I am delighted to welcome Pippa Goodhart to Library Mice for a brand new Fabulous Five. Pippa is the bestselling author of You Choose, which has always been a family favourite, as well as Glog (published in Walker First Stories, again a favourite in our house, see here) and of course, the brand new Just Imagine, which I reviewed yesterday (see here)

You can find out more about her on her website.
Five Fabulous Simple but Profound Picture Books
by Pippa Goodhart
I love these stories because each one of tackles a moral issue that leaves you thinking about the story ever after reading it. ‘Simple’ stories that are truly profound … and very lovely, and mostly very funny too. Brilliant!
A Squash And A Squeeze is funny and moving as it tells a tale that makes you think again about the value of what you already have. An old lady who wants more room takes the advice of a wise old man, filling her house with unsuitable animals. The feeling of space she gets when those animals are all removed is a revelation!
Shirley Hughes
Dogger is a love story with the power to make me cry. Dave loses his beloved Dogger, and when they find Dogger it seems impossible that Dave will ever get him back … until kind sister Bella does something ‘very kind’ to make everything right once more.
Farmer Duck is the ultimate ‘it’s not fair’ story. In which over-worked, under-valued Duck is saved from slave labour by his kind farmyard friends.
That Pesky Rat sees smelly rubbish bin dwelling Rat tell the tale of his search for a nicer home, and how he eventually finds one, but because his new owner hasn’t quite understood that he is a rat. Moving and funny.
Tadpole’s Promise is a story to be given only to children who can take the truth it carries. It’s a story that demonstrates how life can play tricks that can upset even the most profoundly intended declarations of love. Tadpole and Caterpillar promise never to change …..
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Thank you so much, Pippa, what a wonderful selection of classic picture books!
The first is based on an old Yiddish folktale. I’ll have to check out the others!