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firstsite recommends these creative books for children!

Take your pick from books that will get children actively into art through puzzles, quizzes and colouring, and others looking at the world around them through shapes and songs. Or, get knitting and create your very own character

 

A is for Artist, Ella Doran, Zoe Miller and David Goodman, Tate Books
£20.00

A is for Artist is a contemporary take on the traditional ABC and provides an exciting visual journey through the alphabet featuring a combination of photographs and graphics.
Suitable for children aged from 3 – 6 years.

Zig Zag Zebra - 22 Arty Activities for Creative Kids
£5.60

Illustrated by Barroux
Read Alone: Ages 3-6
Read Together: Ages 3-6
Paperback; Full colour illustrations;
24pp; 270mm x 225mm

Dotty Spotty Doodles - 22 Arty Activities for Creative Kids
£5.60

Illustrated by Barroux
Read Alone: Ages 3-6
Read Together: Ages 3-6
Paperback. Full colour illustrations
24pp; 270mm x 225mm

Whole World (mini hardback book & CD)
£6.60

Sing around the planet, from high in the mountains to low in the valleys, in every town and every city, and with all the fish and birds, trees and flowers! Whole World includes eco-tips on how to live green and a catchy sing-along CD
Sung by Fred Penner
Illustrated by Christopher Corr
Hardback with CD. Full-colour illustrations
32pp; 170 x 170mm

Bear in a Square, by Stella Blackstone
£6.60

Share the adventures of a big, friendly bear as he wanders through all sorts of familiar places, discovering different shapes along his way. In these pages, you will meet bear at home, at school, in a swimming pool, in the park, in a cave and at a circus. Look very closely and you too may be able to find squares, circles, triangles, zig-zags and even stars hidden in the pictures. With its vibrant art and jaunty, rhyming text, Bear in a Square also offers a fun-filled and exciting way of learning to count from one to ten.
Written by Stella Blackstone
Illustrated by Debbie Harter
Read Alone: Ages 4-7
Read Together: Ages 0-4
Paperback. Full-colour illustrations
32pp; 247 x 255 mm

Knitted Odd-bod Bunch, Donna Wilson
£14.90

Get your knitting needles out!
Donna Wilson's first book contains 35 easy to follow patterns from which you can create your own family of strange yet lovable odd-bods. There's Rill, who's fond of caterpillars and worms and running around and his son Ciryl the Squirrel, who likes marmalade but dislikes cottage cheese. Beryl the Dog loves sausage, egg and chips, but has a fear of fluffy slippers, while Bunny Blue is friendly but forgetful and has a passion for candyfloss.
These unique toys are so much fun and easy to knit using the clear instructions and simple patterns.
Published by cico books.
Suitable for children aged from 8 years. Adult assistance may be required for new knitters.