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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Valerie Thomas Adam Stower|title=Murray and Korky Paul Bun|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers |summary=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 two. But he's a bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but he's turned up and he'll have to do…|isbn=0008561249}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=Winnie The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Wilbur Meet Santa Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Winnie When we first meet Birpus and Wilbur are writing Bulbus they're running for their letters to Santalives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Wilbur wants lots of things including a wind up mouse, tins of sardines, and a cuddly blanket Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. Winnie He's right behind them, howeverspewing hot, just wants a lovely surprisesour milk from his nostrils. When Christmas Eve arrives that is what she gets – but (Please don't try this at home: itwon's not exactly the surprise that Santa had in mindt end well. He gets stuck in their chimney ) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for so long that he might not have time them, they escaped. They climbed up to deliver all the presents. Luckily Winnie and Wilbur find him Tree Wee homes high up in time the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and, for once, Winnie's magic seems to be workingGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192747371</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Walliams and Tony Ross B0CC9W7GLR|title=There's a Snake in My School! On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|genre=For Sharing |summary=Miranda loves Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be different so no one is really surprised when she arrives at school on Bring-your-pet-to-school Day riding home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the back shoreline. On top of an enormous slithery python called Penelope. But they are the ice was a bit frightenedpolar bear. After all As the ice bumped onto the sand, pythons EAT peoplethe bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Miranda, however Kit was all for making a run for it, soon convinces her classmates but Teal knew that Penelope is both friendly the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and lots of fun to play withthen another. It looks like it's going He obviously needed to be taken home on the best day of school EVER. But that's before Miss Bloat, the headmistress, intervenes bus and locks up all the pets. Luckily Penelope has given a special talent that will save the daygood meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008172706</amazonuk> What else would you do?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis1913839656|title=ThatLet's Not a Hippopotamus!Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee

|summary=With Todd was excited about spending the onset of TVweekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the internet and colourful books we take for granted that we know what different animals look likebest beetle juice. A giraffe has a long neck, a lion has big teeth He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and a Dodo does not look like much anymorethen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. However, imagine a time before all this technology, She had promised to take him to the closest you would get to an exotic animal might be Friday Night Club at the assorted stuffed creatures in a local Natural History Museumcommunity centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. Perhaps the children of Juliette MacIver At home, his only friend was his mum and Sarah Davis' ''That's Not a Hippopotamus!'' learned from some poor taxidermy, as they sure don't know what a Hippo looks likehe wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927271967</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alice Pattullo1529504775|title=An Animal ABCThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary= If you have ever tried Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to print a design using traditional methods such as screen printing or block printing, you will know how tricky a feat this isthe park and watch the red buses drive past. Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. Making One day Elsie spotted a simple black bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and white design is tough enough was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as you try and spread the paint evenly and avoid bleeding, but multicolours are even more complexcash was tight at home. You have Gradually, David learned to remove your screen and add anotherstand up, then make sure use the new colour sits exactly where bus for support, and walk behind it should. When it goes wrong it looks amateurish Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and you have rusted, to start again. Do the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it right and so that her grandchildren could play with it can look as wonderful as ''An Animal ABC'' by Alice Pattullo.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843653133</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Steve Antony1529504767|title= The Queen's PresentChristmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We join the story on Christmas EveSusan 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. The Queen hasn She needn't finished her shopping yet, which is probably unlikely for a grandmother have worried though as she went to the home of Mr and great grandmotherMrs Russell, but then I suppose most people in that position donwho couldn't have a job ruling the country so she can be forgivenbeen kinder to her. She's shopping for the little prince and princess, but in a surprisingly unpatriotic moment even had her own room - all to herself. Gradually she realises the UK just won't do, relaxed and she needs began to venture further afieldenjoy her life. If only there was someone She'd help Mrs Russell with access to airborne transport who could whisk her away to the likes of France baking and Egypt when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Italy and China at Mr Russell put the decorations on the drop of a hat (or Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the tug of a reign)following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444925636</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Morpurgo (Editor)1916459943|title= Greatest Animal StoriesSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb|rating= 54|genre= For Sharing|summary= We Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all know of Aesop and his animal fables: the hare and the tortoise, the boy who cried wolf or the ant and the grasshopperdread - a squeakily baby. In this stunning collection of animal stories, Michael Morpurgo has collated wellHe's so tired but he can't -known and muchor won't -loved animal stories in a beautifully presented book. In the introduction go to sleep: instead, he writes that we often first meet animals in stories before we meet them in real life and this collection is selected from his favourite childhood animal tales. Within just lies on his own stories, Morpurgo favours the inclusion of animals as the central character blanket and these are all well received by children''wails''. As a primary school teacher, I value the fact that such a well-known author has collected these valuable animal-centred stories which can be used not only The sea offers to engage children with tales from different cultures but also in providing life lessonshelp. Each is beautifully illustrated It rocks Baby gently and individual in style to each storythe waves sing ''hush, hush''. Prefacing each tale is a short paragraph giving information on the origin Think of the story and often gentle wavelets falling onto a question or two to promote thought sandy beach and discussion within you have the storysound perfectly. The stories originate from across the globe: Icelandmermaids join in - ''la lou, Africa, China la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and North America we know exactly what's going to name a fewhappen next. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192748629</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Felix Bernard, Richard Smith and Tim Hopgood140639131X|title= Walking in a Winter Wonderland|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It’s the end of October – almost November – and the embers of Christmas are just being brought back to life now. The weather is changing, the leaves are falling and it’s dark before six o’clock. No matter how much we try not to, our thoughts are turning to Christmas. Now, I absolutely love Christmas. However, what I love more than Christmas is the idea of Christmas. Walking in a Winter Wonderland paints the idea of Christmas better than anything else. It is a Christmas card in words and although it may be 13 degrees on Christmas day with grey skies, in our hearts sleigh bells are ringing, snow is glistening, Mister snowmen are being built and we all conspire as we dream by the fire. What a fantastic way to epitomise Christmas by using this great song, made famous by Peggy Lee and originally written in 1934, as a story book A Practical Present for children.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192743759</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author=Caryl Hart and Sarah Warburton|title=The Princess and the Christmas RescueBriony May Smith

