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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]==For sharing==__NOTOC__ {{newreviewFrontpage|author=John Jackson and Daniela Jaglenka TerrazziniAdam Stower|title=Tales for Great Grandchildren Murray and Bun|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=I love old folk tales Murray is supposed to be a humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and fables. The treasure chest of myth sleep and legend contains universal stories, as relevant today as they were in well, whatever takes his fancy next of the ancient communities in which they were first toldtwo. They speak of love But he's a bad magician's cat, lossso his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, jealousyand the catflap they both use can chuck them out, couragenot into the regular back garden, cowardice but into a world of frightening adventure and griefwhiffs. They wonder about the world in which we live. They offer explanations This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, some magicalto be honest, some plain common sense. Theybut he're joyful. Theys turned up and he're sad. And sometimes they're frightening. They ll have all the light and shade that adds up to the human experience.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>095692123X</amazonuk>0008561249

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1732898766|authortitle=Anita Pouroulis The Adventures of Birpus and Jon Lycett-SmithBulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|titleauthor=Mum's Cronky CarWynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating=3.54

|summary=MumWhen we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's car isright behind them, wellspewing hot, not the most recent modelsour milk from his nostrils. In fact it's falling apart and wouldn(Please don't even start if try this at home: it didnwon't get a push from Dadend well. ) The journey to school in this patchwork car held together by bits of string and willpower is full of uncertainty. When Fortunately, they stop were nearly at the traffic lights will the car move again Nobby Lob-lolly - and when it just dies in traffic what can a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they do? Then one day something rather magical happensescaped. They're stalled in traffic, wondering what climbed up to do next, when the car drifts into Tree Wee homes high up in the sky tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and flies them all to the school gates. Suddenly this isn't an old wreck but an adventureGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0957308701</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKeeB0CC9W7GLR|title=Elmer, Rose On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Super ElJenny Fionda|rating=45

|summary=ElmerKit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, the patchwork elephantbored but warm, his cousin Wilbur or frozen cold and some of their friends were listening to building sand sculptures on a distant noise. Elmer agreed that it sounded like snowy beach when a herd large slab of elephants but it wasn't ''his'' herdsilvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. He and Wilbur set off to find out what was happening. It was On top of the herd of pink elephants, which included Elmer's friend, Rose and Old who ice was celebrating his hundredth birthdaya polar bear. As Old stood at the top of ice bumped onto the cliff all sand, the other elephants began stamping their feet - bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the cliff gave wayice. Old Kit was left stranded on all for making a column of rock which run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was crumbling ominouslyhungry and gave him one apple and then another. This was He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a job for Super Elgood meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394504</amazonuk> What else would you do?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Adele Geras and Sophy Williams1913839656|title=ItLet's Time For BedCelebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5

|summary=It's bedtime for Little Hare but in Todd was excited about spending the way weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of all small children he looks for ways dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to delay THAT momentshow his grandmother. Mouse isn't in bed yet She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and a lullaby has Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to be sung to himmake new friends. Then it's Bird who also needs a lullabyAt home, as does Frog..his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Eventually Little Hare gets to bathtime - but then the ducks need a lullaby too. And when nearly EVERYONE - animals and toys - has had their lullaby - there's the inevitable drink of water and the last lullaby is for Little HareGrandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848122500</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Neil Griffith and Chistine Grove1529504775|title=Esme's EggThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5

