A Squash and a Squeeze

As an adult this is one of my favourite stories. I purchased two , one each for my great nieces.

My girls love this book great quality

Julia Donaldson is a very clever writer. The pictures are great.

Another amazing book in this series. Grandchildren love them. Illustrations were fantastic too.

I have just brought this book for my Granddaughter ,when her Mum was 3 years old it was one of her favourite book and buying it again for a new generation to enjoy .

Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler books are works of art. The stories are written beautifully, rhyming with a rhythm that sets the pace. This ensures that as an adult I do not get bored reading the same stories over and over again as the more familiar the story becomes the more I can work on my expression and how I deliver giving me almost as joyful an experience as that of my son listening to them. I feel excited when he brings me a book and then we can have a short bonding session over the story before he goes off to play again. The books describe simple everyday scenes and experiences that a child might encounter helping them make sense of the world around them, mixed with magical characters like dragons, witches, Santa etc.Alex Schefflers artwork is beautiful complements the stories perfectly. The same characters often pop up in different books, whether it be the Gruffalo Child’s stick man in his own story or simply a squirrel and a frog. This helps my son who is fifteen months old develop his own narrative. He does not understand the words I am reading but gets plenty from the rhythm and my intonation whilst building his own story and understanding from the pictures, he is always pointing different characters out to me or finding them when I ask where they are. He loves books and I think that these books enhance a joy of reading and learning. He brings the books to me time and time again.This book has wonderful rhymes and a clever twist. Interestingly, it is not a personal favourite Julia Donaldson book for me. It is still excellent and is one of my partner's favourites. My little boy loves having her read it to him.

Lovely story

Smaller than I expected