soo Chin, also got the wrong venue and we both took a by cab to TPPL where the course was held. In the taxi, Soo Chin said I could read this book, which was on this course's reading list. My first reaction was "This is definitely a boy's book! They would love this!".

This is the adventure of Max, a mischievous young boy who dons his wolf suit and gets into mischief. His mom sends him to bed without supper. Soon his imagination runs wild...his room is transformed into a forest bordering a vast sea. He sets sail for the land of the Wild Things and rules as their King. Soon he is homesick and is somehow transported back to his room, where his supper is waiting for him.

Winner, 1964 Caldecott Medal

Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)

1981 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Illustration

1963, 1982 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)

Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1963, 1982 (NYT)

A Reading Rainbow Selection

1964 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)

1981 Children's Books (NY Public Library)

100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1988 (NY Public Library)

Caps For Sale

Caps for Sale by Esphy Slobodkina

This is a story of a hat peddler, selling caps from a tall, tottering pile on his head. One morning, unable to sell a single cap, he sits under a tree to relax and falls asleep. When he wakes up, he finds that the tree is full of cap-wearing monkeys. He tries to recover his lost caps without success at first. He finally throws down his hat in exasperation and the monkeys follows suit. He got back all his caps!

The Bridge is Up

The Bridge is Up by Babs Bell

Published in 2004

The bridge is up and various vehicles, from a car, to a motorcycle has to wait! When the bridge finally comes down..."nobody has to wait!" Ignatius as a toddler loved this book which I borrowed from the Marine Parade Library. Great fun and definitely will delight boys.

Madeline

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

I read this book to the children at one of the storytelling sessions at Diamond Fengshan RC without realising it was a classic! It is about a girl who lived in an old house in Paris covered with vine, with twelve little girls in two straight lines. They left the house at half past nine and the smallest one was Madeline!

The book was first published in 1939 and won an Caldecott Honor (1940).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline

Millions of Cats

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

The tale of elderly couple who were lonely. The wife wants a cat and so the husband went in search of one but found many cats. In the end, they managed to find the perfect cat.

This booked was awarded the Newbery Honor (1929). It is the oldest American picture book still in print. It also won he Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1958).

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

by Beatrix Potter

Mummy Rabbit tells her four bunnies, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter not to go into Mr. McGregor's garden. Peter, the mischievious one, decides to check out the garden and have to learn things the hard way. He comes back sick, is given medicine and has to go to bed early!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See?
by Bill Martin Jr, Pictures by Eric Carle

Suitable for 6 months onwards
This is one of Ben's favourite book. I have read the book countless times to him! Simple to understand, and easy to read! Children would like the colourful pages and lovely animals.