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|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Winter Murray is drawing closersupposed to be a humble, tidy and Bear has a story friendly cat, one who is able to tell sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his friendsfancy next of the two. Unfortunately, everyone is too busy to hear BearBut he's a bad magician's story as cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they are all trying to get ready for winterboth use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. Bear slowly, kindly, helps This time round it drops them all to get ready until all his friends are asleep or awayinto a Viking land, and so there where a troll hunter is no expected – well, one left much bigger than Murray was, to tell his story to. Will anyone want to listen when winter is finally over be honest, but he's turned up and theyhe're all awake again?ll have to do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849395187</amazonuk>0008561249
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Elisabeth Beresford1732898766|title=The Snow WombleAdventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating=54
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|summary=Bloomsbury have been doing a fabulous job bringing the equally fabulous Wombles to a new - When we first meet Birpus and hopefully more environmentally aware - children. And Bulbus they haven't forgotten either Christmas or re running for their lives in the littlest members Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the familySour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well. Here is a little story with a wintry theme featuring our favourite eco) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-loverslolly -not-fighers and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in picture book formatthe tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408834243</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKeeB0CC9W7GLR|title=Not Now, BernardOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda
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|summary=Do you always have time for your little ones? When they ask you a question, do you always stop Kit and listen or are youTeal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, like most parentsbored but warm, prone to or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the 'not just now, sweetheart' or shoreline. On top of the 'just ice was a minutepolar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, darling' response? the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Poor Bernard has two busy parentsKit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and when he brings them his very serious problem they unfortunately don't take gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the time bus and given a good meal and somewhere to listen, with disastrous consequences!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394679</amazonuk>sleep. What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell1913839656|title=A Little Bit of WinterLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=We [[Rabbit's Wish by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell|already know]] that Rabbit and Hedgehog are Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best friends despite the fact that Rabbit is awake all day and Hedgehog is awake at nightbeetle juice. Now there's going He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to be a new challenge for the friendshipshow his grandmother. It's nearly winter and Hedgehog is ready She had promised to go take him to sleep until spring but Rabbit will be awake and coping with the worst that Friday Night Club at the weather can throw at him - local community centre and trying Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to find food even when the ground is covered in snowmake new friends. Hedgehog has a request - At home, his only friend was his mum and he'd like Rabbit to save him a little bit of winter wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he doesn't know what it's likelooked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0862649986</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Oliver Jeffers1529504775|title=This Moose Belongs To MeThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=Wilfred owns a moose. His moose’s name is Marcel Elsie and most of her little brother David loved to go to the time Marcel follows Wilfred’s rather lengthy rules on how to be park and watch the perfect petred buses drive past. However some Elsie would race the buses along the side of the rules are rather too demanding for an independent moose park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and Marcel develops a tendency to take Wilfred on even just standing up was very long walksdifficult. One day on Elsie spotted a particularly lengthy bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the bus for support, and walk they meet an old lady who greets Marcel enthusiasticallybehind it. Many decades later, 'Rodrigo! You’re back!' Does Elsie brought the moose really belong bus, now damaged and rusted, to Wilfred? How can he prove the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that Marcel is his perfect pet?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007263872</amazonuk>her grandchildren could play with it.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mij Kelly and Mary McQuillan1529504767|title=A Bed of Your OwnThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=Suzy Sue has brushed her teeth, picked up her teddy Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and clambered into nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her bedfinal destination. She is ready to fall asleep any moment until she realises that something is not quite right: needn''I'm squished. I'm squashed. I'm uncomfy! t have worried though as she said.<br>''I think there's something wrong with my bed.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340999284</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Leo Timmers|title=The Magical Life went to the home of Mr Renny|rating=4and Mrs Russell, who couldn't have been kinder to her.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Our story begins with the words ''This is not an apple'' below a painting of a bright green, juicy She even had her own room -looking appleall to herself. The apple in question has been painted by Mr Renny who is such a good painter that whatever he paints looks just like the real thingGradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. Unfortunately for Mr Renny though, no-one wants She'd help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to buy his paintings from him and so one day, a mysterious man in a bowler hat comes along Christmas Eve Susan and offers Mr Renny Russell put the chance to have everything he paints become realdecorations on the Christmas tree. Will this be The best surprise happened the making of Mr Renny?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579203</amazonuk>following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rod Campbell1916459943|title=Dear Zoo Touch and FeelSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=[[Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell]]Much as mothers love their babies, the original lift the flap storythere's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, is one of our most favourite bookshe just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. If asked I would give it 5 stars, 6 stars, maybe even 10 stars! The sea offers to help. Itrocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''s incredibly readablehush, interactive hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and you have the sound perfectly. The mermaids join in - ''la lou, la lay...'' And for a fun story moment it seems to share over and over and over againhave worked as Baby closes his eyes. Now the story has been modernised to give each page Then a sensory patch, where you seagull '''shouts''' and baby can touch and feel the different animalswe know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230757871</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Helen Stephens140639131X|title=How to Hide a LionA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith
