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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]==For sharing==__NOTOC__ {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Martin Waddell and Emma Chichester ClarkAdam Stower|title=The Orchard Book Of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy TalesMurray and Bun|rating=4.5|genre=AnthologiesConfident Readers |summary=With ''The Princess Murray is supposed to be a humble, tidy and the Pea''friendly cat, ''The Ugly Duckling''one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, ''The Tinderbox''well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two. But he''The Little Match Girl'', ''The Emperors a bad magician's New Clothes''cat, ''The Tin Soldier''so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, ''The Swineherd'', ''The Nightingale'' and ''The Little Mermaid'', this is a must-have compendium of classic fairy tales. You the catflap they both use can't really go wrong with Hans Christian Andersen's bestchuck them out, can you? Martin Waddell and Emma Chichester Clark have not just churned out into the old classicsregular back garden, but they've given them an amazing freshness into a world of frightening adventure and vibrancywhiffs.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846169380</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Melanie Williamson|title=Cactus Annie|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=It's Cactus Annie's first day at cowgirl school This time round it drops them into a Viking land, but she really struggles to fit in. Her teacher encourages her to believe in herself, but Annie's having where a hard time doing that, especially as there are scary rat rustlers on the loose. When the cows go missingtroll hunter is expected – well, Annie is secretly pleasedone much bigger than Murray was, as it means she won't have to do any cowgirl thingsbe honest, but shehe's soon faced with an opportunity turned up and he'll have to prove herself.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0340981415</amazonuk>0008561249

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alex T Smith1732898766|title=EggThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Egg rolls up to When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the house Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the wicked Foxy DuBoisSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. Foxy invites Egg in - she He's always very kind to strangers - but she's got a glint in her eye, and has devilish plans for what she's going to do to the little egg. The clues are there: recipe booksright behind them, and pictures of fried eggs adorning her walls. Be carefulspewing hot, Egg!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340959851</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Anne Cottringer and Sarah McIntyre|title=When Titus Took The Train|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Titus is going on a train journey all by himself. His mum and dad have given him sour milk from his lunch, books and games, and seen him off at the stationnostrils. The guard will keep an eye on him on the journey, and Uncle Henry will meet him (Please don't try this at the other end. Nothing could possibly go wrong. ...Unless, of course, the train is attacked by bandits, chased by a Tyrannosaurus rex, has a boulder hurtling towards home: it, and then won't stop as it's approaching the stationend well. Luckily) Fortunately, our Titus is they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a little bit ladder of a hero.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>019272987X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Kimara Nye moss and Marcin Bruchnalski|title=The Four Little Pigs|rating=4vines was lowered for them, they escaped.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Tom loves visiting his Granny especially as she is a witch and can cast magical spells. However, he doesn't always enjoy the bedtime stories that she reads, and when she picks They climbed up The Three Little Pigs he declares that it is boring because he has heard it so many times. Granny suggests that it might be interesting to find out what would happen if another pig entered the fray and before he realises what is happening, Tom is transported into Tree Wee homes high up in the story.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860633</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Tony Ross|title=The Three Sillies|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=If your children like silly things, tangled woods where they will definitely enjoy the story of The Three Sillieslived with their Grand Wees, written Nester Nook and illustrated by Tony Ross, who is perhaps best known for his wonderful [[I Want a Sister (Little Princess) by Tony Ross|Little Princess]] stories. The story of The Three Sillies is indeed very silly and you can tell that it is going to be just that by looking at the front cover and seeing three very strange people standing on their heads looking, unsurprisingly, very red facedGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709607</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Chris Van AllsburgB0CC9W7GLR|title=On the Beach: The Polar ExpressWinter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary=It's Christmas EveKit 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 young boy is waiting up to catch snowy beach when a glimpse large slab of Santasilvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. When a train pulls up instead, he soon finds himself on the Polar Express, chuffing away to the North Pole, with scores On top of other children. With hot chocolate in hand, and snowy landscapes whizzing past the windows, he's having ice was a fabulous journeypolar bear. At As the ice bumped onto the North Polesand, he meets the elves bear woke and Santa, and waits to see which child will be given with wobbly legs moved from the first gift of Christmas.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390983</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Patricia Borlenghi and Eleanor Taylor|title=The Bloomsbury Nursery Treasury|rating=4ice.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I am sure that Kit was all small children love traditional tales. Maybe for some the appeal is the beguiling innocence of Little Red Riding Hoodmaking a run for it, or the audacity of Goldilocks as she invades but Teal knew that the three bears' cottage or even Jack's daring bear was hungry and courage as he climbs the beanstalk gave him one apple and steals the giant's gold from under his nosethen another. Whichever tale is favourite, there is always something very satisfying when He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a good characters win meal and the nasty characters are beaten especially as this always leads of course somewhere to a happy endingsleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747597472</amazonuk> What else would you do?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=James Mayhew1913839656|title=Ella Bella Ballerina and CinderellaLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee

