Whatever Next - written and illustrated by Jill Murphy

Baby Bear looks up into the night sky and asks Mrs Bear if he can go to the moon. Mum unknowingly feeds into Baby Bear's imagination by saying that he cannot go as he would need to have a rocket first. It seems that nothing will stop Baby Bear as he finds the various things he needs and WHOOSH! Off he goes...
    A few weeks after reading this, I came into the room to find my oldest daughter, who was then 5, putting things into a box and placing a pan on her head ready to go off to the moon. Her school also commented on her play, saying she had been making rockets most days to prepare to go off to space. More recently, my 4 year old daughter went looking for her wellies after reading this, but that was as far as it got! A playful and imaginative story which is perfect for the early years.