Childrens’ books
AFTER the last of the melted Easter eggs are wiped from hands and faces, a good book will restore peace. Bedtime by Maureen Roffey (Bloomsbury; €6.30) is just the book for washed little fingers. It’s night-time, pull the tab and see baby yawn; pull other tabs and see him undress, put on pyjamas and, finally, see him sleep. Bedtime will never be a chore with this wee treasure.
My Circus, by Xavier Deneux (Bloomsbury; €8.80), is an atmospheric, velvet-covered board book with a unique approach. Small enough to be held by toddlers’ hands, the format is peep-through windows, through which each small detail opens up to be part of the next picture. The pages, predominantly red, white and black, have minimalist characters to suit the very young. For 18 months upwards.
