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|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Something terrible Murray is happening in supposed to be a humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the foresttwo. Branches from trees are going missing overnightBut he's a bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and nobody knows what's going on. Everyone living in the forest gathers together to look at catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the crime sceneregular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and to try to discover what has happenedwhiffs. Initially they blame each otherThis time round it drops them into a Viking land, but after discovering everyone there has where a solid alibi they continue their investigations troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to try be honest, but he's turned up and find the culprit.he'll have to do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007182333</amazonuk>0008561249
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Maudie Smith and Paul Howard1732898766|title=The DressingAdventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Up DadAlbanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=Danny When we first meet Birpus and his dad both love dressing up! Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Whatever Their greatest fear has come about: the eventSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, or reasonspewing hot, they are readysour milk from his nostrils. Indeed, they (Please don't really need a reason, but just happily dress up together try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, or when they go out, as spacemen, a knight were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a dragon, sea creatures ladder of moss and wizards...you name itvines was lowered for them, they can dress escaped. They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up as it! Danny loves having so much fun in the tangled woods where they lived with his dad, but then one day he does start to wonder what it would be like to have a normal, ordinary dadtheir Grand Wees, Nester Nook and so for his birthday he decides to ask his dad to dress up as an ordinary dad!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>019274979X</amazonuk>Granny Cranny.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mac Barnett and Jon KlassenB0CC9W7GLR|title=TriangleOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda|rating=45
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|summary=This is Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a story about Trianglelarge slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. One day he goes out On top of his house and walks the ice was a long way to go polar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, the bear woke and play a sneaky trick on his friend, Squarewith wobbly legs moved from the ice. It's quite Kit was all for making a long walkrun for it, past lots but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and lots of triangles, gave him one apple and then lots of shapes with no name, another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and then lots given a good meal and lots of squaressomewhere to sleep. What will happen after he's played his trick on Square, though? Will Triangle get his comeuppanceelse would you do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406376671</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sam Usher1913839656|title=SunLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=It Todd was excited about spending the hottest day of weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the yearbest beetle juice. Hotter, if such a thing is possible, than broccoli soup, the Atacama Desert He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and the surface of the sunthen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. Grandad decreed that it was She had promised to take him to the perfect day for an adventure and began packing Friday Night Club at the picnic basket with all sorts of useful things: water, biscuits, a telescope, camera, sun protection, fruit, sandwiches, toys local community centre and lots, lots moreTodd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. How are a boy and At home, his grandad to know what they're going to need? Grandad only friend was the navigator his mum and the boy was the lookouthe wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178370795X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Laura Williams1529504775|title=Grandpa Diet The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and DiabetesKatie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=Nick's Mum is an accident Elsie and emergency nurse and life can get a bit hectic at times, particularly when she has her little brother David loved to arrange for someone go to look after Nick the park and his twin sister Emmawatch the red buses drive past. One day in Elsie would race the school holidays Grandpa had buses along the pleasure side of looking after the kids park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and Nick thought this even just standing up was coolvery difficult. Grandpa used to be One day Elsie spotted a bit of a rocker, you see, bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and that's was happy to use the sort of music he always has playingcoins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. He might have a stick but Nick sure that he doesn't really need Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the bus for support, and walk behind it - it's there just in case. He does have a problem though Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and Mum explains rusted, to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it by saying so that Grandpa has to eat at the right time every day because he has diabetesher grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524667641</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet1529504767|title=Supertato Run Veggies RunThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=I've heard of these so called superfoods, they are reported to boost your immune system Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and flush out areas of your body that have gone unnoticed for decades, but does this make them super? In my mind to nervous about how she would be a superfood you need greeted when she got to do something spectacular; lift a car from a trapped child, or leap over a building in one boundher final destination. The vegetable and fruit in my house canShe needn't do any have worried though as she went to the home of thisMr and Mrs Russell, but then they arenwho couldn't Supertato; a spectacular spud that, more than once, has saved have been kinder to her. She even had her own room - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the day with his powersfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471121038</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dr Seuss1916459943|title=Dr Seuss's ABCSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=No one who has read his work can deny that Dr Seuss had Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a powerful imaginationsqueakily baby. He was able 's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to pluck from sleep: instead, he just lies on his brainpan not only interesting takes on old ideasblanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, but also new creatures and worlds that had never been seen beforehush''. His books are often madder than Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a box of March hares, but even he must sandy beach and you have had his limits? the sound perfectly. The humble ABC book (dare I say the dull ABC book)mermaids join in - ''la lou, surely he could not bring la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his sense of anarchic fun to this staple of the childreneyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's education market?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007487754</amazonuk>going to happen next.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nosy Crow140639131X|title=British Museum: ABCA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=Learning your ABCs is also seemingly learning Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the same items appearing over and over againOld Oak Road. A is not only A – it is also AppleShe wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. B is Ball, C is CarPhilippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. It is almost as if there are only 26 objects in the world Her uniform and they happen lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with different letters of but the alphabetbenefits were obvious. In fact, apart from Xylophone All the animals used the crossing and X-Ray, there are loads of things that you could choose Hedgehog was even trained up to put in an ABC book, if only you had provide a vast repository of objects and art that you could choose from …|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857638165</amazonuk>safe path overnight.
