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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]==For sharing==__NOTOC__{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Tony RossAdam Stower|title=The Three SilliesMurray and Bun
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|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=If your children like silly thingsMurray is supposed to be a humble, they will definitely enjoy the story of The Three Sillies, written tidy and illustrated by Tony Rossfriendly cat, one 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 able to sleep and eat and eat and you can tell that it is going to be just that by looking at the front cover sleep and seeing three very strange people standing on their heads looking, unsurprisinglywell, very red facedwhatever takes his fancy next of the two.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709607</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Chris Van Allsburg|title=The Polar Express|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=It But he's a bad magician's Christmas Evecat, and so his favourite bun has been turned into a young boy is waiting up to catch a glimpse of Santa. When a train pulls up insteadhyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, he soon finds himself on and the Polar Expresscatflap they both use can chuck them out, chuffing away to not into the North Poleregular back garden, with scores but into a world of other childrenfrightening adventure and whiffs. With hot chocolate in hand This time round it drops them into a Viking land, and snowy landscapes whizzing past the windows, he's having where a fabulous journey. At the North Poletroll hunter is expected – well, he meets the elves and Santaone much bigger than Murray was, and waits to see which child will be given the first gift of Christmas.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390983</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Patricia Borlenghi and Eleanor Taylor|title=The Bloomsbury Nursery Treasury|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I am sure that all small children love traditional tales. Maybe for some the appeal is the beguiling innocence of Little Red Riding Hoodhonest, or the audacity of Goldilocks as she invades the three bears' cottage or even Jackbut he's daring turned up and courage as he climbs the beanstalk and steals the giant's gold from under his nose. Whichever tale is favourite, there is always something very satisfying when the good characters win and the nasty characters are beaten especially as this always leads of course ll have to a happy ending.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0747597472</amazonuk>0008561249
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=James Mayhew1732898766|title=Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Ella Bella Ballerina's back! Before she was dancing to [[Ella Bella Ballerina and The Sleeping Beauty by James Mayhew|Sleeping Beauty]], Adventures of Birpus and this time it's Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella. Bulbus: Book One: The music washes over here, and suddenly she's whisked away to the fairy tale, with the prince, fairy godmother and all the magic that every reader knows and loves.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846169275</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewSour Milk Dragon|author=David Melling|title=Hugless DouglasWynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=Douglas When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the bear wants a hugForest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He remembers that some of 's right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his best hugs are with big things, so he tries hugging a bouldernostrils. That doesn (Please don't try this at home: it won't work so end well. What about ) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a tall tree? Nupladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. Hmm... Poor Douglas. He's going They climbed up to have to keep hunting around if he wants to get his hugthe Tree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340950633</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mick InkpenB0CC9W7GLR|title=This Is My BookOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda
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|summary=The Snapdragon has swooped down Kit and eaten Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the ''k'' shoreline. On top of ''Book''the ice was a polar bear. He's also broken off a bit of As the ice bumped onto the ''B''sand, so the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a run for it looks like , but Teal knew that the Bookmouse is saying ''This is my Poo''bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He's been eating the dots obviously needed to be taken home on top of the letter ''i'' wherever he can find it too, bus and given a good meal and spitting them outsomewhere to sleep. What on earth can be done to stop the mean ol' Snapdragonelse would you do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989637</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz1913839656|title=ABC Animal Rhymes For You And MeLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=3.5
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|summary=Repackaging some rhymes found in ''Rumble In The Jungle'' Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and [[Commotion In The Ocean by Giles Andreae his favourite hat and David Wojtowycz|Commotion In The Ocean]], ''ABC Animal Rhymes For You And Me'' takes us through then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the alphabet, with rhymes local community centre and Todd was pleased about the angelfish, boa constrictor, crocodilethis as he wanted to make new friends. At home, his only friend was his mum and so onhe wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408306808</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Leigh Hodgkinson1529504775|title=Scrummy!The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|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>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Leigh Hodgkinson1529504767|title=Limelight LarryThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|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.
