Nursery World - Children's Books: Sounds fun

Listen-along CDs, flaps, feely pages and amusing rhymes enliven books for young children reviewed by Alison Boyle.

TELL ME SOMETHING HAPPY BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP; written by Joyce Dunbar, illustrated by Debi Gliori; (Picture Corgi, £6.99)

This reissued picture book features a CD enclosed in a flap inside the back cover. One side of the CD features the story read by Anton Rogers and accompanied by discreet sound effects. The story is told at a slow enough pace to ensure children won't feel rushed trying to keep up. On the other side there are cheerful 'ting!' sounds to indicate each page turn. This feature should provide encouragement for beginner readers who are building up their confidence in moving through books on their own; it should help them feel supported and at the centre of the story-telling.

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