Books for kids...

Do Not Wash This Bear by Sam Hay (Egmont, €7.80)

Dad is deaf to his pleas and puts the smelly bear into the washing machine. When Bear emerges he goes wild in the house leaving a trail of destruction. But Mother comes to the rescue when she returns and hangs Bear out to dry. Father then looks at Rabbit. Will he ignore the ‘do not wash sign’ again? Fun for age four and up.