|summary=Every day in Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the laying season Esme red buses drive past. Elsie would race the hen laid an egg and every day Farmer Ferguson came buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and removed iteven just standing up was very difficult. Esme tried being One day Elsie spotted a little bit devious but wherever she laid bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her egg Farmer Ferguson came along and took money box to pay for it awayas cash was tight at home. Nothing dauntedGradually, Esme decided that she was going David learned to follow her egg stand up, use the bus for support, and so began a trip which involved a van walk behind it. Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and a warehouse and another van and finally a supermarket before Farmer Ferguson arrived to take Esme and six chicks back rusted, to the farmRepair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905434979</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anna Dewdney1529504767|title=Llama Llama Red PyjamaThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=Every parent will know the bedtime game: it looks Susan 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. She needn't have worried though as though we're all settled down, on she went to the edge home of sleep Mr and itMrs Russell, who couldn's time for Mummy t have been kinder to slip away and get on with her. She even had her own room - all that has to be done, but then.herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. ThereShe's a call: a drink of water still seems to be d help Mrs Russell with the favourite baking and Baby Llama is no exception. Like most children he just wants when it came to hang Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on to his mother for that ''little'' bit longerthe Christmas tree. Only Llama Mama is busy washing up and then The best surprise happened the phone rings... ''She's'' distracted but Baby Llama is ''distraught'' and works himself up into something of a tizzyfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444910876</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Carrie Weston and Tim Warnes1916459943|title=Boris Saves the ShowSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Bookbag has enjoyed BorisMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - or won' previous adventures in [[Oht - go to sleep: instead, Boris! by Carrie Weston|Oh, Boris!]] he just lies on his blanket and [[Bravo, Boris! by Carrie Weston and Tim Warnes|Bravo, Boris!]] so I was keen to see what Boris was up ''wails''. The sea offers to this time aroundhelp. WeIt rocks Baby gently and the waves sing 're back amongst familiar faces'hush, in Miss Cluckhush''s school, and this time Miss Cluck has decided the class will put on an end . Think of term show, gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and that there will be special guests from you have the Pond Side Nursery coming to watch too! sound perfectly. But what role will Boris take The mermaids join in the show?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192758276</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Diane Fox and Christyan Fox|title=Rain or Shine (Snip and Snap)|rating=4- ''la lou, la lay...5|genre=For Sharing|summary=It's an important lesson to learn, if you're growing up in the UK - the perils of planning an outdoor picnic! Snip and Snap have decided And for a moment it seems to have a picnic, but worked as poor Snip tries to get ready he finds that the changeable weather thwarts Baby closes his plans at every step! eyes. Will he ever manage Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's going to eat his picnic with his friend Snap?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408316129</amazonuk>happen next.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jenni Desmond140639131X|title=Red Cat, Blue Cat|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Red Cat and Blue Cat don't get on. They don't get on at all. They hiss and scratch and stumble and thwump. They fight like... well, cat and cat. Each cat has a secret, though: each cat would quite like to be like the other. Blue Cat would like to be fast and bouncy like Red Cat, and Red Cat would like to be smart and quick-witted like Blue Cat. Blue Cat tries to turn red, by eating red things. Red Cat copies him. Neither changes colour, and neither takes on the characteristics of the other. Who'd have thunk it? They're going to have to come up with another plan.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>160905248X</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Ruth Brown|title=A Dark, Dark TaleBriony May Smith

|summary=Once upon Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. Philippa wasn't a time, bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a dark, dark moor. On problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that moor was a dark, dark woodshe would set up something similar herself. That wood has Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a dark, darklittle amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious... well, you get All the animals used the idea. Darkness is compounded by darkness, crossing and we delve deeper and deeper into this spooky story, Hedgehog was even trained up to find what lies at the heart of itprovide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709895</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Adrian Reynolds and Thomas Taylor1776574338|title=The Pets You GetLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=3.54

|summary=A young boy doesnEvery 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 like even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the boring guinea pig window and slide down his sister hasneck. He It'd much rather have s perfect, isn't it? What could be a dog... no, more fun way of going to school? There is a grizzly bear... noproblem, a DRAGON! He runs through a number of options for whizz-bang pets that are much more excitingthough. However, Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his sister keeps selling the option of the guinea pigfeet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. Maybe, just maybe, The school decides that hecan'll come to appreciate t be the little scurrying creaturebus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184270642X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Derek Mulveen and Michelle Melville1776574028|title=Oisin the Brave: Moon Adventure|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=After a long day of play Oisin and his friend Orane the Dragon were resting beside the old oak tree and watching the sun go down. They wondered which of the stars would be first to come out to play and it wasn't long before they saw the Big Dipper, the Milky Way and the North Star - that's the one that used to guide explorers home. But then Oisin spotted something very unusual: there was a flashing light coming from the surface of the moon. Before long the two friends had powered up their space ship and they were on their way to the moon.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0957230001</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Margaret Mahy and Gavin Bishop|title=Mister WhistlerDavid Elliott

