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A Ticket To Ride by Sue Wickstead

Oct23

So Beautiful

A Ticket To Ride: Stories & Rhymes by Sue Wickstead is a most beautiful book for children aged five years and older. Whatever your age, these rhymes will delight you.

The book covers a variety of topics from bumble bees to lions, from arks to buses. There is something here for everyone to enjoy.

There are unique takes on familiar rhymes such as Jingle Bells, and stories such as Noah’s Ark. Sue Wickstead gives a new, fresh perspective that entertains not only the children, but the adult reading aloud too.

All the poems are beautifully illustrated. Each picture is a wealth of information and colour. It is a starting point for discussions with our children.

Sue Wickstead always produces the most beautiful books that will enhance any child’s personal library.

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Daisy Daydream Bus Rhymes And Jokes by Sue Wickstead

Aug20

Fires Up The Imagination

Daisy Daydream Bus Rhymes And Jokes by Sue Wickstead is an absolutely wonderful book for both young children and early readers. I think it would be just perfect for the under eights.

The nursery rhymes are based on traditional ones including Humpty Dumpty and The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe. Sue Wickstead has updated them whilst maintaining all the charm. I think adults would enjoy this book too as we can appreciate the wording in the rhymes.

Daisy Daydream is based on a play bus from 1987 as revealed at the end of the book.

Daisy Daydream is a fun-filled bus that awakens the imagination in children.

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