PICTURE BOOK SPOTLIGHT
I’ve been on holidays – no internet, not even mobile phone coverage – out on a sheep farm in central west NSW. So tonight, finally home, I am taking a short cut and posting an old favourite. A good picture book lasts a lifetime anyway so what’s a year or two matter between reviewing and re-reading – over and over again?
By Kerrie O’Connor. Allen & Unwin. RRP $24.95

Al, Adrian, Atticus, Aladdin, the family suggest.
‘No,” argues little Jingle. We’ll call him Blockhead!”
Not only is this book a fun read-aloud story, it has a secret. As the family proffer sensible names beginning with the same letter, Little Jingle suggests a silly one beginning with the next letter of the alphabet. Once my son picked the pattern, he would loudly and enthusiastically suggest his own horrible baby name after I read the sensible ones.
This is a wonderful interactive book with eye-catching illustrations. Toddlers will love it and so will Year Ones and every child in between.
My review wouldn’t be complete without consulting an expert. “Bestest book ever,” six-year-old Cassidy said. And we read it again, and again… And the follow up report: “Bestest book ever Mum. I’ve already told you that!”