|summary=Christmas can be an awesome time surrounded by friends, but if you donPhilippa Pheasant was ''tired''t have many, it can also be a rather lonely time. One way you could get more friends is of nearly getting squished as she tried to socialise a little and perhaps join a hobby group or twocross the Old Oak Road. What is unlikely She wrote to help is locking yourself up in a workshop and inventing things on your own all the time. This is exactly how Princess Eliza spends her time, mayor about the problem but what caused her to have didn't even get a lacks in friends may help her when a Christmas crisis occursreply.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>085763707X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy|title= The Mouse that Cancelled Christmas|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= When you think there can Philippa wasn't possibly be a different way bird to tell sit back on her tail feathers when there was a Christmas story for children, along comes Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy with a tale problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of a mouse who was once injured the lollipop lady at Christmas time. A falling bauble hit poor mouse the school crossing and decided that was enough to convince mouse that Christmas meant dangershe would set up something similar herself. Mouse dons his hard-hat Her uniform and high-visibility jacket lollipop stick were both a little amateur to inspect start with but the animal's village Christmas preparationsbenefits were obvious. In true health and safety style, nothing is up to scratch: All the star is too pointy; animals used the tree too tall crossing and the lights are too bright on the tree, not Hedgehog was even trained up to even mention the spikiness of the pine needles. Quite frankly, Christmas is jolly well too dangerous, so mouse wants it cancelled. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192744291</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Alex T Smith|title=Santa Claude|rating=5|genre=For Sharing |summary=Ah Claude! He is such an endearing little dog. He's back on an adventure with Sir Bobblysock and this time it is provide a Christmas adventuresafe path overnight. There are baubles and trees and carols and reindeer and, of course, there's trouble! For who else but Claude would accidentally handcuff Santa to an armchair on Christmas Eve, and then need to deliver all the presents himself?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444926497</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Henning Lohlein1776574338|title=Ludwig the Space DogLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn

|summary=Before there was Neil Armstrong and before there was Yuri GagarinEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, there was another explorer picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of Space tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – Laikathey simply climb out of the window and slide down his neck. This was no man howeverIt's perfect, but isn't it? What could be a dog. Laika was one more fun way of the first animals going to explore space; the less said about her fate the better, but surely her adventures would encourage other canines to explore the great beyondschool? Ludwig There is one such Mutt and although we may not have a rocket ship problem, though. Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to help him with be careful about where he puts his adventures, we do have feet and – because he's longer than a set of 3D glassestennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be the bus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178370389X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mick Inkpen and Chloe Inkpen1776574028|title=FredBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=54

