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[[image:lumplump.jpg|center|link=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDc9DQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=lump+lump+and+the+blanket+of+dreams&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiz47visd3QAhVT_WMKHQ8CA8UQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=lump%20lump%20and%20the%20blanket%20of%20dreams&f=false]]<hr/>[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Herve TulletAdam Stower|title=Say Zoop!Murray and Bun|rating=24.5|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=The average toddler has the attention span Murray is 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 time it takes to …two..SQUIRREL! Many modern children But he's a bad magician's books are packed full of flapscat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, textures and gimmicks in the desperate hope that catflap they both use can draw the reader away from CBeebies for just five minutes. To grab them and keep chuck themout, your book should be shortnot into the regular back garden, punchy but into a world of frightening adventure and funwhiffs. What you don't want to do This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is take a reasonable idea and play it out for pageexpected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, after pageto be honest, after page. Whatbut he's that ….. SQUIRREL!turned up and he'll have to do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1452164738</amazonuk>0008561249

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stephanie Blake1732898766|title=I Can't Sleep!The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating=4.5

|summary=Simon When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the little rabbit Sour Milk Dragon is back! chasing them. He's not so little nowright behind them, spewing hot, and sour milk from his baby brother nostrils. (from ''Stupid Baby by Stephanie BlakePlease don't try this at home: it won't end well.) has grown up into Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a toddlerladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. This time we see Simon and Caspar playing happily together but then, They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in the nighttangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, poor Caspar realises that he's forgotten his blanket outside! What will the two brothers do? Caspar says he can't sleep without his blanketNester Nook and Granny Cranny...will Simon be able to help him?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1776571630</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Catherine Pickles and Chantal BourgonjeB0CC9W7GLR|title=Worzel says hello! Will you be my friend?On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary=I'd like you Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to meet Worzelbe at home, bored but you'll need to do exactly what I saywarm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. Worzel is quite On top of the ice was a big dogpolar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, but that doesn't mean that he's fierce, or even very bravethe bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. In fact, he's frightenedKit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and little as you are, he's frightened of youthen another. He'd like obviously needed to meet you though: can you see that nose just poking out from be taken home on the side of the sofa? Now he's peering over the cushion - bus and given a good meal and finally he's risking leaving that ''very'' safe place he's found, behind the sofasomewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1787111601</amazonuk> What else would you do?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emma Yarlett1913839656|title=Nibbles: The Dinosaur GuideLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee

|genre=Emerging ReadersFor Sharing|summary=Some of you may already be aware of NibblesTodd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He is a little monster that likes packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to nibble everythingshow his grandmother. Nibbles nibbles socks, Nibbles nibbles clocks, but the thing that Nibbles likes She had promised to nibble most is books! Therefore, putting take him in a book is not to the Friday Night Club at the safest place local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he will try and eat his way outwanted to make new friends. Whilst the first book saw the tyke getting into trouble in fairy talesAt home, this time it is non-fiction that has whetted his appetite only friend was his mum and in particular a book all about dinosaurshe wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848696914</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alexandre Lacroix and Ronan Badel1529504775|title=Dragons: Father The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and SonKatie Hickey