|summary=Mister Whistler wakes up I 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, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with his head full of singing words and make something quite different from each one. We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and dancingbecomes a ''balletphant''. A phone call comes from The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his Aunt asking him to come over and help but the song ice cream cone is still humming away in a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his head and his feet are twitching to dancepotty changes into a ''sm....... '' Can he dress himself and get ready to OK, let's not go without the tune interrupting him too much?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>187746791X</amazonuk>there Some people are eating!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stephen Mackey1838226834|title=Miki and Carried Away With the Wishing StarCarnival|author=Ed Boxall

|summary=Miki and penguin and polar bear It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all share the same birthdaygood that parents do, and they're very excited about each getting a birthday wish when they blow so the trips out their candleswere always so much fun. Penguin goes first, wishing that he were A young boy was going to the biggest penguin of all! Just what will he get up to if carnival with his wish comes true?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444901362</amazonuk>}}Grandad, who told him:

{{newreview|author=Fiona Goble|title=Fiona Goble's Fairy Tale Knits: 20 Enchanting Characters to Make|rating=4.5|genre=Crafts|summary='It's a lovely idea: knitting patterns for twenty fairy tale characters and a brief story to ll be brilliant, just remember, don't let go with them. There's the pleasure of knitting the characters and then of a child playing with them alongside a story and then being able to use their imaginations to built their own storiesmy hand. Best of all, it's done without a battery or a computer/games console in sight. It's a winner all round.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908005467</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|authortitle=Jeanne Willis Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Tony RossHare|titleauthor=HippospotamusCordellya Smith

|summary=Poor hippo has found a spot on her bottom. All of her friends have an opinion about what might be wrong with herWhen the world was made, ranging from measles to hippopox or perhaps an allergy to cake! They all have suggestions, too, as to how hippo might get rid of the spot and poor hippo tries them allanimals were given gifts. Will anything ever get rid of Bear was given strength so that nasty spot?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394032</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=David Wiesner|title=Tuesday|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=What do you call he could become a man who illustrates books in such protector. Water Spider received a way strong web that you can sit and stare at individual pictures, as much enthralled by their detail as if they were hung in a gallery? even fire could not burn. A man who has such trust in his readers Owl had excellent sight so that he can tell a complex story without a word of text? Or one who can produce this wordless book could see the present ''and ensure that '' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to use it appeals well. He liked to children and trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to adults be in equal measure? a race with Turtle. Well, heYou might think that's called David Wiesner not a fair contest but wait and he's a genius.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394474</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Alex T Smith|title=Claude in the Country|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Thank goodness Alex T Smith is doing such a grand job of continuing to feed my Claude habitsee. Growing up I Things are not always had a bit of a thing for Snoopy, but now I do like to steal the Claude stories away from my daughter and curl up to read them myself as they always cheer me upseem. This time Claude (and Sir Bobblysock, we mustnI't forget him!) have a grand adventure in the countryside. So what with chickens and sheep and pigs and cowpatsll tell you how it came about...what could possibly go wrong?!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444909282</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jackie French and Bruce WhatleyRob Keeley|title=Diary of a Christmas WombatCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=3.54

|summary=There is one thing which makes Christmas special for Mothball the Wombat. Presents? No. Fun Lily loves eating fruit and games? No. It's carrotsvegetables. Yes - She likes carrots. Mothball eats, sleepsbroccoli, scratches, occasionally nibbles a tasty stem of grass, scratches cabbage and sleeps some moreaubergines. The highlight of When her day friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is when she discovers that people leave carrots out keen to explain how good they are for reindeer (for some, obscure reason...) you and provided that she is willing to do battle with said reindeer she can munch away how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her heart's contentthat carrots grow on trees. It's when she discovers Infuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that a sleigh is a wonderful place for postprandial nap that she is taken fruits grow on a very exciting journeytrees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. Jordan says, "I did try to tell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007490712</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Harriet Ziefert and Amanda HaleyB09FFJF8YS|title=40 Uses for a GrandpaYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik

