Books for preschoolers from My Little Big Town (giveaway NOW CLOSED 27 June 2013)

I have recently reviewed a set of books for preschoolers published by My Little Big Town (see my review The Monster Book of Numbers and The Monster Book of Colours for little monsters). These cheerful colourful books educate and entertain at the same time. My little man loves anything monsters-related, so these books proved to be a big hit with him.
My Little Big Town has kindly offered a set of three books for one of my blog readers.

If you would like to win this set of jolly books, please fill in the Rafflecopter form.
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Only the first step is mandatory: all you need is answer the question by leaving a comment.
All the other steps are optional, but you don't have to do them all. All it takes to win is just one entry.
Only one entry per person is allowed (however, you can tweet daily and do a bonus click entry daily as well to increase your chances).
The giveaway is open to the UK residents only.
Once the Rafflcopter picks the winner, I will check if the winner has done what was requested. I will contact the winner, if they do not reply within a week, the prize will be allocated to another person.
The giveaway will close on 27 June 2013 at midnight.
Good luck!

Many thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. The Rafflecopter picked the winner.
Big well done, Chris!


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The Monster Book of Numbers and The Monster Book of Colours for little monsters

What is it about monsters? Why do they have such a huge appeal for little people? If you ask me, I think the monsters are overrated but both of my boys can't have enough of anything related to monsters. I wonder if it has anything to do with conquering your own fears by laughing at the silly monsters. Eddie would come up to the window before bedtime and declare "There's a monster in the garden", and when I exclaim in pretend-scared voice Oh No, he looks at me and says "No, there's no monster, Mama", as if reassuring himself that we are all safe. As soon as I saw the two books from My Little Big Town named The Monster Book of Colours and The Monster Book of Numbers, I knew they'd be more than welcome in our house.

The Monster books and Where's The Scone? are jam-packed with bright, colourful illustrations. We are entering again the strange weird world created by Calvin Innes. If you regularly read my blog, you might remember my review of Pale Henry (from The Tiny Twisted Tales). The new books follow in the footsteps of quirkiness, and are catering for the slightly younger audience than the Tiny Twisted Tales. The best fit would be pre-schoolers who learn their numbers and colours.

The monsters come with their own amusing names that will make your tot smile and giggle. They are not scary monsters, which is exactly what you want for your little readers. The aim is to amuse and educate, not to scare (and yes, we have one of those scary monsters' books that someone has given to my guys and which I find rather disturbing, so for the time being it's hidden on the top shelf, as I don't want to give any nightmares to my 2-year-old). Only child-friendly, silly and kind monsters would do.

My personal favourite of the three new additions to My Little Big Town range is Where's the Scone? This is a counting book from 1 to 10 (or the other way around) with silly rhymes that make us laugh, like "5 yeti sucking spaghetti" or "6 gnu tasting tofu". Every page comes with a different exotic and familiar animal who scoffs a different kind of food.

These paperbacks will keep your pre-schoolers amused and entertained, and will help them to memorise their numbers and colours.

Pale Henry (The Tiny Twisted Tales)

Do you children enjoy the macabre stories? Do they find disgusting things amusing? Are they delighted to read the spooky and scary books? The Tiny Twisted Tales by Calvin Innes is a collection of weird stories that would appeal to the lovers of all things strange and bizarre.

Take a young boy called Henry. He spends all his time hiding under the duvet in the attic. His parents have clearly given up on him and don't clean the attic which hosts a whole army of spiders and moths.

He spent all of his days,
in his room in the loft.
With the insects and spiders,
and dusty old moths.

Henry looks longinly out of the attic window and can see children playing and enjoying themselves, but his fears stop him from joining in. He looks as white as a sheet, hence the title of the book- Pale Henry.
One day Henry decides that enough is enough. He bravely conquers his fears and goes out to join the children who mercifully don't mock his unusual appearance and accept his difference. Henry gains his confidence, acquires new friends and loses his pallid looks.

The end of the book of verses is rather endearing and amusing. Despite the fact that Henry enjoys playing with the children during the week, he is as happy to spend his weekends back in the comfort of his attic, with the cat and insects for company.
The message that this book sends is that it is OK to be different and true to yourself. There is no need to conform.
It is reassuring for children to read that being different is perfectly acceptable and that it is "fun to be normal... but not all the time"

This book is written and illustrated by Calvin Innes who has been creating the world of unusual characters his whole life. His artistic portfolio is impressive.

My boys enjoyed the books from the series a lot, as they both take delight in gruesome and macabre subjects. They are entertaining, amusing and playful. As a more discerning critic than my gang, I found the poetry rather wobbly and uneven. Diverting and charming these books might be, but poetry-wise, there is a room for improvement. Saying that, I agree with the main message of Pale Henry: be yourself.


If you liked this review, you might enjoy reading reviews of Calvin Innes books written by the other parenting bloggers, like
The Mini Mes and Me
Emma's Little World
The Only Boy in the House

 

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