Dormouse Has a Cold: A Lift-the-flap Story (Tales From Acorn Wood, 9)

Dormouse Has a Cold is a delightful addition to the Tales From Acorn Wood series. This lift-the-flap story is perfect for young readers, combining engaging storytelling with charming illustrations.My child loves lifting the flaps to uncover surprises, which adds an interactive element to our reading sessions. The story of Dormouse dealing with a cold is relatable and comforting, teaching kids about care and friendship.The illustrations are vibrant and detailed, capturing the attention of little ones. The book is sturdy and well-made, standing up to repeated use. Overall, *Dormouse Has a Cold* is a wonderful book that we enjoy reading together. Highly recommended for any child's library!

Yet another beautifully written and illustrated book from Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. My 2 1/2 yr old grandson loves listening to the story and lifting the flaps to see what is there.

A compelling read that will keep you turning the pages. While the protagonist may seem like an innocent mouse, this story provides a fascinating insight into the healthcare system of Acorn Wood. Able to get a walk-in appointment with Dr Stoat on the day that she came down with a cold rather than waiting in a telephone queue at 8am to be triaged, Doormouse quite literally opens the door to a healthcare system that is clearly very well funded. As the tale progresses, one is left to wonder, and I’m sure this was done to make the readers think deeply, if all patients were like Doormouse and all doctors were like Dr Stoat, would the system still work so well? Firstly, visiting the surgery because of a simple cold seems excessive. Why couldn’t she treat her symptoms with over the counter medication? Secondly, what exactly did Dr Stoat prescribe when Doormouse was told to take a pill each day. One can only hope that it wasn’t an unnecessary prescription of antibiotics for a simple virus. The story takes a dark twist when Doormouse is bed bound and visited by her friends. The reader is left questioning how ill she really is when one sees the expression on her face upon receiving a box of chocolates. The compassion shown by Fox, Mole and Blackbird may have been unnecessary. Their characters contrast directly with Doormouse and the reader may well ponder upon the recipient’s deceit. This is only further enhanced when on only the next page, Doormouse is found on the ferris wheel at the Acorn Fair.All in all, it is a thought provoking novel which leaves the reader with more questions than answers about healthcare provision in Acorn Wood.

This series is great for storytime . Sturdy and well made. Interesting stories.

Came on time, looks lovely, granddaughter loves it.

We gave alot of the others in this range. Another lovely lift the flap book with small amounts of reading. My 5 year old may be getting abit bigger now but I thought that he would be able to try and read this one by himself and he always liked the other ones being read to him in the range when he was younger too.

This book is very engaging for children from babies to preschool age children there is flaps on every page for the children to lift up and look. This book is apart of a series that the characters interconnect through each story and the children will enjoy reading all of the stories and finding the different characters.

This is the latest Julia Donaldson book I have got for my children and they love these tales of acorn wood lift flap books. They read them over and over and we are all looking forward to a new one hopefully coming out soon.

My three year old son loves this book a lot.