|summary=It's amazing what you can do with a Grandpa - some you might well have thought about already'For the big, such as cash machine, taxi, dance partner and dictionarygrownup girls out there, but you might never have thought of using him as a basketball hoop, tailor or butler, but perhaps the most important of all forty potty masters in the book is ''friend''. It's a delightful celebration of all that's wonderful about being a grandparent - and a grandchild.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1609052765</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Philip C Stead and Erin E Stead|title=Bear Has a Story to Tell|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Winter is drawing closertraining, and Bear has a story to tell his friends. Unfortunately, everyone is too busy to hear Bear"You Can's story as they are all trying to get ready for winter. Bear slowly, kindly, helps them all to get ready until all his friends are asleep or away, and so there is no one left to tell his story to. Will anyone want to listen when winter t Wear Panties!" is finally over and they're all awake again?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849395187</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Elisabeth Beresford|title=The Snow Womble|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Bloomsbury have been doing a fabulous job bringing cry (the equally fabulous Wombles to a new big- girl kind!) of toilet triumph and hopefully more environmentally aware - childrenpersevering panty pride. And they haven't forgotten either Christmas or the littlest members of the family. Here is a little story with a wintry theme featuring our favourite eco-lovers-not-fighers in picture book format. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408834243</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=Paul Stewart Justine Avery and Chris RiddellNaday Meldova|title=A Little Bit of WinterEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=We [[RabbitToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn's Wish by Paul Stewart t find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and Chris Riddell|already know]] joke about, that Rabbit and Hedgehog are best friends despite is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the fact that Rabbit is awake all day wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and Hedgehog is awake at nighteveryone will laugh. At you. Now thereJustine Avery's going to be a new challenge for the friendship. Itlatest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!''s nearly winter series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and Hedgehog is ready to go to sleep until spring but Rabbit will be awake gently and coping calmly, with the worst familiar humour attached, explains that the weather can throw at him - and trying to find food even when the ground tooting is covered in snowperfectly normal. Hedgehog has a request - heEverybody does it: ''d like Rabbit to save him a little bit of winter because he doesnEverybody Toots't know what it's like.!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0862649986</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Oliver JeffersB09BG8V3Q6|title=This Moose Belongs To Who Needs Nappies? Not Me|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Wilfred owns a moose. His moose’s name is Marcel and most of the time Marcel follows Wilfred’s rather lengthy rules on how to be the perfect pet. However some of the rules are rather too demanding for an independent moose and Marcel develops a tendency to take Wilfred on very long walks. One day on a particularly lengthy walk they meet an old lady who greets Marcel enthusiastically, 'Rodrigo! You’re back(Everybody Potties!' Does the moose really belong to Wilfred? How can he prove that Marcel is his perfect pet?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007263872</amazonuk>}} {{newreview)|author=Mij Kelly and Mary McQuillan|title=A Bed of Your Own|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Suzy Sue has brushed her teeth, picked up her teddy Justine Avery and clambered into her bed. She is ready to fall asleep any moment until she realises that something is not quite right: ''I'm squished. I'm squashed. I'm uncomfy! she said.<br>''I think there's something wrong with my bed.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340999284</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Leo Timmers|title=The Magical Life of Mr RennySeema Amjad

|summary=Our story begins with the words ''This is not an appleWho Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' below a painting of a bright green, juicy-looking apple. The apple is the latest release in question has been painted by Mr Renny who is such a good painter that whatever he paints looks just like the real thing''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. Unfortunately for Mr Renny though, no-one wants This series of fun picture books aims to buy his paintings from him take the pain out of potty training children and so one dayreplace it with some fun. It's a worthy aim, a mysterious man in a bowler hat comes along and offers Mr Renny the chance to have everything he paints become realas any frustrated parent will tell you. Will this be the making of Mr Renny?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579203</amazonuk>.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rod CampbellB07GZ81J7C|title=Dear Zoo Touch and Feel|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=[[Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell]], the original lift When Fred the flap story, is one of our most favourite books. If asked I would give it 5 stars, 6 stars, maybe even 10 stars! It's incredibly readable, interactive and a fun story to share over and over Snake Got Squished and over again. Now the story has been modernised to give each page a sensory patch, where you and baby can touch and feel the different animals.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230757871</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewMended|author=Helen Stephens|title=How to Hide a LionPeter Cotton

