100 Book Recommendations! 📚 The Most Beautiful Books 😍

Here are 100 beautiful books! Phewf. Pull up a seat, and let's talk about them! xx
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MY BOOKS:
PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THIS EXHIBIT tinyurl.com/jn...
MARCELINE: DEFENDER OF THE SEA tinyurl.com/52...
THE SISTER WHO ATE HER BROTHERS tinyurl.com/7d...
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THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT tinyurl.com/ln...
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FRANKLIN AND LUNA GO TO THE MOON tinyurl.com/yb...
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Franklin's Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell
Franklin and Luna Go to the Moon by Jen Campbell
Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales by Jen Campbell
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
Whatever Next by Jill Murphy
Just One of Those Days by Jill Murphy
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary's Bone
Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks
Hairy Maclary Shoo
Hairy Maclary Sit
Hairy Maclary And Zachary Quack
Hairy Maclary Scattercat
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
(Also, Slinky Malinki!)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Eric Carle
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear by Eric Carle
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See by Eric Carle
Also, forgot to mention:
The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle
Peepo by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Noisy Farm by Rod Campbell
Animal Rhymes by Rod Campbell
It’s Mine! By Rod Campbell
Oh Dear! By Rod Campbell
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
At the Park by Sally Garland
Babies Laugh at Peekaboo
If I Had an Octopus by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow
If I Had a Vampire Bat*
If I Had a Dragon*
If I Had a Dinosaur
Little Turtle's Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer*
The Big Book of Beasts by Yuval Zommer
The Big Book of Blooms by Yuval Zommer
The Big Book of Birds by Yuval Zommer*
The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer*
The Big Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer
The Little Snail's Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer*
There's a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart
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WHO I AM
Hello, I'm Jen Campbell. I'm an award-winning poet and bestselling author of twelve books, spanning short stories, poetry, picture books, and nonfiction.
My books for adults include Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit, The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night, The Girl Aquarium, The Bookshop Book, and The Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series. My picture book trilogy Franklin and Luna, and my middle-grade book The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers, are published by Thames & Hudson. I've won both an Eric Gregory Award and the Jane Martin Poetry Prize, and my books have been translated into twenty languages.
I've worked in the publishing industry for over fifteen years, initially as a bookseller, and now as a freelance editor, content creator and disability advocate. I review books online, in print and on the radio. I run a KZbin channel where I talk about books, the history of fairy tales, and the representation of disability and disfigurement. I also offer online writing workshops and editorial services, give talks at schools, publishing companies, universities and book festivals on a variety of topics, and I run a book club for TOAST clothing.
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This video is kindly sponsored by Serious Readers. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
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[@jenvcampbell]

Book list, continued from description! Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek Mouse's Wood by Alice Melvin Mouse on the River by Alice Melvin Grandma’s House by Alice Melvin Mouse on the Sea by Alice Melvin Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang Tell Me Your Dragon by Jackie Morris Never, Not Ever! by Beatrice Alemagna* On a Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna* The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty by Beatrice Alemagna Petra by Marianna Coppo Avocado Asks by Momoko Abe* Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett Home by Carson Ellis The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade by Davina Bell The Grand Hotel of Feelings by Lidia Brankovic What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking by Tina Oziewicz and Aleksandra Zając* All the Things We Carry by Helen Doye and Brazil Magro The Little Girl Who Was Afraid of Everything by Aurora Cacciapuoti The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford Smith The Song of the Tree by Coralie Bickford Smith* The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure by Coralie Bickford Smith Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood The Terribly Friendly Fox by Susannah Lloyd The Journey by Francesca Sanna Tara Books tarabooks.com/ Beasts of India Sun and Moon Folktales by various artists The Liszts by Kayo McLear Leina and the Lord of the Toads is by Myriam Dahman and Nicholas Digard The Queen in the Cave by Julia Sarda How the Stars Came to Be by Poonam Mistry What Happened to You? by James Catchpole* You're So Amazing by James and Lucy Catchpole Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole A Superpower Like Mine by Dr. Ranj Hélène Druvert’s Paris Up, Up and Away* The Roller Coaster Ride by David Broadbent Joy to the World: Christmas Around the Globe by Kate DePalma and Sophie Fatus Little Glow by Kate Sahota Nabil Steals a Penguin by N. Read and Janessa Banda Granddad's Gift by Fiona Lamb The Homesick Fox by David Greaves Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar The Girl Who Loves Bugs by Lily Murray and Jenny Lovely How to Make Friends with a Ghost by Rebecca Green The Midnight Fair Pool by Jihyeon Lee Prudence and Her Amazing Adventure by Charlotte Gastal

