It’s that time of year again….World Book Day!
Today I’m going to take a trip down memory lane and talk about Beanie Babies that remind me of certain books from my childhood.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This was one of my very first books ever, and I LOVED it!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is about a tiny caterpillar who eats and eats and grows and grows until he becomes a beautiful butterfly!
Even though he doesn’t really look like the caterpillar from the book, for some reason Inch the Inchworm has always reminded me of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Inch was first released with felt antennae, then later with yarn antennae. The felt antennae version is a little rarer.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr is another book from my childhood. It is about a tiger who turns up to a little girl’s house and drinks all the tea, eats all the food before drinking everything in the house.
India reminds me a little bit of the tiger in the book. She was a cute little tiger released in June 2000. However, I’m sure your food and tea are safe with her around…
Little Red Riding Hood
Surely, everybody’s heard of Little Red Riding Hood?!
It was one of those classic tales that made children terrified of wolves. The original story is a European folk tale, although one of the most popular adaptations, and the one I remember, is by the Brothers Grimm.
Luckily Howl won’t dress up pretending to be your Grandma, but he does remind me a little of the Big Bad Wolf from the story. Don’t worry, he won’t eat you though.
Treasure Island
Another classic tale.
Treasure Island was a tale of pirates and buried treasure by Robert Louis Stevenson, and where the character, “Long John” Silver comes from.
The pirate bear, Roger (think Jolly Roger) would be a perfect character in this novel, with his eyepatch and skull and crossbones bandana.
Roger was a Vedes exclusive Beanie Baby, only found in Germany.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
I LOVED Peter Rabbit as a child!
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter is about Peter Rabbit, a mischievous rabbit who goes into Mr McGregor’s garden against his Mother’s wishes to eat his vegetables, only to end up being chased out by Mr McGregor and being sent to bed without any food when he gets home.
Ty actually did release a Peter Rabbit Beanie Baby. He was available as a retail version and a UK exclusive version that was only available at The World of Beatrix Potter attraction and in Harrods.
Are you celebrating World Book Day? What are your favourite books?
