Review

Hooray for Bread by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman

Walker Books, paperback, £6.99

Follow the 'life' of a loaf of bread from dough to final crumb, as slice by slice it is eaten and enjoyed by everyone from the baker to the ducks in the park. This is a cosy and reassuring story that draws children's attention to the simple things in life through humour, excellent rhyming text and illustrations with a charming, naive quality.