Now for a book that gave us a severe (and inappropriate) case of the rumbly tummies over breakfast one morning. Save "The Best Chip" till last...

We love a good doggy yarn, and we love a cheeky tweak of the royal cheek as well so when the two are combined, we know we're in for a treat.

Meet Chips - the royal dog with a difference. Most of the Queen's corgis are content to laze around, eating only the finest foods and chewing on the most exquisite chew toys. But Chips prefers slightly chewier (and stinkier) fare. There's nothing nicer to gnaw on than the royal shoe collection.

Chips is a very thoughtful dog, if a little naughty. He only takes a single shoe at a time, and carries them away to a secret hidey-hole to chew at his leisure.

Chips' behaviour doesn't go unnoticed. It's a dashed bad show don't you know, and the Queen issues a royal order - the missing footwear must be found!

Chips looks set to spend his days firmly in the doghouse until one night, a burglar steals into the palace to make off with the royal jewels and silver. A burglar with a big stinky pair of smelly (and very chewy) boots. Can Chips possibly save the day?

Kate Leake's book is huge fun and though Chips is a bit of a shoe-scoffing scoundrel, we couldn't help but love him to bits! Don't miss Kate's first book for Scholastic / Alison Green Books, out now!

Charlotte's best bit: Charlotte was amused (and slightly horrified) at the thought of Chips enjoying the Princess's 'nice and crunchy' glass slippers. "But won't he cut his mouth?"

Daddy's Favourite bit: A royal hound with a difference. We love all the little details in this (particularly in the spread where we see Chips secret stash tucked under the rhododendrons and the queen's lost ring!)

(Kindly sent to us for review by Alison Green Books)

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As kids get more inquisitive, they become fascinated by things we take for granted - like how the marvellous machine that is our body works. Charlotte seems drawn to all matters medical so when we spotted this book in Mostly Books, we thought it'd be a great little reference for her and a resource to trigger those many many "why" questions we get on a daily basis.

Usborne's "Look Inside: Your Body" is a lift-the-flap book but don't be put off by that, this is no baby book - in fact with over 100 flaps to lift, and sometimes some extremely well hidden ones, this book will keep your youngsters entertained for hours.

Kate Leake's bright and bold illustrations and engaging use of flaps turns a learning experience into a fun experience. Presentation throughout is absolutely top notch, in fact it's now got us taking a look at the other Usborne "Look Inside" books to see what else they do (the answer, everything from cars to castles, from space to sports).

A superb high-quality book that can help answer some of those awkward (and rather unsavoury) questions you probably field as a parent ("Why do we need to poo, mummy? Why do your feet smell daddy?"). Thoroughly recommended.

Charlotte's best bit: Finding flaps within flaps within flaps, and learning about bones and skeletons

Daddy's favourite bit: A book that proves you don't need a fancy tablet or app to make learning about the body massive amounts of fun.