Best books to read when a new sibling is on the way

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Children's reading lists

New Shoes: A Pirate Pete and Princess Polly book

Amanda Li has worked as a children's book editor for many years before becoming a freelance editor and writer. Amanda live in south-west London with her partner and two small girls.

Pirate Pete and Princess Polly need to get some new shoes! This bright, interactive sound book describes the excitement and fun of going shopping for new shoes and helps young children understand what happens at the shoe shop and what to expect. From why shoes need to fit properly and how your how feet are measured, to trying different pairs on, all key elements of that exciting first shopping trip are covered.  What shoes do Pirate Pete and Princess Polly like the best? Which are YOUR favourites? Press the sound button to hear a happy cheer as your child joins in with Pete and Polly's new shoe adventure.

Please and Thank You: A Pirate Pete and Princess Polly book

Pirate Pete and Princess Polly are two of Ladybird's best-loved characters, who have the same experiences as every young child. Now, these young friends are back in a brand new sound book to help show preschool children the benefits of having good manners and being polite and kind. 
 
Pirate Pete and Princess Polly: Please and Thank You is a sturdy board book that covers common situations at nursery and at home where children may need to say 'please', 'thank you' and 'excuse me'. It also shows key everyday manners such as chewing with your mouth closed, helping others and washing hands before eating. 
 
Children will enjoy cheering Pete and Polly's good behaviour on every page by pressing the exciting cheer sound button. This also acts as motivation for children to show off their own good manners. Saying please and thank you has never been so fun!

This interactive sound book from Ladybird is a gentle introduction to key manners and learning about being polite for young preschool children. 
Pirate Pete and Princess Polly try to use the right words to be polite at nursery and when they are having fun at home. Toddlers will love the engaging text and colourful illustrations, while the cheer sound button on each double page will also help to motivate them to learn and practise their manners to be just like their favourite pirate and princess!

Jeremy Strong's Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book

The first-ever Jeremy Strong Joke Book featuring Hundred-Mile-An-Hour hilarity, vagrant Vikings, alien invasions, famous bottoms, dippy dinosaurs and seasonal silliness and PHEW!

Comic energy and general fizz are Jeremy Strong's trademark

Jeremy Strong's writing has enormous appeal for children aged between seven and eleven years who have just cracked the reading business

With sales of almost three million copies, Jeremy Strong is immensely popular with children, particularly boys, who love his unique brand of silliness. He won the Children's Book Award in 1997 with The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog and his books about Sigurd the Viking have been made into a TV serial. He lives in Wiltshire.

Is it time to pause for breath? No because there's also Streaker the dog, indoor pirates, trolls and superheroes AND karate kicking and time-travelling AND mad grannies and so much more. 
 
Featuring a brand new short-story by Jeremy, the Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book is jam-packed with jokes, quizzes,puzzles and games, plus extracts from all your favourite stories. 
 
Warning! No Knock-knock's were used in the making of this book.

The Great Monster Joke Book

Monsters is a favourite theme for this age group

Amanda Li lives in Wimbledon with her partner and two small girls. She has written  joke books before, including the Silliest School Joke Book Ever, and Wallace and Gromit's Monstrously Scary Joke Book. She also wrote the best-selling Flower Fairy Journal.

What sort of jokes do werewolves like best? 
Howlers! 
 
 
What's worse than being surrounded by huge great scary monsters? 
Being surrounded by AWFUL JOKES ABOUT MONSTERS! 
 
Think you can stomach hundreds of and ghastly gags? These monster gags will have you screaming for more! From gnarly knock knocks to gruesome groaners, you'll find everything to tickle your monster fancy.

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