|summary=Ella Bella Ballerina's back! Before she Todd was dancing to [[Ella Bella Ballerina and The Sleeping Beauty by James Mayhew|Sleeping Beauty]], and this time it's Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella. The music washes over here, and suddenly she's whisked away to excited about spending the fairy tale, weekend with the princehis grandmother, fairy godmother and all not least because she made the magic that every reader knows and loves.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846169275</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=David Melling|title=Hugless Douglas|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Douglas the bear wants a hugbest beetle juice. He remembers that some packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his best hugs are with big things, so he tries hugging a boulder. That doesn't work so well. What about a tall tree? Nup. Hmm.button collection to show his grandmother.. Poor Douglas. He's going She had promised to have take him to keep hunting around if the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wants wanted to get make new friends. At home, his hug.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340950633</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Mick Inkpen|title=This Is My Book|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=The Snapdragon has swooped down only friend was his mum and eaten the ''k'' of ''Book''he wondered why that could be. He's also broken off a bit of the ''B'', so Grandma thought that it looks like the Bookmouse is saying ''This is my Poo''. He's been eating the dots on top of the letter ''i'' wherever might be because he can find it too, and spitting them out. What on earth can be done to stop the mean ol' Snapdragon?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989637</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz|title=ABC Animal Rhymes For You And Me|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Repackaging some rhymes found in ''Rumble In The Jungle'' and [[Commotion In The Ocean by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz|Commotion In The Ocean]], ''ABC Animal Rhymes For You And Me'' takes us through the alphabet, with rhymes about the angelfish, boa constrictor, crocodile, and so onlooked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408306808</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Leigh Hodgkinson1529504775|title=Scrummy!The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=Sunny McCloud is back after losing, then finding, Elsie and her [[Smile! by Leigh Hodgkinson|smile]]little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the red buses drive past. This time she Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn's considering what kind of sandwich ingredients her family aret - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. When One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her sandwich turns out money box to be a bit of a mundane cheese sandwichpay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, she wonders what would spice David learned to stand up her sandwich , use the bus for support, and walk behind it. Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and rusted, to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her family, going wild grandchildren could play with bananas/monkeys and ice cream/penguins. Ice cream in a cheese sandwich? Hmm..it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140830936X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Leigh Hodgkinson1529504767|title=Limelight LarryThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=Limelight Larry is, like most peacocks, a bit of a show-offSusan 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. He She needn's absolutely delighted t have worried though as she went to be the star home of his very own bookMr and Mrs Russell, and canwho couldn't help but preen and boast about how wonderful he is, and how amazing his book will behave been kinder to her. When Mouse pops in She even had her own room - all to the corner of a page, Larry is annoyed herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to be sharing enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the limelight, baking and his frustration grows when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and grows as more and more creatures show up to talk about Larry's bookMr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. How will Larry be able to get The best surprise happened the attention he so desperately craves?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408301830</amazonuk>following morning.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul1916459943|title=Winnie In SpaceSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Winnie The Witch is backMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and this time she has a hankering ''wails''. The sea offers to go into spacehelp. It rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, hush''. With a wave Think of her magic wand, she creates gentle wavelets falling onto a rocket, and she sandy beach and her cat Wilbur are whizzing along from planet to planet, exploring you have the cosmossound perfectly. The mermaids join in - ''la lou, la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and getting into all sorts of trouble with space rabbitswe know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192732188</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rachael Mortimer and Liz Pichon140639131X|title=The Three Billy Goats Fluff|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Mr Troll has a headache. The Billy Goats Fluff keep trip-trapping over his bridge, making an awful racket. He's not happy one little bit. He's cursing the newspaper advert that brought him under the bridge, and desperate A Practical Present for something to stop the goats from ruining his life. Whatever can a troll do in those circumstances?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989904</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author=Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam|title=The Three Little WitchesBriony May Smith