|summary=Lions Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred- dangerous? PahFred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. They But I're so gentle that m getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is a little could snake and even those of us who have one a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a pet. That's exactly what Iris does present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a lion wanders into townwalk. Her parents wouldn And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't see things as she does, so Iris decides to hide the lion around the househave any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407121618</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Gwen MillwardJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Bear and BirdEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Bear and bird are best friends. They do everything together. They work togetherCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, play together, collect firewood togetheras any parent will tell you. HoweverBut really, one evening, Bird burns why shouldn't it be? We all the firewood, so Bear sighs and heads out have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to collect some morelearn about everything else when we are small. When he doesnWhy shouldn't return for hourspotty training be as much fun as, Bird worriessay, learning about why the sun and heads out to find his best friend.the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405254270</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kate Willis-CrowleyJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Mary Had A Little LambNo, No, No!

|summary=Mary Had A Little Lamb is a much-loved nursery rhyme. We all know They say the story of its fleece as white as snow, and that it followed Mary to school one day. Kate Willis-Crowley takes best picture books are the nursery rhyme, and presents it in its purest formsimplest ones. There's no twist, no unusual rewriting, it's simply the sweet rhyme And nothing could be truer of a girl and her lamb that 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 can't sleep she doesn't count sheepthis latest from Justine Avery, she counts all the times that she's been happy! And Dani has been happy a lot of times. She's happy because she's about to start school, though she's nervous about making new friends. 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 moreBookbag favourite.|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'No, No, they discover that it No!'' is actually Dinosaur Week and that there is an exciting competition to make a model or draw a picture to show what based around the museum's dinosaur skeleton would have looked like when it was alivesimplest text imaginable.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192794019</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Mario Ramos|title=I Am So Strong|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=There's 'No, 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 the strongest around hereno! Okay, okay. Full of the joy of being him he strides on and gets pretty much the same response from Red Riding HoodYes, 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 matchyou may. I'm not going to tell you how - you'll have to read the book to find out!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0958278776</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell|title=Rabbit's Wish|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=RabbitThat's it! But, like all the best friend is Hedgehog but they don't get to spend a lot picture books, this tiny snippet of time together because Rabbit text 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 veritable tardis - and it came true, but not in the way Rabbit was expecting. There was a downpour and Rabbit's burrow was flooded. The hill so much bigger 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 inside that it was his wish that had caused appears on the problemoutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1842700898</amazonuk>1638820457

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|authortitle=The Curtises, James and NickFarm Shop|titleauthor=Woffles: A Fishy AdventureDevon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic

|summary=Woffles 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 hill, they see a big, shiny black Labrador barn with a very long, pink tongue and he is one happy dogsign outside. Once heIt's greeted you with a yodel and farm shop! But this is a wuff (and I suspect that there might be farm shop with a generous lick in there too) he'll tell you difference: all about his wonderful lifethe stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. What pleases him is that he lives in the countryside - it's very greenThere are sheep and ducks and cows, you know goats and there's a complete lack of coffee shops chickens, and other things for which he has no timeeven some mice. He has lots of friendsExcited, but his bestie is Pip the Border Terrier Kirelle and today they're off on an adventure down to the lake which is being restocked for the fishermenSam go shopping. And - on a boiling hot day what's better than a dip in the lake and using that long tongue to extract a few sandwiches from the fishermen's hampers?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0957105800</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler|title=Superworm|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Superworm is long and strong and he's a real hero as far as all of his insect friends are concerned. He always comes to the rescue when there is trouble. When Baby Toad is in danger of being run over on a major road, he turns himself into a lasso and scoops the baby away from the oncoming wheels. Another time, Beetle falls into a well and Superworm transforms himself into a fishing line in order to save him. In fact, Superworm can pretty much turn himself into anything and that makes him a very useful and helpful friend.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407132040</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=James Mayhew|title=Katie and the Starry Night|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=When Katie goes out with her Grandma to museums and art galleries interesting things always seem to happen whenever Grandma takes a little nap! This time Katie and Grandma have come to see an exhibition of Van Gogh paintings, and as Grandma rests Katie climbs into ''The Starry Night'' painting and begins her adventure!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408304651</amazonuk>What will they buy?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Clara Vulliamy0995647895|title=Muffin Sadie and the ExpeditionSea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice

|summary=Muffin the bear has a hankering for an expedition, so he packs three honey sandwiches and some grapes. He shoots past Fizz, Flora and the three chicks, explaining that heSadie's going to mother always said that she was a very special place. He wanders arounddreamer, trying to find something fun to do her mind never on his expedition, what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and then is treated she loves to his friends joining himspend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408312433</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>|author=Miriam Moss and Joanna Mockler|title=Wibble Wobble''When all the houses cowered in the gloom, My Loose Tooth''<br>|rating=4''To the Maritime Museum''.5|genre=For Sharing |summary=I don't know about your family, but my five year old is desperate for a wobbly tooth! Her imagination was fired. She has already written 'd love to sail the tooth fairy several times oceans on an ancient sailing ship and theywent back regularly. One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it've built up quite a relationship with discussions about why no money is left if there s the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are no teeth, what on show) and missed the fairies do with all those teeth closing bell and it is certainly a hot topic of conversation the attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in our house as we receive regular updates about whose tooth came out at school! 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, midst of an adventure that her teeth would ''never'' fall out and she'd could never get any big teeth! Wellhave imagined in a world of dolphins, as you can probably imaginepirates, any story about wobbly teeth was going to go down well in our house mermaids and this is certainly a good one!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140831956X</amazonuk>treasure.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michelle Robinson and Lauren Tobia1782227741|title=How to Find a Fruit BatLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha|rating=3.54

|summary=A young girl heads out on an expedition One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to find spin around and around and is sucked down a fruit batdrain on the side of the street. After allFinding himself down in the sewer, who better Ted starts to eat all panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the fruit that she doesn't want to eat? She gets her cardboard box boat readyattention of Reg the sewer rat, packing it with everything she'll need (including fruit for who plucks him out of the fruit dirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat). On her expedition, she runs into all sorts Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of excitement and adventure, then sails home in time for supperbroth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408308541</amazonuk>

 {{newreview|author=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross|title=Mammoth Pie|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=''On top of a mountain there lived a fat mammoth.''<br>''Down in the valley there lived a thin caveman.''<br>''The caveman was hungry. Very, very hungry.''<br>''He saw the mammoth and licked his lips.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842707574</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alex T SmithB08R7LXQ9S|title=Catch Us If You Can-Can|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Having met Foxy DuBois previously in the excellent [[Egg by Alex T Smith|Egg]] here she is again, as charming as ever and this time hoping to win a giant golden egg! In order to win the egg she must compete in a 'So you think you can boogie' competition (!) and, since the competition is open only to birds she must enter herself, and her unlikely dance partner, Remy: A book about believing in disguise!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903659</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewyourself|author=Miriam Moss Mayuri Naidoo and Delphine Durand|title=Scritch Scratch We Have NitsCaroline Siegal|rating=4.5

|summary=There canRemy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again't be many children who don't get nits at some point at . The school. bully Jayden, This together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is a brilliant story short and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to share with them if they're feeling a wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit sensitive about further when the other kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, it since the nits originate with the teacher! We meet the little louse who starts looks as though he was the instigator. And then he gets into trouble in the first place, at school and then watch as the lice babies jump around from child teachers don't believe him when he tries to childexplain what happened. Will everyone manage to get rid of the lice once and for all?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408319586</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=John Yeoman and Quentin Blake1471191303|title=Rumbelow's Dance|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Rumbelow is a little boy with a great deal of energy so walking to his grandparent's house in town is no problem for him even though it is a long way. After his mother gives him a long list of very precise directions, he sets off. Although it is a very hot day, he is so happy that he feels the need to dance rather than just walk. Before long he meets a sad-faced farmer walking along with his sad-faced pig. The farmer moans that he will never get his lazy pig to market on such a hot day. However, Rumbelow has a suggestion:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394601</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewInvisible|author=Tony Ross|title=I Didn't Do It! (Little Princess)Tom Percival