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{{newreview <!-- remove 17/5 -->Frontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=Go To SleepLeilong's Too Long!|author=Marion AdamsJulia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|summary=''It was midnight on Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the wild moorscity, picking up children as he goes. The round white moon peeped over Children who live at the clouds. The barn owl flew from tree top of tower blocks don't even need to tree without making a sound. The cool night breeze rustled through go downstairs – they simply climb out of the gorse busheswindow and slide down his neck. It'' Parents - s perfect, isn't this just it? What could be a lovely more fun way of going to start school? There is a bedtime story? Itproblem, though. Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's an oft-forgotten truth always having to be careful about picture books that they need where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to engage the parents as well as the childrenand traffic regularly gets snarled up. How else The school decides that he can they read it aloud successfully? So I loved this opening paragraph of ''Go To Sleep!'' - it not only set t be the scene beautifully but it also made me want to rush off and find a child to read it tobus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993079474</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=FumBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Karl Newson and Lucy FlemingDavid Elliott
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|summary=The smallest member of I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the Crumb family, Fumchild who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has gone missingmastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. Where on earth can he be? We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''. The rest of the Crumbs buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a family of giantshair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) search high and low for little Fum The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......'' OK, enlisting the help of various fairy tale friends along the way.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862431</amazonuk>let's not go there Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart1838226834|title=Little Monster's Day Out with DadCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall
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|summary=Before leaving It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all the house it is always important good that you check parents do, so the traffic onlinetrips out were always so much fun. What is the point in leaving now if you are A young boy was going to be stuck in a traffic jam all the way? Little Monstercarnival with his Grandad, who told him: ''It's Father could have done thisll be brilliant, but is learning the hard way. Thankfullyjust remember, this is a world in which even the mundane can be fun and there are lots don't let go of friends to find; even when you are stuck in back to back traffic on the Monster M25my hand.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405276444</amazonuk>''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B09MYXSRV4|title= Neil Gaiman Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Divya SrinivasanHare|titleauthor=CinnamonCordellya Smith|rating=54
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|summary=First written in 1995When the world was made, Cinnamon has hitherto existed as the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a short story on Neil Gaimanstrong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and''s website or as part of an audiobook collectionthe future. Now Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to use it's out as a picture book for us all well. He liked to sharetrick other animals.The story follows Cinnamon, a princess He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a small hot country, where everything is very old. Cinnamon was born race with pearls for eyesTurtle. This means You might think that she is very beautiful 's not a fair contest but also blind. And Cinnamon won't speak. Her parents, the rajah wait and rani, offer rich rewards for anyone who can persuade their daughter to talk. People come and go but nobody is successful. Until, one day, a tiger comessee. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408879239</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=John Kelly and Steph LaberisRob Keeley|title=Can I Join Your Club?Carrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5
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|summary=Duck just wants Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to join a clubeat. Any club would be fineOne day, but he would really like to be a part of somethingpoor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, so he tries the Lion Clubwho tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, and Lily checks with the Snake Clubteacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and even Club Elephantvegetables, but it seems like duck won't ever fit carrots, grow in anywhere…the ground. Jordan says, "I did try to tell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848694369</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Joyce Dunbar and Claire FletcherB09FFJF8YS|title=Tibs the Post Office Cat|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Set in the 1950You Can's, this is a story about a cat called Tibs t Wear Panties! (who was a real catNo More Nappies!) who was born in a post office, and who had a job to keep all the rats and mice under control. Rather than killing and eating all the mice, however, Tibs befriends them, and with their help he is able to apprehend some thieves, becoming the hero of the day!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910277207</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Britta Teckentrup|title=Under the Same Sky|rating=4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In this delightfully different book award winning illustrator Britta Teckentrup combines beautiful pictures with a simple yet lyrical text to portray a celebration of global unity. It beautifully depicts how the world's communities are united by the same hopes Justine Avery and dreams. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848575866</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Ant Parker|title=Charlie Chick Wants to PlayKate Zhoidik
