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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]==For sharing==__NOTOC__{{newreviewFrontpage|author=SAMIAdam Stower|title=Flip-A-Shape: Go!Murray and Bun|rating=4.5|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Packed into this sturdy sixteen-page board book you'll find Murray is supposed to be a fun way for toddlers humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is able to develop colour sleep and eat and eat and sleep and shape recognition, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two. In But he's a bad magician'Go!'' the theme is transport s cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and you'll see the yellow blade of catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the digger becomes the sail on regular back garden, but into a boat as the book is openedworld of frightening adventure and whiffs. Similarly a circle of This time round it drops them into a bicycle wheel becomes Viking land, where a balloon as the page troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but he's turned over. The blue square of a train cab becomes the purple body of a lorry. The yellow rectangle of a bus becomes the red body of a pull-truck. Iup and he'm sure that you get the picture!ll have to do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1609053389</amazonuk>0008561249

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Katherine Lodge1732898766|title=Let's Find Mimi In the CityThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Mimi the Mouse When we first meet Birpus and her family are going on an adventure Bulbus they're running for their lives in the big cityForest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, visiting shopsspewing hot, cafes sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and parks along the way. Mimi wears when a bright red bow on top ladder of her head moss and a pair of pretty pink fairy wings on her backvines was lowered for them, so you would think she would stand out they escaped. They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in a crowdthe tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny. But does she?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444909711</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Simon RickertyB0CC9W7GLR|title=Monkey NutOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary=Two curious little spiders find a monkey nut lying on the ground. They don’t know what Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it iswas better to be at home, bored but they do know that they both want it warm, or frozen cold and that they don’t want to share. But what is this strange, knobbly object? Is it building sand sculptures on a chair? A musical instrument? Maybe snowy beach when a boat? Whatever it is, large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the two little spiders are not shoreline. On top of the only ones interestedice was a polar bear. A much bigger, hairier spider is lurking in As the ice bumped onto the shadowssand, waiting for the chance to grab bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the monkey nut ice. Kit was all for making a run for himselfit, but will he succeedTeal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep. What else would you do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857075764</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1913839656|title=Elmer and Aunt ZeldaLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5

|summary=Elmer Todd was excited about spending the patchwork elephant was reminded by weekend with his cousin Wilbur that they had promised to visit Aunt Zeldagrandmother, who is getting old and a little bit deafnot least because she made the best beetle juice. Their visit is peppered with misheard words and misunderstandings but there’s an obvious affection between the He packed two generations. Aunt Zelda is very proud pairs of the two youngsters, dungarees and Elmer his favourite hat and Wilbur just love Zelda for what she isthen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. There’s never hint of impatience or frustration, no matter how wrong Zelda hears what She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the two young elephants have local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to saymake new friends. But - just in case Elmer At home, his only friend was feeling at all superior - his mum and he finds when wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he gets home that he’s been rather forgetful toolooked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842707515</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ole Konnecke1529504775|title=Anton The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and the BattleKatie Hickey|rating=4.5

|summary=Anyone who has spent any amount of time with small children will know Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the red buses drive past. Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn'well It - he'm taller than you!' arguments d been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which seem would help David - and was happy to appearuse the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, all of a suddenDavid learned to stand up, and carry on use the bus for years! Everything becomes a competitionsupport, and walk behind it's all about who is stronger or bigger or can eat more beans or can run the fastest or jump the highest or has the noisiest baby brother...This story captures Many decades later, Elsie brought the way these arguments beginbus, now damaged and escalaterusted, as we meet Anton and his friend Luke and see them imagining bigger and bigger ways of being 'better' than each other!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579262</amazonuk>to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michel Van Zeveren1529504767|title=That's Mine!The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5

