Kipper the dog books series#

You can read more book reviews or buy Kipper by Mick Inkpen at. You can read more book reviews or buy Kipper by Mick Inkpen at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. story, as is Hugless Douglas by David Melling. Silly Moo by Karen King and Marina Le Ray is another interesting that's not my. There are many other classic picture books in our Top Ten Timeless Picture Books To Treasure Forever. We also have a review of Kipper’s Little Friends by Mick Inkpen. My thanks to the publisher for sending it to Bookbag. The Kipper books are classics, and rightly so. And you'll sing along to the great music every time. It captures the gentle pace of the books, whilst Martin Clunes' expressive narration imbues it with even more heart.

Kipper the dog books series#

The TV series is a fine accompaniment to this and other Kipper books. There are wonderful little touches throughout, such as seeing Kipper's much-loved toy rabbit mirroring Kipper's sad face as he tries to get comfy in his blanketless basket.Īnd then there's a 10 episode DVD on top of things. However, even if you try to strip all that away, there's a huge amount to admire in the pictures. Mick Inkpen Kipper (Kipper the Dog) Kippers Monster (Kipper the Dog) Kippers Birthday (Kipper the Dog) Kippers Snowy Day (Kipper the Dog) One Year with. Through his immense popularity, Kipper has become much more than just a few pictures in a book - he's as real as characters can be to children and adults. The Oxford Reading Tree books featuring the three siblings along with their Mum, Dad and Floppy the dog are used in 80 of primary.

Biff, Chip and Kipper will be very familiar names to any child learning to read and to any adult who has struggled through the highs and lows of phonics with them. Mick Inkpen's illustrations are, of course, as gorgeous as ever. Learning to read with Biff, Chip and Kipper. plot is well-trodden ground in picture books, but it works particularly well here. You'll love him for many reasons, but I particularly adore his attempt to make a nest, which just amounts to three sticks.

He's a sweet character, with an inquisitive mind, a sense of playful adventure, and doesn't mind making a fool of himself if he gets things a bit wrong. Whilst you're suddenly feeling incredibly old that 1990 was 21 years ago, I'll tell you that Kipper is as great as everyone remembers and knows. Now we're treated to a 21-year anniversary edition of the original book, complete with a 10 episode DVD. You'd like a dog, like a dog, like a dog like Kipper. You know Kipper, right? You've read the books and seen the TV series narrated by Martin Clunes. Sans blanket, his basket is suddenly very uncomfortable, so he looks around to see how animals get comfy. He's in the mood for some tidying up, so he tosses them and gets everything spick and span. Kipper's blanket stinks, his ball is chewed and his bone is soggy. The 10 episode DVD is a great bonus in this 21st anniversary edition. Everyone would like a dog, like a dog, like a dog like Kipper, and everyone would love a book, love a book, love a book about Kipper.