Jasmine's Place Issue No. 2 - November/December 2012 | Page 25

Little Monkey (Touch and Explore) Katie Saunders This is a well designed bright colourful book with lots to look at, talk about and touch too. As Cheeky Monkey goes on a walk through the forest, your little one will enjoy feeling the different textures bright colourful book - soft flowers, smooth green leaves…and oh dear, oh dear the green scales of a grumpy crocodile! Sleepy Baby Fiona Watt & Catherine Mackinnon This is such a cute book! Thankfully, Cheeky Monkey realises VERY quickly that the grumpy crocodile is not your average monkey-friendly animal and he gives us all a chance to touch and feel all those animals again as dashes back home to his nice safe bananas! Phew! Now, after that quick dash, we're hungry too! Little Monkey, can you spare us a banana? Please? Pretty please...? Lovely soft and gentle pastel illustrations will help your little one follow Sleepy Baby as he gets ready for bed. In addition, right from the cover, there's something soft to touch on every page that young children will relate to - there's a soft cuddly comfort cloth, soft socks, soft towel, soft nappy, soft toy rabbit's ears and then back to the soft comfort cloth. Sleepy Baby gets undressed, has his bath (splish! splosh!), brushes his teeth, reads his book and then the grand finale - he sleeps. A beautiful book and educational on many different levels. Night Night Sleepy Baby! Sleep tight! JASMINE'S PLACE 25 25