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|summary=You would be amazed how often items go missing in children's books'For the big, grownup girls out there, especially the potty masters in lift training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the flap booksbig-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride. What better way '' And so it is there ! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to get a kid "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to look under something than say it may contain the missing object? In this case a Chick has lost their ball her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and rather than question why a her baby chicken would have a ball in sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Neither can the flowers, nor the first placefish, we instead must go on an adventure around nor the farmbirds. Boy's certainly can't.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509829008</amazonuk>She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jon BurgermanJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=SPLATEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=Everybody loves a clown…. Wait a minuteToots, trumps, does anyone ''like'' a clown? They are as likely to make a child cry as they are to make them laughfarts. One thing that they do have going Whatever your word for them is the slapstick humour and although we may not enjoy clowns themselves, we do enjoy watching someone get smacked in the face with find us a custard pie. Therefore, why not enjoy the mayhem without the harlequin?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192749544</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton|title= Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth|rating=5|genre=Childrenchild that doesn's Non-Fiction|summary= How many different kinds of living things are there on Earth? Lots…that's how manyt find them irresistibly funny. Children will learn lots Funny to talk about and lots from this wonderful book. I learned lots from it too. There are 100joke about,000 different kinds of mushroomsthat is. Who knew? Well I certainly didn't. This is But horribly embarrassing if you let one of those special books with cross-over appealgo at the wrong time. Tiny children will adore the illustrationsIn class, say, slightly older ones when everyone will learn fascinating facts hear it and readers of any age everyone will be moved by the message that we need to take better care of our beautiful environmentlaugh. At you. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406360481</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Michael Bond|title= PaddingtonJustine Avery's Finest Hour|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Paddington is backlatest entry in her ''Everybody Potties! This is the first set of new stories about our favourite bear from Peru since 2012. There are seven of them and, as you'd expect, they are delightful. Our little bear doesn't change series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and he still careers around 32 Windsor Gardens creating merry havoc as his adopted familycalmly, with the Brownsfamiliar humour attached, look on in helpless mirthexplains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody loves a bit of slapstick, right?does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0008226199</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Catherine RaynerB09BG8V3Q6|title=One Happy TigerWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=I love a good counting book''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! I particularly like one that has a story attached to it, rather than just 'one ball, two oranges, three dolls...' I like a counting book which is well drawn too and where care and thought has gone into the production of latest release in the book: you can't start 'Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to appreciate take the good things in life too soon pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It''One Happy Tiger'' ticks all those boxess a worthy aim, but when we first meet him tiger is rather sadas any frustrated parent will tell you. He's sitting all alone and whilst he might not have a frown on his face or tears in his eyes he has a look of dejection about him.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869234X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rod CampbellB07GZ81J7C|title=Fluffy ChickWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton
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|summary=Books enable us to travel places that we can only dream of; we can walk on the moonMeet Fred. Well, actually, or sink you're going to the deepest depths be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of the oceanmyself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. However, not all books Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to be spectacular warm to be great; simple pleasures can also be goodhim. Taking He arrived as a child to present in a petting zoo is one box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the most fun outings a family can do, but what happens to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when you are having an indoor day? they went out for a walk. And that was where the problem started. Pick up Fred didn''Fluffy Chick'' and bring the simple joy of the petting zoo to yout have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509834354</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Vivian French Justine Avery and Nigel BainesNaday Meldova|title= The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart Everybody Pees! (and other grumblesEverybody Potties!)|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing |summary=''I'm too old for bedtime stories'', ''That's a girl's book!'', '' I hate this book but I've got to finish it'', ''I can't find a book that I like.'' You've probably heard at least one of the grumbles in this book before but have you known how to respond to it? This brilliant picture book will do it for you and is a joyful celebration of all that's wonderful about books and reading. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>178112602X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Morag Hood|title=When Grandad was a Penguin