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|summary=Lions - dangerous? PahPhilippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. They She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn're so gentle that t even get a little could have one as a petreply. That Philippa wasn's exactly what Iris does t a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a lion wanders into townproblem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her parents wouldn't see things as she does, so Iris decides uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to hide start with but the benefits were obvious. All the lion around animals used the housecrossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407121618</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Gwen Millward1776574338|title=Bear Leilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and BirdBei Lynn
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|summary=Bear Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and bird are best friendsslide down his neck. They do everything together. They work together It's perfect, play togetherisn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, collect firewood togetherthough. However, one evening, Bird burns all Leilong isn't happy in the firewood, so Bear sighs city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and heads out – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to collect some moreand traffic regularly gets snarled up. When The school decides that he doesncan't return for hours, Bird worries, and heads out to find his best friendbe the bus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405254270</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kate Willis-Crowley1776574028|title=Mary Had A Little LambBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=Mary Had A Little Lamb I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a much-loved nursery rhyme. We all know niche market: it's for the story of its fleece as white as snowchild 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 that it followed Mary to school make something quite different from each one day. Kate Willis We have the elephant who dons a tutu -Crowley takes the nursery rhyme, and presents it in its purest form. Therebecomes a ''balletphant's no twist, no unusual rewriting, it's simply the sweet rhyme of . The buffalo who has had a girl bath (complete with yellow duck) and her lamb that then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is familiar to all.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340999764</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Rose Lagercrantz and Eva Eriksson|title=My Happy Life|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=When Dani cana ''t sleep she doesncrynoceros't count sheep, she counts all the times that she's been happy(think about it! ) And Dani has been happy The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a lot of times. She's happy because she's about to start school, though she's nervous about making new friendssm. But then she meets Ella, and Ella becomes the very best friend she could ever have wished for. They have so much fun together, but then one day Ella tells Dani that she is moving house, and suddenly Dani isn't happy any more.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877467804</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul|title=Winnie's Dinosaur Day|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Winnie and Wilbur are always happy to queue up with everyone else to visit their favourite museum. There are so many things to look at and play with but best of all is the dinosaur room. Winnie is fascinated by the dinosaurs and tells Wilbur that she would love to see a real one. One time when they visit'' OK, they discover that it is actually Dinosaur Week and that there is an exciting competition to make a model or draw a picture to show what the museumlet's dinosaur skeleton would have looked like when it was alive.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192794019</amazonuk>not go there Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mario Ramos1838226834|title=I Am So Strong|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=There's no hiding the fact that the wolf is a bully. After he's had his meal (obviously it was a good one) he goes for a walk in the woods to aid the digestion and to find out what everyone thinks of him. First he meets a little rabbit, who agrees that the wolf is Carried Away With the strongest around here. Full of the joy of being him he strides on and gets pretty much the same response from Red Riding Hood, the three little pigs and the seven dwarfs. In fact this must be the best day ever for the wolf - until he meets 'the little toad of some sort' and finds that he's met his match. I'm not going to tell you how - you'll have to read the book to find out!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0958278776</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewCarnival|author=Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell|title=Rabbit's Wish|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Rabbit's best friend is Hedgehog but they don't get to spend a lot of time together because Rabbit is awake during the day and Hedgehog is awake at night. One day Rabbitt made a wish that Hedgehog could stay up all day with him - and it came true, but not in the way Rabbit was expecting. There was a downpour and Rabbit's burrow was flooded. The hill on which he lived was turned into an island as the lake rose higher and higher. His first thought as for Hedgehog and he shouted to see if he was OK - but Hedgehog had worried about Rabbit and he'd swum across to make certain that ''he'' was alright. They had a wonderful time but Rabbit worried that it was his wish that had caused the problem.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842700898</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=The Curtises, James and Nick|title=Woffles: A Fishy AdventureEd Boxall
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|summary=Woffles is a big, shiny black Labrador It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with a very long, pink tongue and he is one happy dogour grandparents. Once heThey's greeted you with a yodel and a wuff (and I suspect that re there might be a generous lick in there too) he'll tell you to undo all about his wonderful life. What pleases him is the good that he lives in the countryside - it's very green, you know and there's a complete lack of coffee shops and other things for which he has no time. He has lots of friendsparents do, but his bestie is Pip the Border Terrier and today they're off on an adventure down to so the lake which is being restocked for the fishermentrips out were always so much fun. And - on a boiling hot day what's better than a dip in the lake and using that long tongue A young boy was going to extract a few sandwiches from the fishermen's hampers?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0957105800</amazonuk>}}carnival with his Grandad, who told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=James MayhewB09MYXSRV4|title=Katie Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and the Starry NightHare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|summary=When Katie goes out with her Grandma the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to use it well. He liked to museums and art galleries interesting things always seem trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to happen whenever Grandma takes be in a little nap! race with Turtle. This time Katie You might think that's not a fair contest but wait and Grandma have come to see an exhibition of Van Gogh paintings, and . Things are not always as Grandma rests Katie climbs into they seem. I''The Starry Night'' painting and begins her adventure!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408304651</amazonuk>ll tell you how it came about.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Clara VulliamyRob Keeley|title=Muffin and the ExpeditionCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=3.54