|summary=What happens when three little witches decide Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to throw the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a Halloween party? reply. This entertaining story takes us through their decisions over who Philippa wasn't a bird to invitesit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: Baby Dragon she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and Wizard Wink are definite, lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but what about the naughty little witch called Melissa? benefits were obvious. Then once All the invitations have been sent they need to clean animals used the house, await every one's replies, shop for the party crossing and finally host the Halloween celebrationsHedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444000802</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ross Collins1776574338|title=Dear VampaLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn

|summary=Bram Pire is writing to Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his Vampa about their new neighbours, way through the Wolfsons. The Pires love dressing in blackcity, staying picking up all night and getting up to all sorts of fiendish funchildren as he goes. They have a hard time adapting to Children who live at the Wolfsons with their sunny dispositions, unpleasantly cheerful pets and jolly parties. Ick! Whatever can be done?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144490020X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Mij Kelly and Ross Collins|title=Where Giants Hide|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=A little girl has stopped believing in giants. She aintop of tower blocks don't never seen no fairy neither, nor mermaids, witches or trolls. As she wanders around the world decrying the lack even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of magic, strange things seem to happen around her, until she discovers just where the magic lurkswindow and slide down his neck.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340960000</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Penny Dann|title=The Orchard Book Of Nursery Rhymes For Your Baby|rating=4.5|genre=Children It's Rhymes and Verse|summary=All your favourite nursery rhymes are here, from Hickory Dickory Dock, through Little Bo Peep and Three Blind Miceperfect, isn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to Sing A Song Of Sixpence. With over sixty nursery rhymes to choose from, all the big names are presented in school? There is a beautiful compendium that you'll treasure for years.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408304589</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Michael Foreman|title=Fortunatelyproblem, Unfortunately|rating=3though.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Milo is returning his Granny Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's umbrella always having to her. As be careful about where he sets out, it begins to rain. One thing leads to another, puts his feet and – because he finds himself caught up in 's longer than a thrilling adventure involving a whale, pirates, dinosaurs tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and alienstraffic regularly gets snarled up. He swings between good news and bad news as The school decides that he gets up to all sorts of scrapes and japescan't be the bus anymore. Will Granny ever get her umbrella in one piece?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849391238</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nicholas Allan1776574028|title=Father Christmas Needs A Wee|rating=2.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Father Christmas is doing his rounds, drinking all the treats that the boys and girls have left out for him. With that much liquid sloshing around inside him, he's soon bursting for a wee, but he then realises that he's forgotten to deliver the presents, so has to rush back again. Will he ever get to the toilet in time?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849410496</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Aesop, Fiona Waters and Fulvio Testa|title=Aesop's Fables|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Everyone knows and loves ''Aesop's Fables''. They're part of our literary tapestry and our everyday lives. We know sour grapes, we know [[Tortoise vs. Hare - The Rematch! by Preston Rutt and Ben Redlich|the tortoise and the hare]], the boy who cried wolf and so many more. Fiona Waters has retold 60 of the most famous fables in this delightful anthology.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390495</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Mini Grey|title=Three By The SeaDavid Elliott

|summary=DogI love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, Cat see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and Mouse live together by make something quite different from each one. We have the sea, each elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with their own chores to take care of in their own special waya hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. They The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think that theyabout it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......''re happy OK, but when a stranger turns up from the Winds of Change companny, each of them reassesses their position in their friendship.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224083627</amazonuk>let's not go there Some people are eating!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1838226834|title=Elmer AgainCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall

|summary=Elmer the patchwork elephant is backIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents... umm... Again. Everything is gearing up for They're there to undo all the annual Elmer's Day Paradegood that parents do, where so the other elephants paint themselves brightly and he paints himself greytrips out were always so much fun. Being a bit of a scamp, he decides that things need A young boy was going to be livened upthe carnival with his Grandad, so he plots and plans, then sets about putting a smile on everyone's faces.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842707507</amazonuk>}}who told him:

