Little Sister’s word of the month has been "rabbit" (pronounced with a bit of a "b" at the front) so she loves the Miffy books we have been sent to review. She keeps turning the pages, pointing and excitedly saying "babbit". It is very cute. 

We were sent copies of miffy at the gallery and miffy at the playground by Dick Bruna and translated into English by the poet Tony Mitton. The stories about Miffy, the instantly recognisable rabbit, are great for reading with children. They are in rhyme and have stories which encourage conversation. The minimal colour scheme of yellow, red, green, blue and black are great for younger children learning their colours and the words are simple enough that my eldest daughter (in Year 1) can read the books to her sister. The plots are simple, but engaging for toddlers with a rhythm which is great for babies too. Miffy at the gallery has also helped encourage a conversation with my eldest daughter about “what is art?”

Miffy visits a modern art gallery with her parents where she see’s paintings and sculptures inspiring her to be an artist.

Miffy goes to the playground with her parents where she has fun on the swing, rings, horizontal bar, a climbing tree, slide, seesaw and trampoline.

The books are square, hardback books which are a great size for little people. With paper pages we have to take some care with my toddler, but they are holding up well.