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|summary=Muffin the bear has a hankering for an expedition Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, so he packs three honey sandwiches cabbage and some grapesaubergines. He shoots past FizzWhen her friends at school turn up their noses, Flora Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the three chicksteacher, explaining who explains that he's going to a very special placefruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. He wanders aroundJordan says, trying to find something fun "I did try to do on his expeditiontell her, Miss!" and then is treated to his friends joining himeveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408312433</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Miriam Moss and Joanna MocklerB09FFJF8YS|title=Wibble Wobble, My Loose Tooth|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I donYou Can't know about your family, but my five year old is desperate for a wobbly toothWear Panties! She has already written to the tooth fairy several times and they've built up quite a relationship with discussions about why no money is left if there are no teeth, what the fairies do with all those teeth and it is certainly a hot topic of conversation in our house as we receive regular updates about whose tooth came out at school(No More Nappies! Indeed, the other day her best friend lost his first tooth and when I told my daughter about this she burst into tears claiming, dramatically, that her teeth would ''never'' fall out and she'd never get any big teeth! Well, as you can probably imagine, any story about wobbly teeth was going to go down well in our house and this is certainly a good one!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140831956X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview)|author=Michelle Robinson Justine Avery and Lauren Tobia|title=How to Find a Fruit BatKate Zhoidik
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|summary=A young girl heads ''For the big, grownup girls out on an expedition to find a fruit bat. After allthere, who better to eat all the fruit that she doesnpotty masters in training, "You Can't want to eat? She gets her cardboard box boat ready, packing it with everything she'll need Wear Panties!" is a cry (including fruit for the fruit batbig-girl kind!). On her expedition, she runs into all sorts of excitement toilet triumph and adventure, then sails home in time for supperpersevering panty pride.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408308541</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=Alex T SmithJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Catch Us If You Can-CanEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4.5
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|summary=Having met Foxy DuBois previously in the excellent [[Egg by Alex T Smith|Egg]] here she is againToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, as charming as ever find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and this joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time hoping to win a giant golden egg! . In order to win the egg she must compete class, say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in a her 'So you think you can boogie' competition (Everybody Potties!) '' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently andcalmly, since with the competition familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is open only to birds she must enter herself, and her unlikely dance partner, in disguiseperfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444903659</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Miriam Moss and Delphine DurandB09BG8V3Q6|title=Scritch Scratch We Have NitsWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=There can't be many children who don't get nits at some point at schoolWho Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This is a brilliant story series of fun picture books aims to share take the pain out of potty training children and replace it with them if theysome fun. It're feeling s a bit sensitive about it since the nits originate with the teacher! We meet the little louse who starts the trouble in the first placeworthy aim, and then watch as the lice babies jump around from child to childany frustrated parent will tell you. Will everyone manage to get rid of the lice once and for all?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408319586</amazonuk>.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|authortitle=John Yeoman When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Quentin BlakeMended|titleauthor=Rumbelow's DancePeter Cotton
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|summary=Rumbelow is a little boy with a great deal 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 getting ahead of energy so walking to his grandparentmyself: I's house in town is no problem for him even though it is d better tell you a long waybit more about Fred. After his mother gives him Fred is a long list snake and even those of very precise directions, he sets off. Although it is us who have a very hot day, he is so happy that he feels the need phobia about snakes are going to warm to dance rather than just walkhim. Before long he meets He arrived as a present in a sad-faced farmer walking along box with his sad-faced pig. The farmer moans holes so that he will never get his lazy pig to market on such a hot day. However, Rumbelow has a suggestion:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394601</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Tony Ross|title=I Didn't Do It! (Little Princess)|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=There's mud all over the floor could breathe and immediately became part of the Queen blames family, to the Little Princess. 'I didn't do it!' the Little Princess responds extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a very disgruntled look upon her facewalk. A little later, the Cook tells her off for eating all the chocolate cake; the Gardener thinks And that she has trampled all over was where the radishes; the Prime Minister claims that he has taken the bell from his bicycle and the Admiral blames her for sinking all his shipsproblem started. To each accusation, the Little Princess replies: ''I Fred didn't do it!''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394644</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Rebecca Elliott|title=The Last Tiger|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Luka lives in a very grey world, with no trees or plants or animalshave any road sense. Everyone has forgotten what is important but then one day Luka finds the very last tigerOr brakes. Will the tiger bring everyone hope for the future, or will he spend his life away locked up in a cage?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745963498</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=David McKee Justine Avery and Brett McKeeNaday Meldova|title=George's Invisible WatchEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=George has an invisible watchCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. At first no one believes that he has an invisible watchBut really, but slowly they find that his watch is always right until eventually they why shouldn't it be? We all begin have to rely on him and his watch learn about our bodily functions just as we have to tell learn about everything else when we are small. Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, learning about why the time! But what happens when one day nobody rings sun and the bell at playtime so moon take turns in the children don't begin their lessons again? Has George's watch broken downsky?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1842708643</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Hannah CummingJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=The Red BoatNo, No, No!