{{newreview|author=Henry Fisher|title=When I Dream Of ABC|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Apple, ball, cat, dog... yawn... zzz? Not here. ''When I Dream Of ABC'It' is an alphabet book, surell be brilliant, but with a playful glint in the eye and delightful illustrations that makes it a joy to readjust remember, whether youdon're learning your alphabet, not ready yet, or already know it backwards and forwardst let go of my hand.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849561028</amazonuk>''

 {{newreview|author=Mark Robinson and Sarah Horne|title=Vile - A Cautionary Tale For Little Monsters|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=At the University of Vile, monsters get up to all sorts of monstrous things. Mischief, rudeness and naughtiness are required for educational success. If you're not picking your nose and making a racket, you're for the high jump, missy. Then, one day, two monsters get themselves into a dilly of a pickle when they fall down a hole. They couldn't possibly... (whisper it) co-operate... to get out, could they?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745961673</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tony RossB09MYXSRV4|title=My Favourite Fairy Tales|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|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 'Otter's Coat: The Hedley Kow'', ''The Musicians of Bremen'', ''Sweet Porridge'', ''Prince Hyacinth'' Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and ''Fairy Gifts''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709801</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewHare|author=James Mayhew|title=Katie and the Waterlily PondCordellya Smith

|summary=When Katie and Grandma are at the art galleryworld was made, they see there's a competition to paint a picture in the style of Monetanimals were given gifts. Grandma has Bear was given strength so that he could become a bit of protector. Water Spider received a rest, whilst Katie goes off to look at the Monet exhibition for inspirationstrong web that even fire could not burn. When one of Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the paintings speaks to her - really speaks to her - she steps inside it and explores... Subtitled present ''A Magical Journey Through Five Monet Masterpiecesand''the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, ''Katie and unfortunately, not the Waterlily Pond'' is a wonderful introduction for children ability to use it well. He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to art be in general and Claude Monet in particulara race with Turtle. They You might think that'll get s not a feel for ''In The Woods fair contest but wait and Giverny'', ''Bathers at La Grenouill&#xE8;re'', ''Path Through the Poppies'', ''The Waterlily Pond'', and ''The Rue Montorgueil, Paris'see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408304635</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sheryl Webster and Jan FearnleyRob Keeley|title=Tinysaurus Carrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5

|summary=Tinysaurus is fed-up of being little Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. He's tried all sorts of things to get as big as MummysaurusShe likes carrots, broccoli, Daddysaurus cabbage and Bigsissysaurusaubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, but jumping, stretching Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and strapping tree trunks to his feet have done nothing how nice to helpeat. He's not allowed to go to places and do things One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on his owntrees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and he's certainly not allowed to look after Mummysaurus' eggs. Thenvegetables, like carrots, one day grow in the ground shakes . Jordan says, "I did try to tell her, Miss!" and a Nastysaurus appears..everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184939010X</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Karen King and Marina Le RayB09FFJF8YS|title=Silly MooYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik

|summary=When an apple falls on Cow's head, she gets all woozy so decides to go home for a bit of a lie down. She's got mild amnesiaFor the big, so she goes from place to place on the farmyardgrownup girls out there, getting to meet all the animalspotty masters in training, and causing all sorts of problems as she doesn't realise where she needs to go.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846669014</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Rebecca Elliott|title=Cub's First Winter|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=It's the first day of winter and Cub can"You Can't sleep, so Mum decides the best option Wear Panties!" is a forest walk. Cub is a mass of questions about cry (the new experiences big- why are the trees undressed, why can they see their breath, and why are the birds going on holiday? Mum informs and reassures Cub as they enjoy the wonders girl kind!) of nature toilet triumph and each otherpersevering panty pride.''s company.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849560994</amazonuk>}}