|genre=Emerging Readers For Sharing|summary=You know dragonsElsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the red buses drive past. TheyElsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn're there to look splendid t - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and fierce, even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to burn down human villages in rampages, with or without treasure in mind. But they need use the coins from her money box to be trained in thatpay for it as cash was tight at home. And our father dragon has just tasked his son dragon with that very errand - Gradually, David learned to go stand up, use the bus for support, and torch a human housewalk behind it. The lad is reluctant Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and rusted, to cook anything more severe than lunch - what the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could possibly happen?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910277231</amazonuk>play with it.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= David McKee1529504767|title= Elmer The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and the TuneKatie Hickey|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Everybody loves a catchy tune, but sometimes you come across one that you just canSusan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her final destination. She needn't get out have worried though as she went to the home of your headMr and Mrs Russell, no matter how hard you trywho couldn't have been kinder to her. And that's what has happened She even had her own room - all to Elmer herself. Gradually she relaxed and his friends – all over began to enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the jungle, folk are humming the same tune, over baking and over and over again, and passing when it on came to their friends Christmas Eve Susan and neighbours like a musical virusMr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. Anyone who has heard about how The best surprise happened the wheels on that wretched bus go round and round eleventy-seven gazillion times on a long car journey will know what we meanfollowing morning. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783445467</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Dr Seuss and Tish Rabe1916459943|title= Oh Squeakily Baby, the Places You'll Go|author=Beth Webb|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary=A slightly odd concept to get oneMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's head aroundso tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails'Oh '. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby, gently and the Places Youwaves sing 'll Go'hush, hush' is both a book within '. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a book, sandy beach and a book sized advert all you have the sound perfectly. The mermaids join in one. Dr Seuss (fun fact: - 'Seuss' originally rhymed with la lou, la lay...'voice') wrote many, many books in his lifetime, and lots of us will be familiar with his best-known characters such as [[The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss|The Cat in the Hat]] and the copious numbers of adventures he wrote about such as when [[Horton Hears a Who by Dr Seuss|Horton Hears And for a Who]]. This book is different, because rather than introducing new wild and wacky characters, moment it brings together existing ones who may never seems to have met each other beforeworked as Baby closes his eyes. Adapted by Tish Rabe (though very much influenced by Dr Seuss Then a seagull '''shouts'''s originals), this book rattles through the different titles and their key characters, knitting them together with the premise that these are all people baby will meet in the future, through the wonder of childrenwe know exactly what's booksgoing to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008241651</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Rachel Bright and Jim Field140639131X|title= The Squirrels Who SquabbledA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=First we had Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a cute little mouse finding his inner beast in [[The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright reply. Philippa 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 Jim Field|The Lion Inside]] decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and then we had lollipop stick were both a nervous koala trying little amateur to move out of his comfort zone in [[The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright start with but the benefits were obvious. All the animals used the crossing and Jim Field|The Koala Who Could]] and now we have Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a couple of greedy, fighting squirrelssafe path overnight. Whatever next?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408340488</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark1776574338|title= Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of The Wizard of OzLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating= 4|genre= Emerging ReadersFor Sharing|summary= The timeless story that we all know Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as The Wizard of Oz is given a twist in this original interpretation by master story-crafter Michael Morpurgohe goes. It's Children who live at the tale top of a character that seems tower blocks don't even need to be so often overlooked in go downstairs – they simply climb out of the well-known story: Dorothywindow and slide down his neck. It's faithful dogperfect, Toto. We hear the whole story from his point isn't it? What could be a more fun way of viewgoing to school? There is a problem, told though. Leilong isn't happy in first person narrative from the moment the tornado sweeps across Dorothycity: he's Kansas farm. Toto continues always having to tell the story as it happens to him in a witty be careful about where he puts his feet and charming manner as their house is lifted into the air and whisked away to the mysterious land of Oz. Of course, Toto and Dorothy meet the absurd but loveable scarecrow without – because he's longer than a brain, tin man tennis court – he often causes damage without a heart intending to and lion who lacks courage, and together they set off along the yellow brick road to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, hoping traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he might help Toto and Dorothy return home. Along can't be the way, the tin man, scarecrow and lion learn that what they think they are missing might have been there all alongbus anymore. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008134596</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=J M Barrie and Robert Ingpen1776574028|title=Peter Pan and WendyBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott

|summary=ItI love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's a childhood staple - for the story of Wendychild who still enjoys board books (er, John see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and Michael Darling and their beloved nurse, Nana the Newfoundland dog who took them to school make something quite different from each dayone. It's George Darling, their father, We have the elephant who makes the mistake when he locks Nana in the yard dons a tutu - and the children are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan and Tinkerbellbecomes a ''balletphant''. There's The buffalo who has had a wonderful mix of characters, from Peter Pan, the boy who never wants to grow up, Tinkerbell, the rather unpleasant fairy, Captain Hook, Tiger Lily, the lost boys bath (complete with yellow duck) and - of course - Wendy, but then it wouldndries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''t have been . The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a classic since the original stage production in 1904 and the novel of 1911 if ''crynoceros'' (think about it were otherwise!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1786750856</amazonuk>'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Clare Foges and Al Murphy1838226834|title=Bathroom BoogieCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall

|summary=Every day I leave the house It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all the feeling good that I left it in a pretty tidy stateparents do, but on my return some things so the trips out were always seem out of placeso much fun. This is especially true of my bathroom. Why is there toothpaste on A young boy was going to the mirrorcarnival with his Grandad, or a flannel on the floor? who told him: ''It would appear that I may not actually 'll be to blame and that when Ibrilliant, just remember, don'm at work all the bathroom items come out for a boogiet let go of my hand. Will I ever catch them in the act?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571337317</amazonuk>''

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Fearne Cotton and Sheena DempseyB09MYXSRV4|title= Yoga Babies|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= Radio host, TV presenter, fashion designer, author – is there anything Fearne Cotton can't do? Based on the content of this book, we can undoubtedly add Yogi to the ongoing list of talents, because itOtter's hard to imagine any other way in which this came into being.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783445645</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewCoat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author= Claire Freedman and Jane Massey|title= Florence FrizzballCordellya Smith|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Florence Frizzball has When the frizziestworld was made, curliest, most out of control mop of hair youthe animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and''ve ever seen! And she longs for smooth, sleekthe future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, brushable locks like all her friends. As a kidunfortunately, I remember being chased round not the garden by my mother, brandishing a hair brush and trying ability to get me use it well. He liked to sit still and have my frizz sorted outtrick other animals. To say I identified He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a race with Florence would be an understatementTurtle. As the tale goes on, though, we You might think that's not a fair contest but wait and see another side to the story. Florence gets what she wants, but when her dream comes true she quickly learns that maybe she was wanting all the wrong things, and that actually her frizzball is part of her identity Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471144542</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Phil Allcock and Richard WatsonRob Keeley|title= Clumpety BumpCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!

|genre= For Sharing|summary= Clumpety Bump Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes applescarrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. Nothing wrong with thatWhen her friends at school turn up their noses, after all: Lily is keen to explain how good they're tasty are for you and full of goodnesshow nice to eat. But you don't get deliciousOne day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, juicy treats like who tells her that unless you deserve them, and naughty Clumpety is a bit too keen carrots grow on saying ''I can't be bothered'' when his friend Wally asks for helptrees. SoInfuriated, after several disastersLily checks with the teacher, Wally decides he'd be better off leaving Clumpety at home who explains that fruits grow on trees and using his tractor insteadvegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. UnfortunatelyJordan says, things don't turn out too well"I did try to tell her, Miss!" and our two heroes learn that if you want to be properly happy, other people need to be happy too. Selfishness just makes everyone sadlaughs at poor Lily. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848862458</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Jackie Morris and James MayhewB09FFJF8YS|title= Mrs NoahYou Can's Pockets|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= The heavy rains, Noah building his ark and the animals going in two by two to be saved. This most familiar of stories has been retold time and time again but not like this. This time there is twist and someone else quietly takes centre stage. When Mr Noah builds the ark, he makes two lists - one for all the animals who will come on board and one for those troublesome creatures he will leave behind. Meanwhile, Mrs Noah gets out her sewing machine and makes a coat with very deep pockets. Lots of pockets.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>191095909X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewt Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Lisa Papp|title=Madeleine Finn Justine Avery and the Library DogKate Zhoidik|rating=43.5

