This is a beautiful story about a grandma and her grandson, Jack. Jack spends time with with his grandma at her home each Friday while his mum goes to work. Then one Friday they make potato people…….

Reading this book explores life cycles, grandmothers, relationships, love and potatoes.

I have enjoyed reading this story to my daughter for years and we both love it.

The Potato People by Pamela Allen

Follow up art and craft activity could include making your own potato people, having a granparents day/morning tea, draw a picture of your grandma or making a game to play.

Most of us know this book from our own childhood. It is a story to get the mind ticking overtime. There was a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig and a tiny little mouse they all decided to go for a row in the bay, but which one of them made the boat sink?

This story is appropriate for children aged over 2, but mainly preschoolers will get he biggest benefit. You could add this story when doing floating/sinking activities. If you have used other activities with this story please add them in the comments, we would love to hear your ideas.

This book is about a family who go on a trip to find a bear, along the way they must overcome water, a forest, a snowstorm and more. The pictures are rotated between colour and black and white which complete the child using their imagination. The way in which the story is told is wonderful for adding props, especially musical instruments at group, or for transitions.

A aesthetically pleasing book about a sea creature with a very unusual birth. The story takes you on a magical journey of the underwater world of sea creatures while you try to guess what creature will be at the end of the book. The pages are filled with stunning silk paintings which make the book fantastic for all ages. The back of the book has a glossary of all the sea life throughout the story.