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|summary=When a little girl goes to stay with her GrandadCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. But really, she is worried that why shouldn't it be? We all is not wellhave to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. Grandad doesnWhy shouldn't seem quite the samepotty training be as much fun as, somehowsay, and he is talking learning about fish a lot, none of his clothes fit, why the sun and he is spending a lot more time the moon take turns in the bathroom. Thankfully, one day the zoo phones up, having discovered a bit of a problem there that might explain what is going on with Grandad!sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1509814019</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Lane SmithJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=A Perfect DayNo, No, No!|rating=3.54
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|summary=ItThey say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. ''s a lovely sunny dayNo, and looks as if it may just turn out to be a perfect dayNo, since there No!'' is a sunny spot for cat in based around the flowerssimplest text imaginable. ''No, and a paddling pool for dog to cool off inno, and bird food in the bird feederno! Okay, and a corn cob for squirrelokay. ButYes, whatyou may.'' That's this? Here comes bearit! But, lumbering into like all the garden to eat the corn cobbest picture books, splash in this tiny snippet of text is a veritable tardis - so much bigger on the water and squash all inside that it appears on the flowers!outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1509840559</amazonuk>1638820457
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb194812467X|title=The Everywhere BearFarm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=4.5
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|summary=The Everywhere Bear Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is an important member of Class One. He enjoys a wide range of activities with the children perfectly turned out as ever in his class, such as bus rides and burgers, football and musicsmart grey fur coat. One day, when it's the new boy, Matt's, turn As they walk to bring the Everywhere Bear back to school Matt sees a cat on top of the way to schoolhill, and he bends over to give it they see a big barn with a cuddlesign outside. Poor old Bear falls out of MattIt's bag and into a puddle. This farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the start of the Bear's most exciting (stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and terrifying!) adventure yet!Sam go shopping. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447280733</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=William Bee0995647895|title=William Bee's Wonderful World of Trucks Sadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=3.5
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|summary= Children will be who they areSadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, no matter how you try to change them, they know her mind never on what they likeshe should be doing. You may want She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to steer spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one child away from a world of pink and rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the other from a world of blue, but turn your back for a moment and there they are; one playing with a dollgloom, ''<br>''To the other a trainMaritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. There is nothing wrong with a girl liking traditional girl things She'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. One day she fell asleep under a boy liking traditional boy things, as long as they glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are given on show) and missed the opportunity to pick what they wantclosing bell and the attendant's warning shout. Some books you would assume are for one or When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the othermidst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, but actually transcend; these books are simply cool in their own rightpirates, mermaids and treasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843653257</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michelle Robinson and Emily Fox1782227741|title=Monkey's Sandwich|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Monkeys have been given the reputation of being cheeky, but do you also see them as petty thieves? How can these cheerful chimps be seen as anything other than cute, but mischievous little monkeys? Anyone who has driven through Knowsley Safari Park knows the truth. A perfectly good car drives in the monkey enclosure only to be bereft of wing mirrors, hubcaps and windscreen wipers at the end. Rumour has it that the monkeys sell these parts wholesale at a lockup in South Kirby. The monkey in this tale may not be stealing car parts, but he is a little light fingered when it comes to making the ultimate lunch.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007580010</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewLittle Gold Ted|author=Paul Stickland|title=Ten Terrible Dinosaurs|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Some things are easier to count than others. How many pens are there on the desk is simple enough. A little trickier is the number of cars on the road, but stand back and you can see them. The fact is that the bigger something is, the further you will need to be from it to count more than one. What would happen though if you were counting something that was not only bigVanessa Wiercioch, but moving Poppy Satha and also prone to eating you?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509835520</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Nina Laden|title=The Night I Followed the DogSasha Satha|rating=4.5
