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Esme's top picture and flap books for children aged 2-4.
Pirate Pete: A Pop-in-the-Slot StorybookPirate Pete: A Pop-in-the-Slot Storybook by Nick Sharratt
Buy used from: £14.81
Lots or different parts to add in to make up your own story. Can last for five minutes or thirty. Great concept.
Dinosaur Roar! (Picture Puffins)Dinosaur Roar! (Picture Puffins) by P. & H. Stickland
Buy used from: £3.17
Put on lots of voices fir different dinosaurs.
Eat Your PeasEat Your Peas by Kes Gray
Buy new: £4.08 / Used from: £1.33
Loved by the adult as much as the child. Very funny.
Lift-the-flap Fairy Tales: GoldilocksLift-the-flap Fairy Tales: Goldilocks by Stephen Tucker
Buy new: £3.40 / Used from: £0.06
The whole range of traditional tales in this format are great.
Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel Picture Books) by Janet Ahlberg
Buy new: £3.96 / Used from: £0.59
A traditional favourite but we love guessing the rhymes and finding the characters in the detailed illustrations.
Doing the Animal BopDoing the Animal Bop by Jan Ormerod
Just gorgeous. Excellent rhymes and illustrations.
YesYes by Jez Alborough
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.19
Esme loved working out whether it said yes or no and telling the story from the pictures.
Duck in the TruckDuck in the Truck by Jez Alborough
Buy used from: £0.01
A fab range about a lovable but naughty duck.
The Dinosaur Game (Fidget And Quilly)The Dinosaur Game (Fidget And Quilly) by David Melling
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £0.01
Some very clever flaps for more adventurous children.
I Want My Dummy (Little Princess)I Want My Dummy (Little Princess) by Tony Ross
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £1.03
Another classic range which Esme is very fond of.
Russell the SheepRussell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £0.01
We love the illustrations and the ziggy zaggy hat.
Flashing Fire Engines (Amazing Machines)Flashing Fire Engines (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.01
Esme is just getting into story CDs and this one has great sound effects.
Spot's Big Lift-the-flap Book (Spot books)Spot's Big Lift-the-flap Book (Spot books) by Eric Hill
Buy used from: £0.01
Esme would have all the spot books on this list. A timeless favourite range.
What's the Story: A Storybook (Balamory)What's the Story: A Storybook (Balamory)
Buy used from: £0.01
She is a big balamory fan and this book has photos of all the characters.
"Fifi and the Flowertots" Lift-the-flap Pocket Library"Fifi and the Flowertots" Lift-the-flap Pocket Library
Buy used from: £2.17
Great to take out and about.
At the Doctor's (Fred Bear and Friends)At the Doctor's (Fred Bear and Friends) by Melanie Joyce
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
A whole range of useful books with photographic illustrations and activity at the end.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (Picture Puffin)Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (Picture Puffin) by Eric Carle
Buy new: £4.40 / Used from: £1.53
Same format as Brown bear about the animals you hear at the zoo.
The Jolly PostmanThe Jolly Postman by Janet Ahlberg
Buy new: £8.36 / Used from: £4.82
A classic text full of exciting envelopes.
The Blue BalloonThe Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen
Buy new: £4.72 / Used from: £1.59
Just a lovely bedtime story.
Muddlewitch Does Magic TricksMuddlewitch Does Magic Tricks by Nick Sharratt
Buy used from: £19.99
A super book full of 'magic' pictures, use under supervision as easily damaged.