Customer Reviews
Full of happiness and warmth - By: Meldorf, 26 Apr 2006 
I bought this book for my daughter when she was about two years old. Whenever either she or I were finding life too stressful we would curl up with this book. It transported us back into the world of happy but real childhood & alll the pleasure that brings. Shirley Hughes helped us see the every day & mundane as one sees the beauty of the natural world.
My daughter is now ten & she spends several hours a day reading to herself now. This book & others like it have opened up a world of reading to her which has never closed.
All of Shirley Hughes' books are outstanding & the illustrations make her one of Britains top contemporary artists. This one is particularly recommended for younger children from six months upwards.
Educational but enjoyable - By: Dawn Clinton, 12 Feb 2005 
I bought this book to teach my daughter shapes & colours. This book helps with that plus much more. Its not the best childrens book on the market but is good alll the same. Children can never have enough books!
Wonderful!! Adults love it too!! - By: , 27 Dec 2004 A collection of some of Shirley Hughe's best nursery stories. We bought this to replace our old battered & very well-read copies of the books in the collection. Young children love them, adults do too.
Our daughter loved this - By: ceb 123, 13 Mar 2004 The detailed pictures kept our daughter fascinated from the age of 1, & she still loves looking at this book a year later. It's a book she always gets down from the shelf & I would recommend it. The story is short (so not too time-consuming for tired parents) but the pictures are many & detailed.
A real classic and a joy to share with your child. - By: , 19 Nov 2001 The Nursery Collection brings together a selection of Shirley Hughes' humorous & instructive short stories. Your child will delight in & relate to the adventures of a toddler & her baby brother as they touch, hear, see & describe the world around them. Hughes' illustrations are bright & yet have a traditional quality to them which appeals to the adult reader. A brilliant boost to vocabulary, the collection combines most beautifully the concepts of fun & learning: a lovely rainy day book.