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|summary=ThereOne day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a Boy (who doesn't have a name) deep puddle and a Dog (likewise) and in the beginning you get the feeling that the Boy would prefer water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to have next door's Dog who wins prizes in obedience classes spin around and around and does clever things with the television remote control. That is until one morning when Boy opens sucked down a drain on the door a little earlier than usual and spots Dog getting out side of a limousine. In a tuxedo. The he disappears into the back gardenstreet. Finding himself Boy's shocked but a few minutes later he goes to down in the back door and whistles for Dogsewer, who comes dashing in, anxious Ted starts to eatpanic. At first Boy can't 'OH HELP ME PLEASE'quite'' believe what he ''thinks'' he sawcries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, so which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he determines to follow Dog the next nightdries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1452161348</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ted DewanB08R7LXQ9S|title=Something for Mummy (Bing)|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Having a child gives you a glimpse into a world that you never knew even existed. Unfortunately, this not a winter wonderland hidden in a wardrobe, but a world of children's TV characters. The mainstays of the genre have still survived; Sooty, Noddy and Postman Pat, but who is RaRa or Mr Tumble? One popular show that takes some getting used to is Bing, a series all Remy: A book about a rabbit that seems to have a stuffed animal as a carer. There are seemingly no parents believing in the show as if the town is one giant crèche, so how come Bing and his helper Flop are making a gift for Mummy?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008212015</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewyourself|author=Aino-Maija Metsola|title=My First Animals Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
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|summary=Get used to two simple words if you have a child, Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down 'What's That?again'' . The school bully Jayden, You will hear it over together with his sidekicks Ryan and over Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and over againhas small eyes. If you They are lucky mean but they are pointing at something not stupid. They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that you actually know – chairlittle bit further when the other kids are around. So, hatwhen Remy reacts, my sense of regretit looks as though he was the instigator. Sometimes they will point And then he gets into trouble at something that is not too familiar. Here school and the parental practise of making something up comes into play – itteachers don's a bird type thing. Books that show images of items, colours or animals may seem a little dull to an adult, but t believe him when he tries to a toddler learning about the world they are a who's who of explain what's thathappened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847809677</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Quentin Blake1471191303|title= The Story of the Dancing Frog|rating= 4.5|genre= Dyslexia Friendly |summary= When Jo's Great Aunt Gertrude's sea captain husband is drowned at sea she is grief-stricken and, in despair, she goes for a walk alone. During this walk she notices a small frog on a lily-pad. But he is no ordinary frog - he's a dancing frog and the two quickly become good friends. Soon the duo are touring the world with their routine, spreading joy and fun - and carrying out the occasional rescue - wherever they go.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781125910</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewInvisible|author=Jonny Lambert|title=Tiger Tiger Tom Percival|rating=4.5
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|summary=Until you spend This is the story of Isobel, a day hanging out with little girl who made a child you will never know how exhausting it can bebig difference. As an adult you are used to peppering your day Isobel lived with little downtime treats; her parents in a cup of tea perhaps, house - a biscuitsvery cold house, or maybe even a cheeky nap? The kids I know have no end because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on: ''Ice curled across the inside of energy the window and at best you will get a sip crept up the corner of cold coffee, have the bedpost.'' The family didn't go to give them most of the biscuit cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Then the day came when they couldn't afford the rent for the house and a nap would consist they had to move to the far side of them jumping on your headthe city. HoweverThis part of the city was cold, although their enthusiasm sad and lonely and zest may be tiring, it is also infectious, just ask any old tiger you meetIsobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869444X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=DKNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Baby Dinosaurs (Follow the Trail)|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary= If you ever have the misfortune to stumble across some as yet undiscovered dinosaur I offer this piece of advice; don't take your finger and track their spine, don't put it One Night in their mouth and don't go following them to their parent. Instead, run. Run faster than you have ever run before in the opposite direction. The unfortunate thing is that anyone with a toddler knows, they love to grab and poke anything – including terrible lizards if they got the chance. Better play safe than sorry and just get them a book that allows them to get their dinosaur touching thrills vicariously. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241273129</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Jana Novotny Hunter and Paula Bowles|title=My Tail's Not Tired!Beartown
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|summary=Little Monster is supposed to be going to bedMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, but how can hewho lives in Beartown, when his knees are still bouncy and his arms still need to fly and his bottom has lots of jiggling and wiggling left to do?! As Big Monster groans and sighs, Little Monster's energy seems to have no endis obsessed with bears. But will Little Monster finally wear himself out and end up in bed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846439868</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Silvia Borando|title=The Hamster Book|rating=4She collects books about bears.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Look! You finally have your very own petHer favourite toy is Berisford, a sweet little hamster. You can give her a name, smooth teddy bear passed down by her furgrandmother. Every night, watch she looks out of her do tricks bedroom window and give her some foodsays goodnight to the bear statue outside. It’s not all fun and games with your new hamster however! Of courseEvery morning she says hello to Bee Bear, every responsible pet owner knows a colourful painted bear that they need to clean up after their pet, if there are any little accidents..lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1406367729</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}} Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]