G.O.A.T.
Kate Temple, Jol Temple and Rebel Challenger
Scholastic

Goat considers himself the Greatest Of All Time: none of the other creatures comes anywhere near him when it comes to greatness. Take Duck for instance; Duck is the Deadliest Underwater Crumb King and Donkey is Devourer Of Nice Kind Easter Yams.

Donkey needs correcting on G.O.A.T. for thinking it stands for Grunts Often At Termites, something Goat denies doing, though the Termites disagree on that. And so the discussion goes on until it appears that all the animals have ways of being GOAT, well maybe make that all but one.

Totally bonkers though if you’ve met books written by Kate and Jol Temple this probably won’t surprise you. Deliciously daft too are Rebel Challenger’s colourful portrayals of the animal characters – an ideal complement for the text.

Now should you want to introduce acronyms to children, this book offers a great starting point; however first and foremost it should be shared for its hugely playful content. I imagine it going down really well in a KS1 classroom: the most important thing children will get from it is that language is fun.