Board Book Favourites Pack
Timeless classics that deserve a place in every family home, in sturdy board editions. Imaginative gems of every kind from award-winning authors – sure to captivate the entire family! This marvellous selection of treats contains five of those essential stories that no childhood should be without: acclaimed modern classics, as well as time-honoured traditional favourites that parents and even grandparents recollect with glee. From the classic peekaboo excitement of Peepo! to the hilarious verses of Tiddler, get set for learning, laughter and sheer delight!
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Authors
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Allan Ahlberg is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s writers and is the author of over a hundred books.
Awards
Allan’s work has been recognised by many of the top awards in children’s books, including The Red House Children’s Book Award for The Jolly Postman, The Man Who Wore All of His Clothes and The Pencil.
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Eric Carle is the acclaimed author and illustrator of many classic picture books, and is best known for the much-loved The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Awards
Eric Carle has won many book and design awards in both the US and around the world. His most famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar was awarded the American Institute of Graphics Arts Award, the Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France and a Nakamori Reader’s Prize in Japan. In 2003 Carle was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children’s literature and illustration.
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Lynley Dodd has won a number of awards in her native New Zealand, and was awarded the Margaret Mahy Medal in 1999.
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Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
Awards
Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
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Sam McBratney has twice won the Bisto Award in Ireland, and also won international awards for his classic picture book Guess How Much I Love You, with illustrator Anita Jeram.
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