|summary=There's mud all over This is the floor and the Queen blames the Little Princessstory of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. 'I didn't do it!' the Little Princess responds Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very disgruntled look upon her face. A little latercold house, the Cook tells because her off for eating all parents couldn't afford to put the chocolate cake; the Gardener thinks that she has trampled all over the radishes; the Prime Minister claims that he has taken the bell from his bicycle and the Admiral blames her for sinking all his ships. To each accusation, the Little Princess repliesheating on: ''I 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 animals. Everyone has forgotten what is important but then one day Luka finds ''Ice curled across the inside of the very last tiger. Will window and crept up the tiger bring everyone hope for corner of the future, or will he spend his life away locked up in a cage?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745963498</amazonuk>}}bedpost.''

{{newreview|author=David McKee The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and Brett McKee|title=George's Invisible Watch|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=George has an invisible watchthey were happy. At first no one believes that he has an invisible watch, but slowly Then the day came when they find that his watch is always right until eventually couldn't afford the rent for the house and they all begin had to rely on him and his watch move to tell the time! far side of the city. But what happens when one day nobody rings This part of the bell at playtime so the children don't begin their lessons again? Has George's watch broken down?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842708643</amazonuk>city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Hannah CummingNick Jones and Si Clark|title=The Red BoatOne Night in Beartown

|summary=Posy has moved to a new house, Many children have an obsession and she's feeling lonely. She isn't sure she likes it there - the neighbours might be a bit scarySandy Lane, and she doesn't like the shadows who lives in her new roomBeartown, and she's worried is obsessed with bears. She collects books about starting a new schoolbears. What if no-one likes her? Luckily she has her dogHer favourite toy is Berisford, George, to keep a teddy bear passed down by her companygrandmother. Every night, and one night the two she looks out of them find a magical boat in the garden that leads them to lots of exciting new adventures.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846434815</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Guy Parker-Rees|title=Tom her bedroom window and Millie's Great Big Treasure Hunt|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary='Tom and Millie are excited they're going on a great, big treasure hunt! They have a list of Very Important Things says goodnight to find.' This is the opening of this enormously appealing book that draws the young reader in from the very startbear statue outside. The fact that Very Important Things all start with capitals obviously signifies that they are actually extremely important and definitely makes young children want Every morning she says hello to find out what these momentous objects are going to be. We find out Bee Bear, a colourful painted bear that the search is going to start lives at the beach and that the first clue will be found her school. She even has bears on a square red flag. When you get to the beach though there are lots of other things and friends to spot too such as Adam licking a pink ice cream and Jake wearing a red cap.her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408311763</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}

{{newreview|author=Angela Macmillan |title=A Little, Aloud for Children|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=This very special anthology of story extracts and poems Move on to share aloud is a wonderful idea from The Reader Organisation to encourage reading aloud to children by parents, teachers, grandparents, librarians, friends or even other children. The terrific and very varied selection includes something to appeal to all tastes. It should tempt the reader to seek out the original books from which the extracts are taken and maybe to try children’s fiction that they have not considered before. The book includes classics, tried and tested old favourites and newer titles too. Dipping into this anthology for the first time feels a little like meeting old and maybe long forgotten friends and making new ones along the way.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857560425</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Sam Lloyd|title=Yucky Mucky Manners|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Down in the jungle we're taking a walk to meet the animals. Sadly their manners leave a lot to be desired. Gorilla is picking his nose, Zebra is eating with his mouth open and parrot is talking over all his friends. Are there any polite animals to be found?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184616947X</amazonuk>}}[[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]