|summary=I've come to look forward Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to picture books published by Gecko Pressher final destination. They always seem She needn't have worried though as she went to come up with something a bit different, and this book is no exception. This is the story home of an eggMr and Mrs Russell, found by a small green frog who claims it for his couldn't have been kinder to her. She even had her ownroom - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. But then snake says itShe's his egg, d help Mrs Russell with the baking and eagle says when it's his eggcame to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. Just whose egg is it?!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579270</amazonuk>The best surprise happened the following morning.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Angela Banner1916459943|title=More and More Ant and BeeSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Right at the beginningMuch as mothers love their babies, when youthere're just starting to read books which have more words than pictures, you need s something they all dread - a book thatsqueakily baby. He's structured so tired but he can't - or won't - go to help you. You need a book which is comfy to hold in small hands sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and which has a firm cover so that everything keeps ''straightwails''. You need The sea offers to share help. It rocks Baby gently and the reading and to know which words youwaves sing 're going to read and you might perhaps appreciate a 'hush, hush'hint'' in the form . Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a picture which will help sandy beach and you to get have the word all on your ownsound perfectly. Most of all thoughThe mermaids join in - ''la lou, you need la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a proper story seagull '''shouts''' and a feeling that youwe know exactly what've achieved something when you get s going to the end. You need Ant and Beehappen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405266732</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Johanne Mercier140639131X|title=Arthur and the EarthwormsA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating=34.5

|summary=Arthur has got himself a new jobPhilippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. He might be only seven She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a boy can never start too soonreply. HePhilippa wasn's going t a bird to be selling earthworms from sit back on her tail feathers when there was a table at problem which needed solving: she saw the side benefits of the road lollipop lady at the school crossing and the idea came when his pet duck started pulling decided that she would set up the wormssomething similar herself. They Her uniform and lollipop stick were his favourite food, you see and on a rainy day you could find both a lot of them just near the surface. He and Grandad managed little amateur to get quite a few worms together, start with but trade wasn't very brisk on the first and the woman who was determined to buy his pet duck did rather scare himbenefits were obvious. But All the next day, trade picked up (although some of animals used the customers did look suspiciously ''family'') crossing and then the big order came in..Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907912177</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Giles Andreae and Emma Dodd1776574338|title=I Love YouLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=3.54

|summary=This is Every morning Leilong, the fourth ''I love …'' publication from brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the prolific Giles Andreaecity, this time partnered by illustrator Emma Doddpicking up children as he goes. Judging by Children who live at the little trike top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the child rides, this book is aimed at one window and two year old childrenslide down his neck. It would 's perfect, isn't it? What could be a good choice for a child not yet up for more fun way of going to school? There is a simple storyproblem, since here, the language is the emotional narrativethough. Repetitive rhyming couplets explore familiar aspects of 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 young child’s worldtennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The best books for pre-language children at bedtime secure and settle, and school decides that he can't be the appeal of this book is in its predictable rhythmn and happy emotion, rather than a challenging vocabulary or exciting story linebus anymore. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408324326</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Hallfridur Olafsdottir and Porarinn Mar Baldursson1776574028|title=Maximus Musicus Visits the OrchestraBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=3.54|genre=Children's Non-FictionFor Sharing|summary=One day Maxi wanders into I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a rehearsal of niche market: it's for the Iceland Symphony Orchestrachild who still enjoys board books (er, where he is entranced see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to hear Ravel’s Bolerohave realise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. He encounters most of We have the orchestral instruments elephant who dons a tutu - and there’s becomes a lot of whimsical humour as Maxi moves from instrument to instrument''balletphant''. Eventually he falls asleep on the stage, tired out by the excitement of his adventures. He wakes to The buffalo who has had a loud booming noise as the beginning of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is played, bath (complete with yellow duck) and he finds that the orchestra then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is in concert. a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) He scuttles down The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a packed auditorium''sm... ....'' At the end of the concertOK, Maximus joins in the standing ovation which precedes the stirring home-grown encore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1937330176</amazonuk>let's not go there Some people are eating!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tracey Corderoy and Joe Berger1838226834|title=Whizz Pop, Granny Stop!Carried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=4.5

|summary=Grannies come in for a lot It was one of negative pressthose memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. Absent-minded geriatric, witch with a black catThey're there to undo all the good that parents do, spoiling so the kids, trips out were always getting it wrong ..so much fun. you know A young boy was going to the stereotypes. Well I’m fighting back. I latched onto this bookcarnival with his Grandad, of course, as a granny. And in this neatly rhyming story, Granny, as seen through the practical eyes of her small grand-daughter, is all these things as well as being notably peculiar. Tracey Corderoy has pretty much got us metaphorically taped! |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857631314</amazonuk>}}who told him:

