Fun to Spot…On The Motorway Badger and Bullrush (www.badgerandbullrush.com), £6.99 As the name suggests, this nifty spiral bound book is designed to be used on car journeys, especially when you’re travelling on the motorway. The book is made up of different pictures, with a grid underneath each one, and you have to tick them off as you spot them. There are lots of vehicles included – such as coaches, car transporters, a car with a trailer, a police car, a…

Turn It Up, Doris! By Sam Lloyd Templar, £8.99 The latest in the fabulous puppet books, by Sam Lloyd, is Turn it Up, Doris! Doris – who is the sister of Boris, from the book, Calm Down Boris! – is nervous about singing a special song at school, so needs help to feel better, get organised for school and sing her song. This isn’t a book for bedtime reading, as it actively encourages noise and excitement. It’s interactive, both for…

Marti Follows The Road To...Egypt By Michele Carter-Buxton, illustrated by Allison Carmichael Happy Pegs Ltd, £5.99 This story tells the tale of Marti the alien who’s come to planet Earth to look for his friend, Monti. Whilst on Earth, Marti is exploring all the different countries and continents and everything he sees on his travels. Part story and part educational, the book combines the story of Marti the alien with basic literacy teaching. The roads Marti travels on are all…

Mole’s Babies By David Bedford, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw Egmont, £5.99 Morris the mole is thrilled to hear the news that he’s going to be a dad. He rushes into the farmyard for inspiration and ideas as to how to make his babies happy. Mole finds that bunnies are happy hopping and chicks are happy flying, so tries to copy their actions to make his babies happy, but panics and thinks he’s not ready. This lovely tale, with gorgeously cute…

The Sunflower Sword By Mark Sperring and Miriam Latimer Anderson Press, £5.99 The Sunflower Sword is a lovely tale of a young knight (a little boy) who wanted a sword so he could fight dragons. His mother equips him with a sunflower that he uses to fight imaginary dragons. But one day he climbs a hill and meets a real dragon. At the heart of story is the message that making friends is much more fun than fighting. It’s a…

I Like Toys By Lorena Siminovich Templar, £6.99 I Like Toys follows a similar design format to I Like Peas and also has plenty of touch and feel elements. One side of each double page has a picture of a toy, such as a car or building blocks. On the opposite page is a picture of a shape, such as a circle or square, and three other small pictures showing how that shape features in common objects – for example,…

I Like Peas By Lorena Siminovich Templar, £6.99 This slightly deceptively named book is not just about liking green peas, it actually covers carrots, pumpkin and sweetcorn too. Part of the collage series of books by Templar, it focuses on opposites – such as big and small pumpkins, tall and short sweetcorn - and offers plenty of different textures and surfaces to look at and feel. It’s a big and chunky book, so will survive plenty of wear and tear,…

Now 78 Artists: Various Artist, £10.00 Now 78 is jam packed full of the biggest pop hits, spread over two CD’s and over forty tracks. Have your speakers loud with chart hits from a range of artists including JlS, Rihanna, Katy Perry and many more. This is one of the only albums that you can sit back and enjoy hit after hit. If you’re either feeling in a fun, cheeky or dance mood there is a song to match it.…

Adelaide, The Flying Kangaroo By Tomi Ungerer Phaidon, £8.95 Adelaide is the tale of a unique kangaroo who leaves her family behind to fly (using her own set of wings!) off and see the world. On her adventures she visists lots of exciting places and finds herself in many sticky situations- including falling in love!  This sweet story follows on from Tomi Ungerer's collection of successful picture books including, Moon Man, The Three Robbers and Otto: The Autobiography of a…

The Beasties By Jenny Nimmo, illustrated by Gwen Millward Egmont, £5.99 Daisy is lying awake in her new big bed in her big new room when she hears a strange sound – a sound that turns out to be a story. Every night she enjoys wonderful stories that inspire her imagination and send her off to sleep, until one night everything goes very quiet. Tentatively, Daisy looks under the bed and finds three storytelling Beasties! This lovely book is all…