Ruffles and the Cosy, Cosy Bed

By Author / Illustrator

David Melling

Genre

Baby & Toddler Books

Publisher

Nosy Crow Ltd

ISBN

9781839944963

Format

Hardback

Published

01-09-2022

Synopsis

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of pre-school life in this new picture book series from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling.

Just like every preschooler, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There are LOTS of things he likes and LOTS of things he doesn't . . . and he doesn't always get things quite right! Ruffles needs a quiet and cosy place to hide from the scary thunderstorm, but nowhere is quite right. Not the chair . . . not the box . . . not the towel . . . not the bucket . . . not the laundry basket . . . and not the mat. Perhaps there's one place where the loud, night noises don't seem so bad. Of course! Ruffles' very own cosy, cosy bed!

Dog-lovers won't be able to resist the adorable Ruffles in this new preschool series from the creator of Hugless Douglas, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along! Other titles in the series include: Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat, Ruffles and the Teeny, Tiny Kittens and Ruffles and the New Green Thing.

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Reviews

Ruffles is back! Our Nursery children love to listen to the adventures of Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricky troubles of pre-school life. Just like every nursery child, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There are LOTS of things he likes and LOTS of things he doesn't - and he doesn't always get things quite right!

In Ruffles and the Cosy, Cosy Bed, Ruffles needs a quiet and cosy place to hide from the scary thunderstorm, but nowhere is quite right. The children enjoyed listening to how Ruffles found his 'safe space' and the story generated lots of discussion about scary night time noises, especially as we first read it just before Bonfire night.

Ruffles is becoming a firm favourite in our Nursery bookcase. The simplicity of the story and the colour scheme that seems to make Ruffles pop out on every page means the children are engaged from the very first page.

Picture book / Reviewed by Samantha Hughes, teacher