Although there is now a veritable cornucopia of Flat Stanley books, the first book is definitely where a reader should start in order to find out the origin of how Stanley Lambchop becomes the ‘Flat Stanley’ of the title (regardless of which book they choose to read next!). For those who have never come across the book, here’s a brief rundown… Stanley Lambchop lives with his younger brother Arthur and parents. One night, while asleep in his bed, a large noticeboard falls from

This story was so beloved in our family when I was growing up that one of the lines in it was regularly used at meal times when trying to get (more) pudding “My mouse place is full up, but my grasshopper place isn’t.” This passed down to my own children before they had even read the book so when I first read it with them there was a very definite ‘A-ha’ moment! For those unfamiliar with the story of Plop (as the title used to begin), here’s the synopsis… A baby barn owl (Plop