These definitely were not children's books. I've fallen in love with Button Poetry, and when I spotted some of Button Poetry's poet's collections on Amazon I decided to give them a try. Would I like reading their poems as much as I like listening to them? Only one way to find out. Depression and Other Magic Tricks(***), by Sabrina Benaim, was my most anticipated read. But it was disappointing; I didn't relate to them as much as I'd hoped. I felt much the same way about If My Body Could Speak(***), by Blythe Baird. However, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson(*****), turned everything around for me. An important novel, displayed beautifully in a graphic novel format. I enjoyed this one very much.
Onto the children's books! The Very Hungry Caterpillar(**) and Owl Babies(****) were two of my favourite books as a child. I remember them well. I felt a bit let-down by The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but maybe that's because I'm looking at it from an adult's POV now. Barney's Christmas Surprise(****) is one of my husband's childhood books that he wants to pass on to our little ones. It was a surprisingly cute and heart-warming read.
Some more childhood favourites in the form of childhood classic, Where The Wild Things Are(***) and Elmer(*****). Tabby McTat The Musical Cat(*****) is one I picked up in Asda on a whim. But it was such an emotional, heart-rending read! I loved it. Where The Wild Things Are was a little disappointing, not as good as I remembered anyway. Elmer more than lived up to my expectations, though.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea(****) was one of my favourite books as a child. I'm reliably informed that come bedtime every night I would ask for "Tiger Tea" to be read to me. So I was excited to revisit this one as an adult. And it was a timely revisit, with the recent passing of Judith Kerr. The Three Little Pigs(****) is a classic and one of my husband's childhood books, as is Leander the Gander(***).
Convertible Playbook Animal Hospital(**) was a rubbish read, but will be a great book for the little ones with the fold-out veterinary surgery and pop out characters. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(****) is such a classic, I can't help but enjoy it. And Noni The Christmas Reindeer(***), which is one of my husband's, was such a heart-wrenching, beautiful read.
Mog(*****) was another of my favourite bedtime reads as a child. And it's stood the test of time. It's still a fantastic read, that I can't wait to share with my own children. The Old Bear series are another blast from my past. I was ecstatic to find a handful of these in my local charity bookshop and I snapped them up. Just as good as I remember, Little Bear Lost(****) and Jolly Tall(****) were fantastic reads.
I totally remember The Jolly Postman(***) differently. I remember there being puzzles and all sorts in each envelope. But in this copy, there's just letters. So that was disappointing. Am I remembering it wrong, or have they changed it since I was a child (which was a long, long time ago now)? More Old Bear books in the original classic Old Bear(****) and Jolly Snow(***).
Meg And Mog(**) did not live up to my memories of it. I think I may have confused it with Pongwhiffy, though. Another Old Bear story, Little Bear's Trousers(***) is hilarious. We're Going On A Bear Hunt(****) is a classic that I remember well from my childhood and definitely lived up to my memories of it.
I finally got around to finishing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(*****). I started it in January... I wanted to get it finished in time for the next illustrated edition to be released in October though. As expected, it was a fantastic read. Last month, I purchased the Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Edition Tin which included 5 of the Goosebumps novels. A Night In Terror Tower(****) was one of them. Sleepovers(***) is a recent release from one of my favourite childhood authors, Jacqueline Wilson, that I decided to dive into for nostalgic reasons.
Animal Ark was one of my favourite book series growing up, and it turns out it's been re-imagined and re-released for the new generation of readers. So I decided to give the new series a go, starting with Book #1 Kitten Rescue(****). Okay, it was good. But it wasn't quite as good as I remember the original Animal Arks being. Cracked on with some more of the Goosebumps reads. I loved Why I'm Afraid of Bees(***), and Monster Blood(***) was an interesting read too.
With the success of my new plan to beat reading OCD, I'm continuing with the children's books this month. I have The Worst Witch series, some old childhood faves, as well as an original Animal Ark I found in my local charity book shop! Keep an eye out for my June Reading Wrap-Up//July TBR post to see how I got on with my mammoth TBR pile this month!
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