|summary=Madeleine Finn doesn''For the big, grownup girls out there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't like to read Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big- not anythinggirl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride. It''  And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's not really final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her faultdog, you know. Her teacher tries to encourage hercat, but some of the other kids giggle when her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she makes mistakes'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. And they pull faces of Neither can the flowers, nor the fish, nor the type which would have given me my head in my hands to play with when I was a childbirds. The words just donBoy's certainly can't seem to come out right for her. The other children are getting gold stars (I've ''never'' liked that system) but all Madeleine gets is a heart sticker which tells her to keep trying. She's got plenty of those. All week a big girl now and she tries her best but doesn't get the star she longs for.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646326</amazonuk>wants everyone to know it!}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Rose BlakeJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title= Going to SchoolEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Sidney Gibbons is always in trouble andToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to make matters worsetalk about and joke about, he insists on blaming that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the mess he makes on his invisible friend – Kevinwrong time. ThisIn class, howeversay, changes when Sidney actually meets Kevin everyone will hear it and discovers what it is like to be on the receiving end of bad behavioureveryone will laugh. At you. In a magical world of make-believe, Sidney finally comes to realise that heJustine Avery's been selfish latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and resolves to put things right for both his invisible chum gently and his very own mumcalmly, with the familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0008207410</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rob BiddulphB09BG8V3Q6|title=SunkWho Needs Nappies? Not Me!(Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5

|summary=''Hoist Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the Colours! Set latest release in the Sail''Everybody Potties! It's time to hit the treasure trail' series from Justine Avery.'' Penguin Blue and his friends are prepared This series of fun picture books aims to sail take the seven seas in search pain out of gold but they become unstuck when a rip in their ship means they're suddenly SUNK! Luck is, however, on their side potty training children and they find a handy desert island in the nick of timereplace it with some fun. Here they make a special new friend and ultimately find a treasure thatIt's worth much more than golda worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008207402</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Jason Rekulak When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Kim SmithMended|titleauthor=The X-Files: Earth Children are Weird. A Picture BookPeter Cotton

|summary=We know that Dana Scully and Fox Mulder didn't know each other as childrenMeet Fred. Well, for they met much later onactually, at work you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for the FBIreasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But if they had, they may well have camped out in the back yardI'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. They made Fred is a snake and even those of us who have read scary stories a phobia about snakes are going to each other, but one thing is for sure – Mulder's imagination would have seen aliens everywherewarm to him. He would have seen mystery arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the deep impression in the yardfamily, horror in to the shadows, and the unexplained in any vaguely mysterious noiseextent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. For And that's what happens on was where the pages of this picture book – but thatproblem started. Fred didn's not ''all'' that happens – the truth is something much more peculiar…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1683690273</amazonuk>t have any road sense. Or brakes.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Akala Justine Avery and Sav AkyuzNaday Meldova|title=You Can do AnythingEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=3.54

|summary= If Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you think about rapping. But really, what comes why shouldn't it be? We all have to mind? The hard streets of the East Coast and West Coast of America learn about our bodily functions just as they brag we have to learn about what cars they own and women they date? Rap is like any musical form; it varies greatlyeverything else when we are small. There is loads of Gangster RapWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, but what say, learning about why the pop of Will Smith, or sun and the Grime of moon take turns in the UKsky? Just have a look at the 80s for loads of unqualified people having a dabble in the format (Wham! Rap). Rap in of itself is nothing but a way to project a message and if this message is about trying hard and succeeding, it could just be suitable for a kid's book.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192747800</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Jon BurgermanJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title= Rhyme CrimeNo, No, No!|rating= 54|genre= For Sharing|summary= Sometimes They say the best picture books for sharing need to are the simplest ones. And nothing could be calm and gentletruer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. ''No, soporific evenNo, to lure little ones under No!'' is based around the duvet and off to sleepsimplest text imaginable. And sometimes books need to be utterly zany ''No, no, full of bright coloursno! Okay, daft doodle-style illustrations and crazy rhymes for the child to shout out loudokay. PleaseYes, dear parentyou may.'' That's it! But, like all the best picture books, do not try to read this wonderful book to your offspring within an hour or two tiny snippet of lights out. Seriously, be warned text is a veritable tardis - You Will Regret Itso much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192749501</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Georgiana Deutsch and Ekaterina Trukhan194812467X|title= 10, 9, 8... Owls Up Late! The Farm Shop|ratingauthor= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It's tough being a mother owl. Rather than just one or two rambunctious little ones to calm down ready for bedDevon Avery, she has ten of them! And there's so much going on in her tree that she must sometimes despair of ever getting them to sleep. But gradually, one by one, the owlets' eyes begin to droop Justine Avery and they make their way to their comfy little nest until at last . . . zzzzzz! |amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869704X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Michelle Robinson and Claire Powell|title=Have You Seen My Giraffe?Ema Tepic|rating=4.5

