BEST LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT BOOK 2003

A Bee in Ben’s Bonnet

Written by Ferg McKinnon
Illustrated by Kim Gamble
Publisher: Random House

A Bee in Ben’s Bonnet is a book that encourages discussion and lots of interaction regarding common figures of speech and idiomatic language used in everyday communication.
The engaging illustrations facilitate further discussion and exploration of new ideas and concepts for children (and adults) of all ages.

BEST SPEECH AND/OR SOUND AWARENESS BOOK 2003

Muddled Up Farm

Written by Mike Dumbleton
Illustrated by Jobi Murphy
Publisher: Random House

Muddled Up Farm is a book for younger children that encourages them to listen to environmental sounds (animal sounds) as well as sounds in words through the use of rhyme.
It encourages children to analyse and talk about words and sounds.
Muddled Up Farm is engaging and attractively presented with a sense of fun and a hint of the ridiculous.