Bear and Puffin’s Big Book Club: books with pictures

BEAR and Puffin have teamed up on a grrrreat big book club and every month will be revealing a free extract of a book for you to enjoy.

19 July 2017

For children just setting out on their reading adventure we’ve picked our favourite books with pictures for you to explore. You can find out more about each book club pick below. Check back as more books will be added every month!

Dogger

Shirley Hughes

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Dogger by Shirley Hughes

D is for … Dave who lost his favourite toy, Dogger.

There is genuine heartache when Dogger is lost, nearly found and then whisked away again by another child at the school fair. The beautiful illustrations and the involving story by renowned Shirley Hughes will help to foster a love of books to last a lifetime and will touch every child who has a favourite toy.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Eric Carle

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jnr

B is for … a beautiful brown bear.

Children love the brightly coloured artwork of the Very Hungry Caterpillar and Eric Carle brings more favourite animals to life in Brown Bear. This rhythmic story is the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours.

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Extracts

Dracula by Bram Stoker

It's the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker's famous gothic horror story Dracula on 26th May. In this extract, Jonathan Harker's wife Mina has travelled to Whitby. There, she and her friend Lucy meet a local man who tells them of goblins and ghouls that are said to inhabit the ruined abbey…

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Extracts

Trixie Pickle Art Avenger by Olaf Falafel

A laugh-out-loud adventure featuring Trixie Pickle, who uses her artistic skills to bring down bullies at school. Full of brilliant artist fact files, cartoons, and jokes!

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Games & activities

Download our underwear colouring in sheet

Little ones can design and colour in their own underwear with our downloadable sheet. This is a great way to help encourage children who are starting to learn how to use the potty.

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