|summary=Imagine, if you will, Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a world walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in which you no longer win goldfish at his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the fairtop of the hill, but you could potentially be coming home they see a big barn with a giraffesign outside. It's a farm shop! This But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the situation that the family in this story find themselves installholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and it turns out that having a giraffe in your house may not Sam go down too well with your parents!shopping. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857075993</amazonuk>What will they buy?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Simon Puttock Sadie and Matt Robertsonthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=FluffywuffyMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice

|summary=Mr MootSadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and his dog Fluffywuffyshe loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom, are very happy in their quiet little life together''<br>''To the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. But One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one day, Mr Mootwhere Nelson's cousin, Clarence, comes knocking at Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the door closing bell and announces the attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that he has come to stay for she could never have imagined in a weekworld of dolphins, or a monthpirates, or a year! Clarence turns out to be a most inconsiderate house guestmermaids and treasure. Whatever will Mr Moot do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808719</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emilia Dziubak and Przemyslaw Wechterowicz1782227741|title=The Secret Life of a TigerLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha

|summary=If David Attenborough has taught us anything One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is that sucked down a lot goes drain on in the natural world that we are unaware side ofthe street. Finding himself Animals will hunt down in interesting waysthe sewer, Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, or find a mate who plucks him out of the dirty water using secret danceshis cane, but did you know that Tigers sometimes sneak which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up on apes and give them new haircuts? You will be amazed with the revelations found in Emilia Dziubak and Przemyslaw Wechterowicz's book, but I am not convinced that this kid's book is based on factsa nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>191027724X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Peter Bently and Charles FugeB08R7LXQ9S|title=Remy: A Home Full of Friends|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Bramble Badger was out looking for nuts by the river when the storm broke and he was so cold that he decided to go straight home. On the way he met a trail of devastation: Snuffle Dormouse's house has been squashed by a falling tree. She'd like shelter book about believing in Bramble's sett, if he has room. He's a ''little'' bit reluctant because he thinks his sett is in a mess and there isn't much space or dinner available, but what can you do when a friend is in need? Next it's Tipper the Toad whose home is full of mud, then Boo the Hedgehog's nest has been covered by leaves.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144492057X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewyourself|author=Jill Atkins and Barbara Vagnozzi|title=Peck, Hen, Peck! Mayuri Naidoo and Ben's Pet (Early Reader)Caroline Siegal

|summary=It probably sounds obvious, but you really shouldnRemy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again't keep your pet chickens in a bag! Well, that's what I learned from this book which tells us first the story of Tom who puts his hen in a bag. The school bully Jayden, The hen pecks through the bagtogether with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, as hens calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are wont careful to do, wind up Remy when nobody can see and escapes! A simple and somewhat tragic tale! This is swiftly followed by a story about Ben's petthen push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. Will it be another henSo, I wondered? Nowhen Remy reacts, actually, after several incorrect guesses, we discover that Benit looks as though he was the instigator. And then he gets into trouble at school and the teachers don's pet is only a rabbit!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862482</amazonuk>t believe him when he tries to explain what happened.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alice Hemming and Louise Forshaw1471191303|title=Buzz and Jump! Jump! (Early Reader) The Invisible|author=Tom Percival