|summary=ItI love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's tricky being a puppyfor the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. There are so many things to try to understand, like sit, We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and stay, and fetch! becomes a ''balletphant''. Whilst the pup in this story The buffalo who has learned all of these tricky commands, had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is doing very well at being a good boy, he is having some issues around the word 'Fred'crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm......what on earth does everyone mean when they keep shouting it at him? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444929526</amazonuk>.'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Benji Davies1838226834|title= The Storm Whale in Winter|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= The Storm Whale in Winter is a sequel to the highly popular The Storm Whale. Noi's father embarks on one last fishing trip before the Arctic Winter sets in. All alone, with his six cats, Noi patiently waits for his father's return. As night sets and the sea begins to freeze, Noi starts to worry and believes he can see his Dad's boat from his bedroom window. Full of courage, he sets off out in the snow to find his Dad. Getting lost in the blizzard, Noi is in need of help which comes in Carried Away With the form of his old friend.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147111998X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewCarnival|author= Mick Inkpen|title= Threadbear|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We have all had a special teddy, the teddy which is not perfect, the one that would never be classed as beautiful but the one that is loved more than any other. Threadbear is that very teddy. The man who made him put so much stuffing in him that his arms and legs were too hard. Sadly, because of all the extra stuffing, the squeaker in his stomach has never squeaked. Not once. Ever. Threadbear feels he is letting his Ben down, so he embarks on a mission to fix his squeaker. He tries and tries but fails, until he decides that there is one special person he must meet and maybe this will be the only person who can fix his squeaker.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444924052</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Ross Montgomery and David Litchfield|title=The Building BoyEd Boxall|rating=4.5

|summary=This is the story It was one of a boy and his Grandma. An award-wining architect, Grandma promises to build the boy a special house on a hill over the horizon, over a city and beyond the sea. But Grandma is getting old – too old to make houses. And, one day, she is gone. Without Grandma, the house is empty. It’s just rooms. But the boy has those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an idea – it requires a lot of work but the result is totally magical.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571314104</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Helen Peters and Ellie Snowdon|title= A Piglet Called Truffle|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Living on a farm, outing with her father who works as a farmer and a mother who is a farm-vet, Jasmine has spent all her young life learning how to care for animalsour grandparents. On a visit They're there to a neighbouring farm, Jasmine is excited to see undo all the new baby piglets. Expecting to see eleven pigletsgood that parents do, she is stunned to find one extra - a tiny little runt hiding in so the cornertrips out were always so much fun. Being smaller than her hand, the farmer has no sympathy and expects it A young boy was going to die by the end of the day. Of coursecarnival with his Grandad, Jasmine can't allow this to happen. The story is then set for a struggle to save the smallest piglet, called Truffle.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637738</amazonuk>}}who told him:

{{newreview|author= Julia Donaldson and Sebastien Braun|title= Spinderella|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= From high above the classroom''It'll be brilliant, Spinderella watches in fascination the classroom activities at Scuttleton Primary School. She wants to be able to do two things: play football and count. Howeverjust remember, her family don't let go of spiders are only interested in flies, flies and fliesmy hand. They also have no desire to learn how to count ''Down with numbers'' they all cry. Unperturbed by their lack of enthusiasm, Spinderella goes in search of numbers and playing football. Along the way she meets a familiar wish granting character (no spoilers here) and her journey begins. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>140528272X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Lou TreleavenB09MYXSRV4|title= Letter to Pluto|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Letter to Pluto is a story told through an inter-planetary pen-pal friendship. Set in the year 2317, writing with a pen and sending letters has certainly become a dying art-form. However, Jon’s teacher, Mrs Hall, decides it is important to keep the art of letter writing alive. Otter's Coat: The only difference is that Jon’s pen-pal lives a long way away. 75 billion km to be precise. On Pluto. At first the idea of writing at all is bad enough, but when Jon finds out that his pen-pal is a girl he nearly quits the programme. Encouraged by his teacher’s bribes of merit awards for his best writing, Jon soon learns that Pluto is not as boring, small Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and smelly as he first thought.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862318</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewHare|author=Rob Biddulph |title=Odd Dog Out Cordellya Smith|rating=54

|summary=As When the title suggests this is world was made, the story about 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 'Odd Dog Out'and'' the future. All Odd Dog wants is to fit in and she Rabbit developed intelligence - but, thereforeunfortunately, travels around not the world ability to use it well. He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to find be in a place where everyone is just like herrace with Turtle. Everything seems perfect until she meets You might think that's not a dog who is behaving differently fair contest but wait and realises that see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it might actually be a good thing to stand out from the crowdcame about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007594151</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mo O'Hara and Ada Grey Rob Keeley|title=More People to Love Me Carrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4