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul1916459943|title=Winnie In SpaceSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|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>
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 {{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
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|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>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ross Collins1776574338|title=Dear VampaLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|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 up all night and getting picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to all sorts go downstairs – they simply climb out of fiendish the window and slide down his neck. It's perfect, isn't it? What could be a more funway of going to school? There is a problem, though. They have Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a hard time adapting tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to the Wolfsons with their sunny dispositions, unpleasantly cheerful pets and jolly partiestraffic regularly gets snarled up. Ick! Whatever The school decides that he can 't be done?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144490020X</amazonuk>the bus anymore.
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 {{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 ain't never seen no fairy neither, nor mermaids, witches or trolls. As she wanders around the world decrying the lack of magic, strange things seem to happen around her, until she discovers just where the magic lurks.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340960000</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Penny Dann|title=The Orchard Book Of Nursery Rhymes For Your Baby|rating=4.5|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse|summary=All your favourite nursery rhymes are here, from Hickory Dickory Dock, through Little Bo Peep and Three Blind Mice, to Sing A Song Of Sixpence. With over sixty nursery rhymes to choose from, all the big names are presented in a beautiful compendium that you'll treasure for years.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408304589</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Michael Foreman|title=Fortunately, Unfortunately|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Milo is returning his Granny's umbrella to her. As he sets out, it begins to rain. One thing leads to another, and he finds himself caught up in a thrilling adventure involving a whale, pirates, dinosaurs and aliens. He swings between good news and bad news as he gets up to all sorts of scrapes and japes. Will Granny ever get her umbrella in one piece?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849391238</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Nicholas Allan|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>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Aesop, Fiona Waters and Fulvio Testa1776574028|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>}} {{newreviewBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Mini Grey|title=Three By The SeaDavid Elliott
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|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!
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1838226834|title=Elmer AgainCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall
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|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 the annual ElmerThey's Day Parade, where re there to undo all the other elephants paint themselves brightly and he paints himself grey. Being a bit of a scamp, he decides good that things need to be livened upparents do, so he plots and plans, then sets about putting a smile on everyone's faces.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842707507</amazonuk>}} {{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'' is an alphabet book, sure, but with a playful glint in the eye and delightful illustrations that makes it a joy to read, whether you're learning your alphabet, not ready yet, or already know it backwards and forwardstrips out were always so much fun.|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 young boy was going 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 outcarnival with his Grandad, could they?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745961673</amazonuk>}}who told him:
{{newreview|author=Tony Ross|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'It'll be brilliant, whilst also offering up slightly lesser-known ones like ''The Hedley Kow''just remember, don''The Musicians t let go of Bremenmy hand.'', ''Sweet Porridge'', ''Prince Hyacinth'' and ''Fairy Gifts''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709801</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=James MayhewB09MYXSRV4|title=Katie Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and the Waterlily PondHare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|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>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sheryl Webster and Jan FearnleyRob Keeley|title=Tinysaurus Carrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5
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|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
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Karen King and Marina Le RayB09FFJF8YS|title=Silly MooYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
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|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"You Can't realise where she needs to goWear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846669014</amazonuk>}}''
{{newreview
|author=Rebecca Elliott
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|summary=It's the first day of winter and Cub can't sleep, so Mum decides the best option is a forest walk. Cub is a mass of questions about the new experiences - 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 of nature and each other's company.
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{{newreview
|author=Rebecca Elliott
|title=Just Because
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|summary=Toby's best friend is his big sister, Clemmie. She can't walk, talk or move around much. Just because. He loves her dearly, and we discover all the many ways they play together. It's an utterly gorgeous tale of sibling affection.
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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!)
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|summary=You might have already played the shape game. It involves doing a squiggle on a piece of paper, then either you or someone else has to turn that squiggle into a full picture. Anthony Browne played it lots when he was little, and now he's playing it with 45 celebrities and you. Proceeds from the book and the auction of the artwork are going to [http://www.rainbowtrust.org.uk The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity], who provide emotional and practical support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. A fantastic cause.
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{{newreview
|author=Rebecca Elliott
|title=Milo's Pet Egg
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|summary=Milo the lemur discovers a pretty pebble one day. He prods it, and to his surprise it moves! He listens carefully, and finds that it's breathing, so he realises that it's an egg, calls it Snappy, and the two of them get up to all sorts of adventures.
