Jessica reads books for kids Jessica Cowan

What on earth is making that yowling, wailing, caterwauling sound? Hairy Maclary and the gang trot off to find out.

Jack's Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! And the only cure is the fruit of the flumflum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. It's a perilous journey, but Jack bravely sets sail with a motley crew of three and a large patchwork sack that Granny has filled with an odd assortment of items from chewing gum to tent pegs. But what use will they be against hungry sharks, a leaky boat and a thieving monkey?

Jack and the Flumflum Tree is a fantastic, action-packed rhyming adventure from Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, with richly detailed illustrations from award-winning illustrator David Roberts.

Jessica reads Mrs Wobble the Waitress [Happy Families Series] by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. This book was one of Jessica's favourites when she was younger.