Charlie Cook's Favourite Book Paperback – January 1, 2015

"Charlie Cook's Favourite Book" by Julia Donaldson is a delightful literary adventure that takes us on a whirlwind journey through a cascade of stories within stories. 📚🌟 From leaky pirate ships to indignant bears, this captivating tale unfolds with each turn of the page, keeping young readers engaged and eager to discover what happens next.At the heart of the story is Charlie Cook, a young boy who delights in reading his favourite book. But what begins as a simple story about a leaky pirate ship soon evolves into a mesmerizing tale of interconnected stories, where each character discovers a new adventure within the pages of their own favorite book. 🚢📖🐻As the narrative seamlessly transitions from one story to another, we sen are challenged to keep up with the ever-changing cast of characters and plot twists. This clever form of storytelling not only keeps children mentally active and engaged but also encourages them to use their imagination and recall familiar stories they may have encountered in the past. 🧠💭Julia Donaldson's use of rhyming text adds to the charm of the story, capturing the attention of young readers and drawing them into the enchanting world of Charlie Cook's imagination. 🎶 And with Axel Scheffler's vibrant illustrations bringing each story to life, we are transported into a vivid and immersive reading experience that feels as if the characters are leaping off the pages.I found the book to be a captivating and enjoyable read, with its clever storytelling and engaging illustrations. It's a book that appeals to both younger children and older readers alike, offering an enticing blend of adventure, imagination, and literary exploration. 📚🌈

I don't think there's a better writer of children's books out there today than Julia Donaldson. Her books are perfect for reading aloud to a toddler: just the right length to keep the attention of reader and listener, great rhymes, and clever stories. This new book is no exception, and is worthy of a spot on your child's bookshelf alongside "The Gruffalo" and "The Snail & The Whale." This book is the literary equivalent of holding up a mirror while you're looking in a mirror: there are layers of stories within stories. Little Charlie Cook likes a particular book, the characters in his book like another book, the characters in that book like another book, etc., so that every page (whimsically numbered in a non-consecutive fashion) basically takes you into another book. The overall effect is like browsing through a whole children's library in a single book: you get a pirate story, an animal story, a knight/dragon story, an alien story, etc. I won't give away the ending, but suffice it to say it's clever like all of Julia Donaldson's endings. Bottom line: this book should appeal mightily to all the little budding bookworms out there, and to their big bookworm parents.

Granddaughter is obsessed with this book.

Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, is a book about books. Charlie’s favorite book is about a person whose also reading a book, and that person’s book is about someone else reading, and so on and so on until it comes round full stop with people reading a book about Charlie. The illustrations of the book are great and it is fun to look at places where characters or details from one of the books appears in the other books.

This is one of my daughter's all time favorites. It's a good gift book. Lots of different scenes. Fun book to read to your children, some kid's books get so boring, this is a good one. Nice illustrations.

We love this book! Julia Donaldson is one of our favorite children’s authors so it was no surprise this book was a hit! Plus the illustrations are very cute.The cadence of syntax is great and you can almost read it like a rap. My kids (4 and 2) love it!Adding this to our stockpile of favorite books!Hope this was helpful.

Purchased this book so my kids can read along with the stories on Audible (also highly recommend). The rhyming story is fun for kids to listen or read on their own and the illustrations are beautiful and engaging.

The author is amazing room on a broom, and others are favorite books which let us to order this. This one just wasn’t great. I didn’t think it flowed as well as the others, but I highly suggest almost any of our other publications.