The picture books in Year 1 offer deeper exploration of emotions and wonder. They are mainly rooted in the everyday crises of life. Again, most of these books lend themselves to setting up a variety of play situations – using toys, costumes and puppets – but the children also need to be involved in careful reading of the books, paying close attention to the detail and entering imagined worlds to experience the stories deeply – then talking it all through. Includes Peace at Last, Can't You Sleep Little Bear, Where the Wild Things Are, The Elephant and the Bad Baby, Avocado Baby, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Lost and Found, Knuffle Bunny, Beegu, Dogger, Cops and Robbers and Elmer.