The book is called Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou and is by Julia Donaldson who is the author of some brilliant children's books such as The Gruffalo and Sharing A Shell.
This is a collection that has been done in collaboration with Karen George, Freddie and the Fairy is also available.
I was quite excited to say the least at being able to delve into a new Julia Donaldson book, as we love them in our house. They are always the first picked at nap times and my girls love the bright colourful pictures.
I was however really disappointed with this book, its about a little girl who is fast asleep and a ghost brings a whole herd of animals into to wake her up and make her scream. My daughter currently doesn't know about ghosts and monsters so she was a bit puzzled and started asking questions about ghosts etc. Not great for a 3yr old, especially for just before bed.
The pictures are cute and nice to look at, with all the different animals and baby helping the ghost to wake up Lydia.
I can totally understand if a child does suffer from nightmares then this book would be great as Lydia Lou doesn't scream at the end of the book but laughs at the ghosts etc. trying to wake her up.
My daughter has been quite sheltered from things such as ghosts or monsters so this book did worry her a little, and so it has only been read a couple of times. This is quite disappointing as I know how much we usually love Julia Donaldson and her wide range of children's books.
I think this book would be better suited for older children who are maybe struggling with bad dreams, or worrying about the monster in the wardrobe.
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