Kipper’s Birthday and other stories

By Mick Inkpen
Hodder Children’s Books (1993, 2001, 2003), 2011
ISBN 9781444902754
Paperback $18.99

I always think it’s worth giving an old favourite a mention when a special edition is published. This 21st anniversary collection celebrates Kipper and his warm and funny group of friends as they enjoy things familiar to young children – birthdays, breakfast, playing at the beach – all with a hilarious dash of mayhem and the colourful, simple illustrations. Ages two to six.