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Advantages: Delightful bedtime story
Disadvantages: None at all.

...she absolutely loved it. The illustrations are still the same. In fact, it was read so much, we still know most of the dialoue by heart. The story is very simple. Sophie and her mum were having tea one evening when there was a knock at the door. After failing to guess who it may be, Sophie opens the door and there is a "big, furry, stripy tiger". The tiger comes in for tea and over the next few pages eats everything on the table, in the fridge and ...
...find including "all the water in the tap". When Daddy gets home, they tell him what has happened and he decides they must go out for tea instead. The following day, Sophie and her mum go shopping and they buy lots of food, including, a "very big tin of tiger food." I know it sounds a bit of an odd story, but its a wonderfully simple one which delights children and is an excellent start to introducing the pleasure of reading. ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely story with good rhythm and illustrations.
Disadvantages: Bit odd how the burglar is invited for a cup of tea & slightly dated fashion.

...relating to the cat: Mog and the Vee Ee Tee Mog's Christmas Mog and the baby Mog in the dark Mog's Amazing Birthday Caper There's also a Big Mog Tape Audio Book available which is great for the car or bedtimes if you want a break for the night! ~ The story ~ Don't be put off by the fact that this book is nearly as ancient as me! The story is about Mog, a lovely, chubby, fluffy, tabby cat with a white tummy and white paws. Mog belongs to ...
...Mog forgets whether cats can fly or not and whether she has had her supper and that cats have milk for breakfast so sometimes she jumps on the table and begins to eat the boiled egg much to the horror of the very refined family! The family always tend to say "Bother that cat!" as her antics due to her forgetfulness get worse and worse. But one night, Mog's forgetfulness saves the family..................she not surprisingly, forgets how to use ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, rhythmic, part of oral tradition.
Disadvantages: VERY old fashioned, Penguin version rather dull.

...a copy of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories. They'll tell you all the things you need to know. Among the simplest of myth stories are the why stories or pourquoi tales. These are stories about how things came to be. Why does night follow day? Why does spring follow winter? And how did that leopard get his spots? Most cultures across the world incl