[@jenvcampbell]

Thanks for watching, folks! I hope you found this video helpful. x

[@gabz9977]

Loved this video! I have 2 close friends expecting babies and have made a long list of books to buy!

[@sandeesandwich2180]

If you are ever in the States, there is an Eric Carle Museum in western Massachusetts which is dedicated to children's book illustrations. Also, you can find Eric Carle books in other languages, which is a great way to introduce vocabulary.

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️

[@mariluzgil-cervantes1030]

Thanks for a lovely video to brighten up my Sunday Jen!

[@jenvcampbell]

Happy to help ☀️ x

[@CarinaZacharias]

Omg, what a trip down memory lane! I used to adore the German translation of „Peace at last“ when my father read it to me 🥹

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️

[@JenTheEllis1]

Each Peach Pear Plum by the same authors as Peepo was my favourite book as a kid! Has the fun vibe of things in the background, and then the next page they're in the foreground. My Gran had it so whenever I would stay with her I would read it, including as a teenager, because the rhymes are just fun to say! Honestly I still love it, maybe I should get myself a copy lol

[@jenvcampbell]

You should! ☺️ we have that book, too, but she’s not into it yet. When she can point at things, I think she will be x

[@Lumiere.Doodles]

Thank you for this! I have a 6 month old nephew and he loves books - you’ve given me so many ideas for what to share with him.

[@jenvcampbell]

You’re so welcome ☺️♥️ x

[@Ali-AvidReader]

Gosh what a fabulous video, thank you for taking the time. Have added quite a few to my Christmas list for the little ones in my life!

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️

[@talithareads]

Thanks for all these lovely recommendations! I ordered Petra immediately ☺

[@Carla0297]

I've just entered my second trimester, so this video is a great resource for starting a book list for baby x

[@jenvcampbell]

Wishing you all the best! x

[@Carla0297]

​@@jenvcampbellthanks Jen! Scared but excited 💛

[@ReadingAce]

Jen you're always coming through with recommendations for all kids in my family! I got them the Luna and Franklin books already but some of these will definitely come in handy soon! Thank you!

[@jenvcampbell]

Yey! You’re welcome x

[@emeline_4]

These all look so fun and gorgeous!

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️

[@habibadesai1071]

I gifted all the Franklin & Luna books to myself (and had them all signed by you & Katie Harnett!) they are the most beautiful books ever

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️ thank you x

[@zenithmalhotra4172]

Please a winter books video soon!

[@nolawernicke9078]

Thank you Jen, great video, took me back to my childhood. 😊

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️

[@magicalvelcro]

Thank you for compiling this brilliant list. There were quite a few on there that we own, have read or heard of, or have gifted to other people, but many that we hadn’t 🥰 I definitely need to buy The Girl Who Loves Bugs for my little wildling. She’d love it.