|summary=After hearing a mysterious buzzing in This is the kitchenstory of Isobel, mum traps a fly in little girl who made a jar, but then she hears the buzzing again..big difference.what could be going on? Meanwhile, Ken the Kangaroo (who declares himself to be the best at jumping), is jumping everywhere he can. In this red level book, aimed generally at those who have completed their reception year Isobel lived with her parents in school, there are two simple, sweet stories in one booka house - a very cold house, perfect for those who are just learning to read.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862504</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Alice Hemming and Julia Seal|title=Bamboo and I Wish (Early Reader) |rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=With two stories in one book, therebecause her parents couldn's plenty to like about this simple, and funny, early reader. The first story, Bamboo, deals with a cheeky panda who has run off t afford to hide. Where can he be? The second story is about a wishing well which is granting wishes left, right and centre! Evaluated as a red level book, it sets itself as being about put the right level for those around the end of their reception year.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862512</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Sarah Brennan and Jane Tanner|title= Storm Whale|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= This is one of the most beautiful picture books that I have read for a while.heating on:

''Bleak was Ice curled across the day inside of the window and crept up the wind whipped downWhen I and my sisters walked to town…corner of the bedpost.''

So begins this story of three sisters who set off to walk The family didn't go to the beach together in this stunning and rather special picture book. The cover illustration is reminiscent of traditional family cinema or on holidays depicting three girls, hand in hand but they had each other and wearing sunhats disappearing over sand dunes on their way to the beachthey were happy. The story then departs from a typical seaside theme as the sisters find a stranded whale on the beach and spend Then the day in desperate attempts to save it. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646253</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Barney Saltzberg|title= Chengdu Can Do|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= There's something utterly delightful (and, it must be said, sometimes infuriating, especially came when you're in a hurry) about the toddler's determination to be independent. Scrambling along using any handy piece of furniture or, if they doncouldn't move fast enough, afford the family pet as a prop, exploring cupboards full of rent for the most enticing objects, house and the daily struggle they had to move to get as much dinner in his or her own mouth as on the walls – all that requires grit and a refusal to fail which augurs well for far side of the little one's futurecity. That can-do attitude, so lauded by education This part of the city was cold, enterprise sad and big business, is a quality Chengdu the panda has in bucket-loads! |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1484758471</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Sean Taylor lonely and Kasia Matyjaszek|title=I am Actually a Penguin|rating=4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Do you know a child who loves to dress up? Well this is the perfect picture book for that child. Quite probably the perfect picture book for the parent of that child tooIsobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783704519</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Barney SaltzbergNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Chengdu Could Not, Would Not, Fall AsleepOne Night in Beartown

|summary=The list of entertaining things about toddlers does not include any of the following; throwing food against your recently painted wallsMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, nappy deposits, or deciding to stay up way past their bedtime. There are few things more unsettling to a parent than a toddler used to their routine suddenly deciding to stay up way past their bedtime; they scream, they procrastinatewho lives in Beartown, they blub and then finally collapse (and that is just Mum and Dad)obsessed with bears. The reason that so many children's She collects books are about settling down and going to bed bears. Her favourite toy is to avoid the staying up eventualityBerisford, so will a book about an insomniac panda work?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1484775651</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Libby Walden and Stephanie Fizer Coleman|title=Hidden World: Forest|rating=4.5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction |summary=Sometimes, less is moreteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. But a wood doesn't understand thatEvery night, does it – it just stretches on and on, expanding outwards she looks out of her bedroom window and outwards, and upwards and upwards – it's quite a galling thing for a young person says goodnight to understandthe bear statue outside. This book reverts Every morning she says hello to the very basic detail Bee Bear, a colourful painted bear that will let the very young student get a grip lives at her school. She even has bears on the life in the forest, whether they can actually see it for the trees in real life or not…her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848575971</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]