Charlie Cook's Favourite Book 10th Anniversary Edition Paperback – 1 Jan. 2015

Although it seemed slightly strange, this book has become the top favourite bedtime story for a 3 year old.

Julia Donaldson continues to prove to be a Genius. Unlike Donaldson's other stories,you could debate this is less character driven, and maybe less likely to engage young kids/toddlers. But this is a story about the journey rather than any particular person. It's unique, special, hugely enjoyable and easily backed up by Axel Scheffler's awesome illustrations. My kids love it, and it's great for kids imaginations. Highly recommended 👍

Another excellent book by Julia Donaldson. I am a childminder for children ranging in age from 3-6years. I find that it is a bit too complex for the 3/4 year olds, however the 5/6 year old 'get' it. The illustrations are beautiful and very detailed, but a bit too 'finicky' for the younger kids. The story is multi-layered, which the older ones 'get' and find very amusing, but it goes over the heads of the younger ones. The characters are fleeting - I have been asked a number of times "But where's 'such&such' gone?" by the smallies. The repetition, typical of Julia Donalsdon's books, changes just as the children get into the swing of it, which the younger kids find a bit frustrating, BUT the older kids get a kick out of the surprise.It's a book the older kids look for often but the younger ones hardly at all. However, I think it's good to expose children to more complex storytelling from an early age. With that in mind, I would suggest that if you're only starting your young children's library/bookshelf then opt for some of Donaldson's other offerings as you will get far more use out of them. If you are extending a decent collection and wanting to push your children's focus and attention-spans, then this is a great book.I'm still giving it 5 stars, because it IS a wonderful book, for the right target audience. Charlie Cook Favourite book is, in fact, one of MY favourite children's books!

This book has managed to survive intact all these months with my toddlers.A favourite of mine also

We loved the book but it turned up with what appears to be printing damage to the last pages and back cover

This book is brilliant. I love all of Julia Donaldon / Axel Schaeffler's books, but we've read this one a few times since we got it and it goes one step further in that the whole book is a an infinitely recursive moebius strip of nested reference, ending with the boy at the beginning of the book contained with a book he was reading. You have to read it to understand what I mean.Taken at face value it's a fun little story which plays with the notion of the story, breaking the 4th wall, similar to the last page of "Tiddler". The rhythm and wording are perfect, as usual, and the kids get into the cadence of the story if you read it in the metre that it's written.However, once the story is over, it gives you the chance to talk to your kids about how the boy ended up in the book... And flicking back to the start to show the same boy, it's funny to watch their brows furrow as they try to work out how it's possible...The images in the book are as excellent as all of the other books in the series, with lovely attention to detail at the end. An excellent bed-time book, and one we'll be reading many nights to come!

Fun story for those who enjoy the author. Good price as this hardback was cheaper than the paperback version.

Bought as a gift for my brother as it is very popular with the school children I work with and happens to be my personal favourite too. If you’ve read any other Julia Donaldson books and enjoyed them then make sure you’ve got this one too!