|summary='More People to Love Me' is a story about a little girl with a huge family Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She has a mummy and a step-mumlikes carrots, broccoli, a daddy cabbage and a step-dad and four brothers and sistersaubergines. She also has lots of grandparents: in factWhen her friends at school turn up their noses, she has so many grandparents she has Lily is keen to have a special name explain how good they are for some of them – like Granannayou and how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who is tells her step-dad David's mumthat carrots grow on trees. Given Infuriated, Lily checks with the size of her familyteacher, it's not surprising who explains that this little girl struggles to fit everyone fruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the family tree she draws at schoolground. This upsets Jordan says, "I did try to tell her a bit until she realises it's actually better to have a forest than a single tree, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1509821295</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Katie Cotton and Sarah JacobyB09FFJF8YS|title= The Road Home|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The year is winding down, and nature is beginning to turn her thoughts again to winter. As the leaves begin to change, and birds start to fly South, animals throughout the forest are preparing for this change in seasons. This book follows their trials and tribulations as they all try to take the road that leads them home.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808034</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton|title= Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky School|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing |summary= As a teacher and a parent, one of the main aims I have when it comes to reading is to promote a love of reading in all children. This can of course in general be more challenging with boys. Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton have created a wonderful book with two familiar characters at the centre. Their previous tales of Shifty McGifty were shorter books around 35 pages told though rhyme. However, their latest book, The Spooky School, at 124 pages, is perfect for the maturing primary school student You Can't Wear Panties! (approximately 6-9 years of ageNo More Nappies!). If these children had experienced the earlier books, then there is a feeling that Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have grown up with them. Although this book will appeal to both boys and girls, boys will particularly enjoy these fun tales.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637010</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lari Don|title= The Dragon's HoardJustine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= If you ask anyone to name a Viking story, legend or tale, my money would be on ''Beowulf''. However, it is not clear whether this was an Anglo-Saxon or Viking tale. Try further and search on Amazon for Viking sagas for children and you won't get very far. Until now, that is. Lari Don has written a collection of stories which bring tales from this historical era to life. Most primary schools study Vikings as a topic, so it is surprising that there are so few quality stories around for this age group.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806813</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Kate Prendergast|title=Dog on a Digger: The Tricky Incident|rating=5

|summary=I'm going to tell you a story about Dog'For the big, Mangrownup girls out there, Lady and the Pup. They all work on an industrial site - in fact Dog and Man live there potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a caravan and Man drives cry (the sort big-girl kind!) of digger which toilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''  And so it is dreamed about ! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to "proper" pants by boys large following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and smallher baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Lady and Neither can the Pup run flowers, nor the snack bar and one day as they're all having something to eatfish, nor the Pup goes missingbirds. Man and Lady search everywhere but itBoy's Dogcertainly can's sharp ears which finally track him down - caught in a branch over a fast-flowing streamt. And itShe's Dog who works out how to rescue him. I needed 88 words to tell you that story, but Kate Prendergast does it without using a single one - big girl now and she tells wants everyone to know it in a far more engaging way than I could ever manage.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646148</amazonuk>!}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sebastien BraunJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Can You Say It Too? BrrrEverybody Toots! Brrr(Everybody Potties!)

|summary=What most parents donToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't tell you is that they only have children for their own entertainment – the little tykes can be hilarious find them irresistibly funny. One fun area is when a baby starts Funny to learn words – DaDatalk about and joke about, MaMa. Soon they pick up seemingly random words – Light! Yallow! (I think that is meant to be hello). Once they start looking intently But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at your lips as the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you speak you can start to guide them to words . Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, explains that you want them to usetooting is perfectly normal. For example, what language skills would they require if they visited Antarctica?Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857637177</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dorothee de MonfreidB09BG8V3Q6|title=A Day With DogsWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5

|summary=I couldn't resist a book entitled 'Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'A Day With Dogs'', not least because it's my idea of heaven, and I was intrigued by is the latest release in the subtitle ''What Do Dogs Do All Day?'Everybody Potties!' Well, when you open the book you'll get an answer series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to that question, although it certainly won't be take the one that you're expecting: these dogs are in cars, on skis, in the kitchen, at the doctor pain out of potty training children and in lots more placesreplace it with some fun. ThereIt's a hint to the style of the book in the dedication: ''for [[:Category:Richard Scarry|Richard Scarry]]''worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1776570987</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Yu-hsuan HuangB07GZ81J7C|title=Sing Along With Me: We Wish You a Merry ChristmasWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton

|summary=Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm not normally a great fan getting ahead of Christmas-themed booksmyself: after the day theyI're d better tell you a bit old hat - for the adults if not for the children, but just occasionally something comes along that's so well done that an exception can be mademore about Fred. Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. As soon He arrived as I touched ''We Wish You a Merry Christmas'' I could feel the quality: it's present in a chunky board book box with added extras. The fun starts on holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the cover: there's a slider (look for family, to the red ring extent that they would take Fred out with the yellow arrows) which makes a penguin (I think!) and them when they went out for a fox appear and disappear from behind a Christmas treewalk. As And that was where the animals move you can see pictures of two more animals playing in the snowproblem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857636782</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Lamellia: The Kingdom of MushroomsJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Gloria D GonsalvesEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Lamellia is a kingdom of mushrooms lying deep within a forestCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. It is ruled by PolipoliBut really, its big brown kingwhy shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. One dayWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, a group from his mushroom army finds a human baby abandoned in learning about why the forest. The baby is hungry sun and crying. What will the mushrooms do? Will they reject the baby as a member of a hostile species? Or will they moon take care of it and accept it as one of their own? They choose turns in the latter option, but how will a kingdom of mushrooms take care of a human babysky? By working together, of course!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1524634972</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Beatrix Potter Justine Avery and Quentin BlakeNaday Meldova|title=The Tale of Kitty-in-BootsNo, No, No!

|summary=At night They say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a serious, well-behaved and (letBookbag favourite. 's be honest) rather 'No, No, No!'superior'' young black cat goes out huntingis based around the simplest text imaginable. Well, if we 're being ''totally'' honestNo, no, no! Okay, there's a little bit of poaching in there toookay. By day she is Miss Catherine St QuintinYes, although her owner calls her Kittyyou may. Other cats call her ''Q' That's it! But, or ''Squintums''like all the best picture books, but they are very common cats and Kitty's owner would have been scandalised had she known that there was an acquaintance. The reaction would have been even stronger had she known that Miss Kitty went out in this tiny snippet of text is a gentleman's Norfolk jacket and furveritable tardis -lined boots. With a gunso much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0241247594</amazonuk>1638820457

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alison Donald and Alex Willmore194812467X|title=The New LibearianFarm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic

|summary=For Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a job that often deals with words, Librarian walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is not an easy thing perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to spell. I often drop one the top of the Rs and end up hill, they see a big barn with Libarian and that just will not doa sign outside. One simple spelling mistake can make It's a word take on farm shop! But this is a whole new meaning; what would possibly happen if you spelt it Libearian? Is it farm shop with a mistype, or does the person behind the Help Desk look a little hairy to you? What big paws you have Libearian – difference: all the better to stamp your books withstallholders 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>1848862237</amazonuk>What will they buy?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jill Murphy0995647895|title=Meltdown!Sadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=Before I say Sadie's mother always said that she was a word about this bookdreamer, I want her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to offer a few words of reassurancespend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. Firstly, we ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''ve When all been there, cringingthe houses cowered in the gloom, trying to pretend that it's not your child. Secondly, it doesn't mean that you<br>'re a bad parent - or, if you are, so is everybody else. Finally there is nothing wrong with your child: they've just got a dose of To the terrible twos (or threes) or the frightful foursMaritime Museum''. It will passHer imagination was fired. HonestlyShe'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. Right? Are you ready to read One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on now? show) and missed the closing bell and the attendant's warning shout. GoodWhen she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure. Just take it steadily.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406327913</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Bhakti Mathur1782227741|title=AmmaLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Tell Me About Diwali!Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha

|summary=Klaka had celebrated Diwali and it had been great fun - One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a wonderful, beautiful day deep puddle and tonight the city water is lit up by thousands and thousands of lightsswirling. Amma and daddy had given many gifts Poor Ted starts to their boy spin around and Klaka around and his brother had lit is sucked down a drain on the side of the earthen oil lamps known as diyasstreet. Finding himself They didn't just eat and have a good time - they also offered their prayers for good fortunedown in the sewer, prosperity and health Ted starts to Ganesha, the God of new beginnings and to Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealthpanic. But Klaka was curious: ''AmmaOH HELP ME PLEASE'' he saidcries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, ''tell me about Diwali''who plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, 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 with a nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>9881502888</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lou Treleaven and Maddie Frost B08R7LXQ9S|title=The Snowflake Mistake Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=Princess Ellie lives in an ice palace Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that floats high in 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 skyteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened. Her mum }}{{Frontpage|isbn=1471191303|title=The Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=This is the Snow Queen and they have story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very special machine that collects clouds cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on: ''Ice curled across the inside of the window and turns them into snowflakescrept up the corner of the bedpost. '' The machine works perfectly until family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Then the day that Princess Ellie is left in charge – came when they couldn't afford the rent for the machine breaks house and Ellie has they had to move to find another way the far side of making snowflakesthe city. Luckily her friends This part of the birds are able to helpcity was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862180</amazonuk>