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|summary=Tony Ross has picked, retold and illustrated his favourite fairy tales, taking in such classics as ''Rumpelstiltskin'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', whilst also offering up slightly lesser-known ones like ''The Hedley Kow'', ''The Musicians of Bremen'', ''Sweet Porridge'', ''Prince Hyacinth'' and ''Fairy Gifts''.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709801</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tony Bradman and Tony Ross
|title=The Orchard Book of Swords, Sorcerers and Superheroes
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Jason and the Argonauts, King Arthur, Aladdin, William Tell, Hercules, Sinbad, St George, Ali Baba, Theseus and Robin Hood. If you love myths and legends as much as [[Top Ten Retellings of Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales|we do]] then those ten heroes will have got your juices flowing, and you'll be desperate to dive in to this collection of adventures. It's fantastic. You'll love it!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309211</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Children's Trust
|title=The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Favourite Poems
|rating=3.5
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=Celebrities, including [[:Category:Richard Hammond|Richard Hammond]], Paul O'Grady, Sienna Miller, McFly and Lorraine Kelly, have chosen their favourite poems for this anthology. All proceeds from the book go to [http://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ The Children's Trust]. It's a fantastic charity, who help disabled children, and I urge you all to buy a copy of ''The Walrus and the Carpenter'' to support them.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140632650X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Michael Rosen
|title=A To Z - The Best Children's Poetry From Agard To Zephaniah
|rating=5
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=Michael Rosen has picked the best modern children's poetry, from John Agard through to Benjamin Zephaniah. It stemmed from Rosen performing in schools and libraries with many of the poets, and as children's poetry anthologies go, it's amongst the very best.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141324503</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Zadie Smith
|title=Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
|rating=4
|genre=Anthologies
|summary=Zadie Smith is best known as the author of three novels: White Teeth, The Autograph Man and On Beauty. She now teaches Creative Writing at Columbia University in New York. This collection is a mixture of literary criticism and journalism, including travel writing, reviews and other writing on film and several pieces about Zadie Smith's family, and especially her father. It is divided into five sections under the headings Reading, Being, Seeing, Feeling and Remembering.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241142954</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Spike Milligan
|title=The Magical World of Milligan
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Some people you just have to love. It's the law. Spike Milligan was always fantastic, and he's much missed. He's got the perfect mix of nonsense, heart, and surreal humour. He speaks to people of all ages, and he's just plain lovely.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905264844</amazonuk>
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