And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Neither can the flowers, nor the fish, nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Anthony BrowneJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Play The Shape GameEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Milo the lemur discovers Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a pretty pebble child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one daygo at the wrong time. He prods itIn class, say, and to his surprise when everyone will hear it moves! He listens carefully, and finds that iteveryone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's breathinglatest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, so he realises explains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''s an egg, calls it Snappy, and the two of them get up to all sorts of adventures.Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408802007</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jeanne Willis and Tony RossB09BG8V3Q6|title=Big Bad BunWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad

|summary=Big Bad Bun (formerly known as Fluff) has run away ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from home to join the Hell BunniesJustine Avery. He passed the initiation ceremony This series of being buried up fun picture books aims to his nose in cowpats, and has since gone on to do all sorts take the pain out of baaaaad things, like getting his ear pierced potty training children and never washing his whiskers. What on Earth will Big Bad Bun's parents make of all this? ..replace it with some fun.It IS true, right? He REALLY has joined the Hell Bunnies, right? ...Right?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709453</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Edward Hardy and Deborah Allwright|title=Martha, No!|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Martha Felicity Molly-Anne May gets through nannies faster than most kids get through... well, everything. She's a bit of a handful is our Marthaworthy aim, always doing what she shouldn't, and running her nanny raggedas any frustrated parent will tell you. . Her day is, unsurprisingly, peppered with cries of ''Martha, noooo!''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405240784</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Leigh HobbsB07GZ81J7C|title=Mr Chicken Goes To ParisWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton

|summary=Mr Chicken wants Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to see France, be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he reads his guidebookscould breathe and immediately became part of the family, learns his French phrases and arranges to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for his penpal Yvette to meet him at a walk. And that was where the airportproblem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes. Ooh la la!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408805243</amazonuk>

 {{newreview|author=Alan Durant and Simon Rickerty|title=Unfortunately|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=One day a boy is walking through the jungle. Unfortunately, a lion tries to get him. Fortunately, he escapes. Unfortunately, a huge snake is poised to snaffle him up. Fortunately... and on and on it goes, with good news followed by bad followed by good. Ok, so that might make it sound a little simple and boring, but trust me: it's fantastic.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309890</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Chris Wormell|title=Molly Justine Avery and the Night Monster|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Molly is in bed, but then she hears a creak on the stair. Could it be an elephant or a rhino coming to get her? Might it even be a night monster? Luckily, Molly is well-armed with her monster catcher, so should be alright, as the door sloooowly inches open...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1862301859</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Daisy DawesNaday Meldova|title=Get Ahead Fred|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Fred loves wearing hats. He's got a fez, a bonnet, a stetson, and a glittery fedora. When the Queen announces she's coming to town, he decides to get the finest hat he's ever had. There's no possible way that anything could go wrong, is there? ...Is there?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860404</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Anne Fine and Ruth Brown|title=Ruggles|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Every dog owner has known a dog like Ruggles: they're so good at escaping from where ever they are that they're generally known as Houdini. Ruggles had it all worked out, from the opportunist hop over the fence aided by a pile of newspapers, a bucket and the rabbit hutch to who would snitch on him if he met them Everybody Pees! (unaccompaniedEverybody Potties!) in the park. The dog lady knows him well and whilst you wouldn't quite call them friends it's obvious that Ruggles knows when he's met his match and hops in the van without complaint.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392064</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Jan Fearnley|title=Arthur and the Meanies

|summary=Arthur the elephant is desperate to playCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, but the monkeysas any parent will tell you. But really, Tiger, Peacock and Cheetah why shouldn't it be? We all say no. The big meanieshave to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. Oh sure, theyWhy shouldn're happy to t potty training be his friend when they want something from him, but as soon much fun as they don't need him any more, they just scamper off and leave him sad. Go onsay, Arthur, give 'em a soaking! Teach 'em a lesson!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405253819</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=John Yeoman learning about why the sun and Quentin Blake|title=The Bear's Water Picnic|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=It's a gorgeous summer's day, so the pig, hen, squirrel, hedgehog and bear all head out on a raft for a picnic moon take turns in the middle of the lake. They're disturbed by the ''awrk awrk'' of the frogs, so paddle off to a different part of the lake, but when they get stuck, they discover the benefits of working together and making new friends.sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849390045</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jeanne Willis Justine Avery and Tony RossNaday Meldova|title=Old Dog|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=The Young Pups don't want to go and see Grandpa - all he does is talk about the past, his breath stinks, his false teeth fall out all the time, and he doesn't know how to play all their new games. Their mother reminds them that he's really kind and they visit him after all. When thereNo, they discover that Grandpa wasn't always an old fuddy duddyNo, and actually there's plenty of excitement lurking under the surface if they just take the trouble to get to know him.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842708805</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=David McKee|title=Elmer and Grandpa EldoNo!