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{{newreview
|author=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
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|summary=Big Bad Bun (formerly known as Fluff) has run away from home to join the Hell Bunnies. He passed the initiation ceremony of being buried up to his nose in cowpats, and has since gone on to do all sorts of baaaaad things, like getting his ear pierced and never washing his whiskers. What on Earth will Big Bad Bun's parents make of all this? ...It IS true, right? He REALLY has joined the Hell Bunnies, right? ...Right?
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{{newreview
|author=Edward Hardy and Deborah Allwright
|title=Martha, No!
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|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 Martha, always doing what she shouldn't, and running her nanny ragged. Her day is, unsurprisingly, peppered with cries of ''Martha, noooo!''
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{{newreview
|author=Leigh Hobbs
|title=Mr Chicken Goes To Paris
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|summary=Mr Chicken wants to see France, so he reads his guidebooks, learns his French phrases and arranges for his penpal Yvette to meet him at the airport. Ooh la la!
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{{newreview
|author=Alan Durant and Simon Rickerty
|title=Unfortunately
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|summary=One day a boy is walking through the jungleToots, trumps, farts. UnfortunatelyWhatever your word for them, find us a lion tries child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to get him. Fortunatelytalk about and joke about, he escapes. Unfortunately, a huge snake that is poised to snaffle him up. FortunatelyBut horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time.In class, say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh.At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and on gently and on it goescalmly, with good news followed by bad followed by good. Okthe familiar humour attached, so explains that might make tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it sound a little simple and boring, but trust me: it's fantastic.'Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408309890</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Chris WormellB09BG8V3Q6|title=Molly Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and the Night MonsterSeema Amjad
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|summary=Molly ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in bed, but then she hears a creak on the stair''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. Could it be an elephant or a rhino coming This series of fun picture books aims to get her? Might take the pain out of potty training children and replace it even be with some fun. It's a night monster? Luckily, Molly is well-armed with her monster catcher, so should be alrightworthy aim, as the door sloooowly inches open.any frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1862301859</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Daisy DawesB07GZ81J7C|title=Get Ahead When Fred|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Fred loves wearing hats. He's got a fez, a bonnet, a stetson, the Snake Got Squished 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>}} {{newreviewMended|author=Anne Fine and Ruth Brown|title=RugglesPeter Cotton
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|summary=Every dog owner has known a dog like Ruggles: theyMeet Fred. Well, actually, you're so good at escaping from where ever they are that theygoing to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I're generally known as Houdinid better tell you a bit more about Fred. Ruggles had it all worked out, from the opportunist hop over the fence aided by Fred is a pile snake and even those of newspapers, us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a present in a bucket box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the rabbit hutch family, to who the extent that they would snitch on him if he met take Fred out with them (unaccompanied) in when they went out for a walk. And that was where the parkproblem started. The dog lady knows him well and whilst you wouldnFred didn't quite call them friends it's obvious that Ruggles knows when he's met his match and hops in the van without complainthave any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392064</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jan FearnleyJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Arthur and the MeaniesEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|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 say, learning about why the sun and leave him sad. Go on, Arthur, give 'em a soaking! Teach 'em a lesson!the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405253819</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=John Yeoman Justine Avery and Quentin BlakeNaday Meldova|title=The Bear's Water Picnic|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=It's a gorgeous summer's dayNo, so the pigNo, hen, squirrel, hedgehog and bear all head out on a raft for a picnic 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.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390045</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross|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 there, they discover that Grandpa wasn't always an old fuddy duddy, 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!
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|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
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Camilla Reid and Michael Foreman194812467X|title=The Littlest Dinosaur Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and the Naughty RockEma Tepic
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|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?
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Jean Reidy Sadie and Genevieve Leloupthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=Too Pickly!Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5
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|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>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Neil Gaiman1782227741|title=InstructionsLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|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>
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 {{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
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|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>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1471191303|title=Elmer On StiltsThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=4.5
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|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>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Alison MurrayNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Apple Pie ABCOne Night in Beartown|rating=4.5
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|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]]