[@magicalvelcro]

Some recommendations from us to you: - The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater - Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna - The Bear and Bird books by Jarvis - Bear’s Scare, and Bear Out There by Jacob Grant - I’m Not Scary, and I’m Not Sleepy by Raahat Kaduji - Mama and Mummy and Me in the Middle by Nina Lacour and Kaylani Juanita - Doris by Lo Cole - Betty and the Mysterious Visitor by Anne Twist and Emily Sutton - Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty - On Sudden Hill by Linda Sarah and Benji Davies - I Am Not an Octopus by Marc Boutavant and Eoin McLaughlin - Barbara Throws a Wobbler by Nadia Shireen - The Last Stardog by Emily Mosley

[@jenvcampbell]

Thank you! x

[@kimedge4341]

Thank you so much for this video ❤

[@jenvcampbell]

You’re welcome ☺️ x

[@ohjoannabanana]

This was such a fun video! ❤

[@jenvcampbell]

☺️

[@kimedge4341]

I want to recomment „the book of dirt“ from Piotr Socha. The illustrations are so good and also the text.

[@иринамедведева0]

Thanks a lot, Jen!

[@jenvcampbell]

You’re very welcome! x

[@theresepazell7875]

Hi Jen i like the children book you can open flaps and c things inside such s surprise..

[@victoriawhitelock1369]

Thanks so much, lots of ideas to add to our collection/ find in the library! We also correct dear zoo - but so that they’re not all ‘he’!

[@jenvcampbell]

Haha, yes!! x

[@lizzierh5083]

Oh my goodness! I though it was just me who felt that about '10 Little fingers and 10 little toes'. It was at a toddler group I went to, but no one else seemed bothered so thought I was being OTT. 'Ableist nonsense' is a much better way of describing how I felt about it.

[@jenvcampbell]

It seems so ridiculous to me that a book sets out to show the reader that everyone is the same no matter the colour of their skin, where they’re from etc etc but decides to use physical appearance as the uniting factor. 🙈 Everyone is the same…apart from disabled children 🙃 yuk x

[@deegrows7589]

Thanks for this! ✨💚

[@jenvcampbell]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@JourneyToSimplicity]

Hey, I just started reading “The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night”. I bought it when it came out but I guess I’ve just been saving it 😆 Bought it from Bookdepository, I miss that website so much 😭 I’ve only finished the first story “Animals” and I’m surprised it’s horror, how season appropriate 🥰

[@jenvcampbell]

Hope you like it! If you’re not already aware, Blackwell’s do free international delivery, so that might be a good replacement site for you x

[@JourneyToSimplicity]

@@jenvcampbell Thanks for the tip, I wasn’t aware 😊

[@mxrumphius]

You've listed so many of my favorites, plus some new ones I'm excited to check out! I'm a children's librarian, so I'm going to try to reign myself in, but have you read any of these? I feel like they'd all very much be up your alley, but I'm not sure about their UK availability (I'm based in the US): Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe The Book of Mistakes by Corinne Lukyen Sparky by Jenny Offill and Chris Appelhans Life by Cynthia Rylant and Brendan Wenzel Jerome by Heart by Thomas Scotto and Olivier Tallec Professional Crocodile by Giovanna Zoboli and Mariachiaria Di Giorgio The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater and Catia Chien Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima Sato the Rabbit by Yuki Ainoya

[@mxrumphius]

Also, Where Is the Green Sheep is one of my favorites to read in our baby time at work! Have you done any Sandra Boynton? I'm not sure if she's big in the UK, but she's a board book staple in the US!

[@jenvcampbell]

@@mxrumphius I just bought five of those 😂❤ thank you! x

[@mxrumphius]

@@jenvcampbell Oh yay! It's a pleasure to be an enabler 😂

[@ameerahalgohary]

That was extremely lovely ❤

[@jenvcampbell]

♥️ glad you liked it x

[@theresepazell7875]

Ann Cleaves North Cumberland area vera.Dark wives u might like to check out comes from where you came from..I can hear her accident. Gordy she talks about . interesting would of never know what that is.Take Care

[@jenvcampbell]

I’ve read a few of them ☺️

[@EvieM1]

💜

[@jenvcampbell]

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[@theresepazell7875]

Good to see you again.Hope it's going well..I carry children books w me.when I am out I give them to children I c walking and bored being w parents gave on about horses little guy about 4,yeah he was so happy..made me happy...Take care..