|summary=Elmer They say the patchwork elephant is back, and this time he's visiting Grandpa Eldobest picture books are the simplest ones. Elmer reminds Eldo And nothing could be truer of all the things they did together when Elmer was really littlethis latest from Justine Avery, but Eldo can't remember them (or so he says) so Elmer keeps reminding him and reminding him, as they revisit old haunts. Grandpa and grandson, sorry, grandelephant, spend a lovely day together, enjoying one another's companyBookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842708392</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Michael Foreman|title=Dinosaur Time|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Tom's mum has just bought a new timer for the kitchen. It's not a toyNo, so she tells Tom not to touch it. HoweverNo, thereNo!'s a little blue light winking at him, so he can't really help himself. He reaches out and... finds himself whisked back in timeis based around the simplest text imaginable.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390479</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Jessica Meserve|title=Bedtime Without Arthur|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Arthur is a very special bear. Using bravery''No, no, strength and karateno! Okay, he keeps Bella safe from monsters when she sleepsokay. One dayYes, Arthur goes missing, and Bella has to face the monsters on her ownyou may. Will Arthur turn up? Will Bella ever get a good night's sleep again?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709437</amazonuk>}}'

{{newreview|author=John Fardell|title=Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High!|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Jeremiah Jellyfish is drifting aimlessly through life. HeThat's bored of doing nothing in it! But, like all the great big jellyfish shoal. With a bit best picture books, this tiny snippet of geeing up from his granddad, he strikes out on his own, meets text is a highveritable tardis -powered businessman, swaps jobs, and becomes an executive in a rocket plane company. As jellyfish do, obviouslyso much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849390142</amazonuk>1638820457

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Camilla Reid and Michael Foreman194812467X|title=The Littlest Dinosaur Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and the Naughty RockEma Tepic

|summary=After Kirelle and her best friend Sam the littlest dinosaur's [[The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman|earlier]] [[The Littlest Dinosaur's Big Adventure by Michael Foreman|adventures]], Camilla Reid takes hold of the writing reins, whilst Michael Foreman offers up his beautiful illustrations as alwayscat decide to go for a walk. This time, the dinosaur Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in a bit of a bad mood, being rude to his dad, shouting at his siblings, her bright yellow wellies and ruining Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his mealsmart grey fur coat. His mum sends him As they walk to sit on the naughty rocktop of the hill, but hethey see a big barn with a sign outside. It's in for quite a surprise when he gets therefarm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals.There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice.Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140880266X</amazonuk>What will they buy?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Jean Reidy Sadie and Genevieve Leloupthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=Too Pickly!Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=ItSadie's [[Too Purply! by Jean Reidy and Genevieve Leloup|Too Purply!]] with food. That about sums it upmother always said that she was a dreamer, but for those of you who haven't already fallen in love with Jean Reidy's tale of getting dressed, ''Too Pickly!'' looks at a little boy (and his hamster) deciding her mind never on what to eatshe should be doing. Dish She lives by dish, he rejects them for being too pickly, too wrinkly, too burpy, too stringy, the River Thames at Greenwich and so on, until he finds the one that's just rightshe loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408807114</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>|author=Camilla Reid and Ailie Busby''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>|title=Lulu's Loo|rating=4'To the Maritime Museum''.5|genre=For Sharing |summary=WeHer imagination was fired. She've been here before, as Lulu introduced us d love to her [[Lulusail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's Shoes by Camilla Reid and Ailie Busby|shoes]], [[Luluthe one where Nelson's Clothes by Camilla Reid Trafalgar breeches are on show) and Ailie Busby|clothes]] missed the closing bell and [[Luluthe attendant's Christmas by Camilla Reid and Ailie Busby|Christmas]]warning shout. Here, When shewoke (hard floors don's kind enough to show us all t make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that goes on with her looshe could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, nappies and potty. As beforepirates, there are plenty of interesting flaps to lift mermaids and things to exploretreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408802651</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Neil Gaiman1782227741|title=InstructionsLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha

|summary=Go through the mysterious doorOne day, mind the imp, trust the wolves Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and answer the ferryman's question carefullywater is swirling. Neil Gaiman takes us Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on a tour the side of a fantasy land with a series of instructions for surviving the adventurestreet. Finding himself down in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. You'll discover wonders beyond your wildest dreams'OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, and return home safelywho plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, which might look just a little older bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a little wisernice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408808641</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tasha Pym and Joel StewartB08R7LXQ9S|title=Have You Ever Seen Remy: A Sneep?book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=Ever fallen foul of a Sneep? (NoRemy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, not [[Oliver Who Travelled Far together with his sidekicks Ryan and Wide by Mara Bergman Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and Nick Maland|Oliver Donnington Rimington-Sneep]])has small eyes. What about a Grullock, Knoo or Loon? One poor little boy tries to go about his daily business, They are mean but keeps getting interrupted by these mysterious monstersthey are not stupid. You've never heard of them before, you say? He wants They are careful to have a word with you wind up Remy when nobody can see and thenpush him just that little bit further when the other kids are around.So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the instigator.And then he gets into trouble at school and the teachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>055255698X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1471191303|title=Elmer On StiltsThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=4.5

|summary=Who doesn't already know and love Elmer This is the patchwork elephant? This time roundstory of Isobel, he's helping all his other elephant chums avoid the nasty huntersa little girl who made a big difference. Throw Isobel lived with her parents in a CD version of the story read by Joss Ackland house - yesa very cold house, really - and youbecause her parents couldn're t afford to put the heating on to a real winner.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842708376</amazonuk>}}:

{{newreview|author=Joel Stewart|title=Dexter Bexley And The Big Blue Beastie On The Road|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Dexter Bexley and ''Ice curled across the inside of the Big Blue Beastie are hooting window and hooting and hooting. Everyone in town is sick to crept up the back teeth of their incessant hooting, so they kick them out corner of town. Dexter and the Beastie hit the road, hooting as they go, embarking on a rollicking adventure and meeting up with a princess and a dragonbedpost.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0385617720</amazonuk>}}''

{{newreview|author=Anthony Browne|title=Me The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and You|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Once upon a time there was a little girl called Goldilocksthey were happy... You know Then the rest. day came when they couldn''Me t afford the rent for the house and You'' flips they had to move to the classic fairy tale around, telling it from far side of the three bears' point city. This part of view. Nice ideathe city was cold, non? It is, but calling it a retelling merely scratches the surface..sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0385614896</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Alison MurrayNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Apple Pie ABCOne Night in Beartown|rating=4.5

|summary=Take one traditional rhyme (''A was Many children have an apple pieobsession and Sandy Lane, B bit it.who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears.She collects books about bears.'')Her favourite toy is Berisford, mix it up a bit with new wordsteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, add a pinch she looks out of sweet girl her bedroom window and a dash of naughty dog, and you've got a recipe forsays goodnight to the bear statue outside... well, a unbelievably cliched first line in a review from meEvery morning she says hello to Bee Bear, but also a super bookcolourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408308010</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}

{{newreview|author=Tony Ross|title=Super Dooper Jezebel|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Jezebel is a good girl - so good, in fact, that everyone calls her Super Dooper Jezebel. She's neat and tidy, does her chores, is perfectly behaved, and is an inspiration Move on to all. The Prime Minister sent her a special medal for being so good, and Jezebel gets her own TV show to show others how to behave. She won't even run, because it's against the rules. Sometimes, just sometimes, rules are meant to be broken...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390169</amazonuk>}}[[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]