Big Dog, Little Dog

Can we read my favourite book in all the world? The red and green one?

This is one of those books I'd forgotten I remembered. When I found it in a box of old books at my parents' house, the familiarity was instant.

I don't know what it is about the illustrations, the simplicity of the story, but this has to be a classic component to any child's book collection.

Fred and Ted (surprisingly chic in a 70s knitwear catalogue kind of a way, given they're only clad in roll-neck jumpers) couldn't be more different - or better friends.

But when they get into a pickle over finding a good night's sleep, it's a bird who has the answer (of course).

Happy to make this particular trip down memory lane as many times as little a requires!




PS not particularly book-related, but this week gave in to a long-held temptation and bought an imperia pasta maker. Little a took to it like a duck to water - or more like a laundry-mistress to a mangle. Highlight was chomping on wolf-shaped pasta while singing 'who's afraid of the big bad wolf' ...