Richard Hamilton (Illus. Sue Heap), Let's Take Over the Nursery!

Bloomsbury, 9780747573036 | Suggested age range: 3-5

How the nursery class runs riot when the teacher gets stuck in the climbing frame is an exuberant and anarchic story but with a very reassuring ending for teachers everywhere. While splashing water and glooping glue is fun at first, things quickly get out of hand. Soon there's a riot - with children pushing, pinching, punching and not sharing. And, most important of all, who will read the story? With its rollicking rhyming text and bright, realistic illustrations this is a highly entertaining 'cautionary' tale.