This week's best books for children

Reviewing some big reads for the little ones.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Mary Arrigan

I Want Spaghetti by Stephanie Blake (Gecko Press, €15.30)

Once there was a rabbit who would only eat ‘one thing’. The simple beginning pulls the young reader straight into this story. When Mum Rabbit tells him to eat his toast the boy replies with a loud ‘yuck’.

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