- Hardcover: 26 pages
- Publisher: Campbell Books (5 Sep 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0230700853
- ISBN-13: 978-0230700857
- Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 14.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 274,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Eleven brilliant books in one!
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Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog . . . From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book! Now available in board book format for the youngest readers, a book from this team is always cause for celebration!
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355 of 358 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My son (3) and daughter (5) saw this in the bookshop, recognized Axel Scheffer's style and pleaded with me to read it there and then. So I did and we all loved it. Donaldson's books are always great and usually fantastic. This one is definitely at the top end of this spectrum. The story moves, with trademark rhythm and rhyme, along a bookshelf and in each a character is reading..from the next one... so in the book Charlie reads, a character is reading a book and so on until the story comes full circle via pirates, burglars, aliens, a friendly ghost, Goldilocks, royalty with a giant cake birthday cake. Each theme appeals to preschool children, and each book visited looks different and inviting, and it is great for boys especially. Although it's a clever concept the story is straightforward, and it seems less wordy than, say, The Gruffalo. The children love flicking back to the very beginning and following the progress of the story on the end-papers. And let's be honest, so do I! A must-have for all children of 2-5.
66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My three-year-old daughter got this book for her birthday from someone who spotted that she was a big fan of Donaldson's Gruffalo books. It has the same melodic rhyming text as those, and a unique story:
Charlie Cook's favourite book is about a pirate - who finds a book on a desert island that is about a....
And so each double spread is a mini story of its own, and they all link together and eventually come full circle.
Whilst my daughter likes the characters and the stories, she's too young (at the moment) to notice all the detail. A book being read by a baddie in prison has got loads of quirky doodles in the margin, and a book found by a crocodile has got teeth marks in the corner - very clever.
Every time we read it I always see something new - and I'm always tickled by a great rhyme with 'encyclopaedia'.
Highly enjoyable at every reading (and I've done lots!)
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a story about a story - something children under 3 probably won't get but which those over it will love. A small boy reads his favourite book, a pirate tale in which another character reads their own favourite book, and so on - until CHarlie himself appears back in someone else's favourite book. It's a little like the Ahlbergs' classic, Each Peach, Pear, Plum in that it plays with fairytale characters such as Goldilocks; and a little like their It Was A Dark & Stormy Night. What it's really about is the pleasure of reading, but children will just love it for its rollocking rhymes ands Scheffler's bright, funny, magical pictures - stuffed with the kind of detail that is fun to spot. One to read again and again before bedtime!
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lovely read
My son loves the gruffalo and the gruffalos child so we brought some more books for his bday by the same author. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cake07
Love it
My 18 month old loves this book - it is clever enough to be enjoyable for the reader, too. Julia Donaldson is a genius :-)
Published 3 months ago by moomin mama
Charlie Cooks Favourite Book
This is the last book we needed for our Julie Donaldson/ Axel Scheffler collection. A unique book that incorporated many different stories. Read more
Published 4 months ago by HG
Lots to see
My 21 month old son loves this book, lots of things to discover on every page. He picks up the books he wants read to him and this one he often selects.
Published 6 months ago by Moreoftenthannot
Not as easy to read as other Julia Donaldson's
I found this book difficult to read at first. It starts with Charlie Cook reading a book and each page ends with the words 'a book'. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. M. Daykin
Charlie Cook is one of OUR favourite books.
This is an excellent book. It's not so much of a rhyming book but a flowing book. We all love it.
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. Ds Castley
Charming and clever
Another fantastic Julia-Alex collaboration! Bed time must for my 3,5-year old. Charming and clever, my son feels he's had lots of stories at the end of it...
Published 8 months ago by Petal
julia donaldson books
excellent pictures, wonderful stories. my children ask me to read it every night, neither the reader or the audience tires of this!
Published 9 months ago by missionaryphysician
Know your audience
Another excellent book by Julia Donaldson. I am a childminder for children ranging in age from 3-6years. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nicadee
great book
My son loves this book, he is two and reads along with me. It does jump around a bit, but I don't think that's a major problem. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Millerboy
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