Plenty of books for your kids to cherish this Christmas

Child-friendly characters and superb artwork combine to ensure there are loads of books on offer for younger children this festive season, writes Mary Arrigan

BOOKS for younger children just get better and better. Child-friendly characters, affectionate storylines, superb artwork and, above all, a mixture of adventure and fun. This Christmas kaleidoscope of books will be cherished and read again and again, featuring adopted and lost cats, music, poetry and the world of super trains. For preschoolers to eight-year-olds.

Lulu Gets A Cat by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw. (Alanna Books €13.40 HB)