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|summary=Posy has moved to a new house, and she's feeling lonely. She isn't sure she likes it there - They say the neighbours might be a bit scary, and she doesn't like best picture books are the shadows in her new room, and she's worried about starting a new schoolsimplest ones. What if no-one likes her? Luckily she has her dog, George, to keep her companyAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, and one night the two of them find a magical boat in the garden that leads them to lots of exciting new adventuresBookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846434815</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sam Lloyd194812467X|title=Yucky Mucky MannersThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=Down Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the top of the jungle wehill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. It're taking s a farm shop! But this is a walk to meet farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. Sadly their manners leave a lot to be desiredThere are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Gorilla is picking his noseExcited, Zebra is eating with his mouth open Kirelle and parrot is talking over all his friendsSam go shopping. Are there any polite animals to be found?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184616947X</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Tony Mitton Sadie and Guy Parker-Reesthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=The Jungle RunMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=3.5
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|summary=Sadie''Here come the animals one s mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by one,''<br>''all getting ready for the Jungle RunRiver Thames at Greenwich and she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ulf Nilsson and Eva Eriksson1782227741|title=The Best Singer in the WorldLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=ThereOne day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a boy who loves deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to sing to his little brother, spin around and around and his little brother thinks he's is sucked down a drain on the side of the very best singer street. Finding himself down in the worldsewer, Ted starts to panic. He sings him 'You are my sunshine' and OH HELP ME PLEASE'Jingle Bells' he cries and a made-up song about farts (wellalerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, they are boys!) But when it comes to singing or speaking in front who plucks him out of other people - wellthe dirty water using his cane, that's which might look just a different matterbit like an old cricket bat. So when Reg is a kind soul and he's asked to say dries Ted off and warms him up with a few words at the end nice bowl of the school concert he finds himself growing more and more afraidbroth. Will he find the courage to stand on stage and end the show?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579122</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ellie SandallB08R7LXQ9S|title=Copycat BearRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
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|summary=Mango has a best friend who Remy is an enormous bear called Bluefeeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, Mango finds herself getting frustrated as Blue likes 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 copy everything wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that Mango doeslittle bit further when the other kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the instigator. Will And then he gets into trouble at school and the two friends be able teachers don't believe him when he tries to get along happily?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444901575</amazonuk>explain what happened.
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|summary=FoxThis is the story of Isobel, chicken and their not-yet-hatched egg have run out of fooda little girl who made a big difference. Chicken decides to go out to try and get them something to eatIsobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, leaving fox because her parents couldn't afford to take care of put the egg. Poor chicken faces big, scary birds and a giant sea monster...will she ever manage to find any food? And what will she find if she does manage to get home again?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579246</amazonuk>}}heating on:
The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Then the day came when they couldn'Jellied bugs t afford the rent for the house and pickled fliesthey had to move to the far side of the city. This part of the city was cold,''<br>''Bubbling potions,''<br>''Lizard tails,'' ''And what was this?''<br>''A little snail?''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394040</amazonuk>sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.
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|summary=Cat Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is a cat and Bubble obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, a goldfish teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and as Cat points out at says goodnight to the start of this story, there are quite a few differences between thembear statue outside. The main one is that Cat is able Every morning she says hello to wander wild and free whereas Bubble is stuck in his tank and can only swim round and round or up and down. Because Bubble is his friend, Cat finds this quite upsetting; so much soBee Bear, a colourful painted bear that he tells the reader: ''...he just looks lives at me and sighs.''<br>''He is my friend. He breaks my hearther school.''She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849394113</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}