Recommended Childrens Books

Picture books for Young Children

All Join In by Quentin Blake ISBN 0099964708
A collection of simple verse with great rhythm and fun words (bang, crach, beep-beep, wheee, quack-quack).  Very good for vocalising.

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell ISBN 0333712781
A lift the flaps book with a repetitive format - lots of animals and excuses to make animal noises & an introduction to adjectives: big, tall, scary, small, naughty etc.

Everybody Poos by Taro Gomi ISBN 1845072588
This is a great picture book for explaining this part of the toileting process for those who might be reluctant to do this without a nappy.  Fantastic for children who have very little language as the pictures are so good.

Pants by Giles Andreae & Nick Sharratt ISBN 0552548332
This is a wonderfully illustrated book about all sorts of pants and knickers.  It is a fun book with great rhymes, brilliant for demonstrating that most people do not wear nappies.

Peace at Last by Jill Murphy ISBN 0333712773
A story about trying to get to sleep with lots of noises to join in with: snoring, tick-tocking, miaaaowing.  The repitition of "Oh, NO!" each time a new noise is heard is good for encouraging vocalising.

Books for Older Children

Audiobooks
Our SLT recommended my son listen to AudioCDs to help him become exposed to new vocabulary.  For reluctant or unconfident readers it is a good technique to expand their vocabulary.  There is a great selection out there these days.  We get ours online at Amazon or Red House which is an online bookshop that doesn't charge for postage.

Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon
I would like to recommend the whole series of Horrid Henry.  My son who is on the Autistic Spectrum hates it when people break the rules.  This series was a great way of seeing the funny side of other people being naughty sometimes.  The whole series is also available on AudioCD.  This was handy before he became confident with his reading.