As well as silliness and loving to laugh, Wee Z and Miss C LOVE to read. We've been reading 2 books recently that combine silliness and laughter into easy to read picture books; Socks by Nick Sharratt and co-author Elizabeth Lindsay and Dance Together Dinosaurs by Jane Clarke and illustrated by Lee Wildish. Two books that definitely make us giggle!
Dance Together Dinosaurs takes the Strictly Come Dancing show to something funny and original for kids to enjoy. The book is colourful, combining sparkles and spangles to make the dinosaur characters really stand out; they almost dance right off the page. The story incorporates various dance styles like the tango and disco which sees the dinosaurs dance across the glitzy floor. The words were easy to read so Wee Z was able to read this book himself and laughed out loud when there was a mention of a dinosaur poo! Beware of those sneaky dinosaurs though, as they are up to something with those dance judges!
"That is so silly Mummy!"
Sockywockydoodah! If you thought socks were just for keeping your toes warm then you have to read Socks. Who knew you could do so much with your socks?! There are sock animals, sock people and even sock instruments. What we loved about this book was the illustrations; everything is in back and white except for the socks! There are multi-coloured socks, patterned socks and stripy socks. We loved reading about Goldisocks and the three cross bears and the search for the Sock Ness Monster. There are lots of silly sock-related words but that just added to the fun of the book which is what reading is all about in our eyes; having fun!
"Look Mummy, it's a Sock Casper!" (Casper is our cat.)
Dance Together Dinosaurs - Published by Red Fox Picture books part of Random House Children's Books - RRP £5.99 paperback - Available to buy now
Socks - Published by David Fickling Books part of Random House Children's Books - RRP £10.99 hardback - Available from 2nd February 2012
We received Socks and Dance Together Dinosaurs for the purposes of a review. The opinions expressed are my own.
