Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings. A lovely selection of children’s favourite character books for this week: THOMAS’ BIG POP-UP JOURNEY, ISBN 9781405279390 (EGMONT) BD7.300 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Where is Thomas going today?
This pop-up book adventure will take Thomas fans on a magical tour around the Island of Sodor.
The children’s book that folds out into a giant play mat! It’s a fantastic 3D interactive play experience with everyone’s favourite tank engine.
Turn the pages of this pop-up book to follow Thomas’ travels around the Island of Sodor; through the station, over the level crossing, under the bridge and past the water tower, docks and windmill. Then fold out the pages to create an amazing 3D play mat.
With play pieces of all your favorite engines, early readers can make up their own adventures for Thomas and his friends! There are hours of creative play to be had in this book for children aged 3 and up to keep them happily occupied during the hot summer months.
FAMILY FAVOURITE
OF THE WEEK
ELMER AGAIN, David Mckee, Isbn 9781842707500 (ANDERSON PRESS)
BD2.900 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
It’s coming up to Elmer’s Day, the day when all grey elephants paint themselves in bright colours. For Elmer, the patchwork elephant with the mischievous sense of fun, life seems far too quiet. So he thinks up a marvellous joke he can play on the other elephants in the night, when they’re asleep...
This is a re-issue of one of Elmer’s most popular stories in a large paperback format - just perfect for snuggling into bed or a comfortable chair to share with your child.
McKee has been praised for instilling into young children respect for others’ differences and stressing the virtue of being oneself..
“I wanted to write about immigration,” he explains. “I hated what I saw, people rejecting immigrants. We keep saying, in Britain and in France, there’s not enough room. But instead of saying no we should be asking why they are here.”
The Elmer franchise, highly regarded by discerning parents and educationalists alike, has become an international success. Selling 7m books worldwide in 50 languages over the past 25 years, the stories remain as relevant today as when they were first written.
My favourite
read of the week
THE BIG TALE OF LITTLE PEPPA, Isbn 9780723293132 (HARPER COLLINS) BD5.400 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
In The Big Tale of Little Peppa, Peppa Pig just can’t imagine being a little baby. But when Suzy Sheep arrives with a picture from the olden days, Peppa wonders what she was like before she grew big and clever!
She soon finds out that little Peppa laughed, cried and played with her best friend Suzy, but her favourite thing to do was... jump in muddy puddles!
This popular character first appeared on British television screens ten years ago, and the show - which tells the tale of Peppa and her porcine family - is now screened in 200 countries across the globe
The five-minute programmes feature red dress-sporting Peppa, who lives with baby brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig, and loves jumping into muddy puddles.
Peppa’s adventures have been translated into 40 different languages and the character licensed by 600 companies worldwide - the television and film rights company will be laughing all the way to the piggy bank after announcing that Peppa has now racked up $1 billion, around £643.2 million, in US sales, and chief executive Darren Throop hopes to double this to $2 billion by 2020, not bad for a little piggy!
This new picture book is the perfect gift for Peppa fans and is ideal for reading and sharing together.