{{newreview|author=Robert Burleigh and Mary Grandpre|title=Flight of the Last Dragon|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Told in rhyme, this is the tale of the very last dragon on earth. He hides away, deep underground, remembering the times when the dragons ruled the earth until one day a voice from the heavens calls him, summons him, up and away, to fly far, far into the sky and leave this world behind. I rather like the idea of dragons. They're one of those mythical creatures that I still sort of hope might actually 'It'll be real! My daughter likes dragons toobrilliant, although when she saw the title of this book she was prepared for a sad storyjust remember, sensing that we werendon't heading towards a happy endinglet go of my hand.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0399252002</amazonuk>''

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Harriet Ziefert and Travis FosterB09MYXSRV4|title=Otter's Coat: The Princess Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and the Peas and CarrotsHare|author=Cordellya Smith

|summary=Rosebud is a good girlWhen the world was made, for the most part, neat and tidy and animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a happy little girl, at which times her daddy calls her strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''Good Princess Rosebudand''the future. But then sometimes things go a little bit wrongRabbit developed intelligence - but, or they aren't quite as Rosebud likes themunfortunately, so perhaps there not the ability to use it well. He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a race with Turtle. You might think that's not a hole in her tights or snow in her boots or, heavens above, her peas fair contest but wait and see. Things are touching her carrots on the plate at dinner time! not always as they seem. When this happens Rosebud becomes I''Princess Fussy'' and my, doesn't everyone know ll tell you how it came about it!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1609052501</amazonuk>.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Allan PlenderleithRob Keeley|title=The Silly SatsumaCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4

|summary=Once there was a boy called Eric Greenbogle Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. I'd like She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to be able explain how good they are for you and how nice to tell you that he was a good boyeat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, but who tells her that would be wrongcarrots grow on trees. Eric was a bad boy and we all know what happens to bad boys on Christmas morningInfuriated, don't we? Good boys (and girls) find lots of presents under Lily checks with the treeteacher, but Father Christmas knows who has been good explains that fruits grow on trees and who has been bad and Eric was about to be taught a lesson. There was just one present under vegetables, like carrots, grow in the tree for Eric: a satsumaground. OhJordan says, there was something else - there was a note from Father Christmas explaining why there were no presents. Eric was furious. Eric cried"I did try to tell her, but then..Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841613665</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

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=Chae Strathie Justine Avery and Ben CortNaday Meldova|title=JumblebumEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Johnny McNess is Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a young boy whose bedroom child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is a decided mess! He has clothes lying everywhere. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and toys scattered around, food discarded everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in the strangest of places her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and it all stinks! Disgusting! But his mum has come in gently and just warned Johnny about calmly, with the Jumblebum monster who she feels familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is sure to be attracted by all this rubbishperfectly normal. Can anything really get Johnny to tidy his room?Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1407108018</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Rosen and Tony RossB09BG8V3Q6|title=Fluff the Farting FishWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad

|summary=Elvie wanted a puppy but she was still rather surprised when her mother agreed. Unfortunately what her mother brought home wasn’t a puppy but a goldfish. Now it wasn’t just a pet to cuddle and play with that Elvie had been after - she’d wanted to train ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the dog. Being a resourceful young lady she decided to train latest release in the goldfish instead. ''SitEverybody Potties!'' was always going series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to be rather more than take the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It's a challengeworthy aim, but Elvie discovered that much could be achieved with Fluff’s bubbles. Go on - as any frustrated parent will tell you know exactly what I mean! Soon Fluff was doing mental arithmetic and finally singing. Before long he was in demand at pop concerts and for television appearances.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849395276</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sue HendraB07GZ81J7C|title=No-Bot, The Robot With No BottomWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton

|summary=The prospects look good for a story when Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're already laughing at the front cover, never mind whatgoing to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I's insided better tell you a bit more about Fred. There we Fred is a snake and even those of us who have him, our little red robot, holding onto his bottom and giving a coy-looking smile phobia about snakes are going to warm to us as readershim. Already we're wondering how He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he ends up with no bottom, could breathe and whether the inside immediately became part of the story will be as funny as family, to the outsideextent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. No-Bot, happily, doesn't disappointAnd that was where the problem started. You canFred didn't go wrong, really, with a funny red robot who has lost his bottom can you? have any road sense. Just saying the word 'bottom' to small children usually reduces them to giggles!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857074458</amazonuk>Or brakes.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Alison Ritchie Justine Avery and Mike ByrneNaday Meldova|title=Jack's Mega Machines: The Dinosaur DiggerEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=3.54

|summary=Jack the mechanic loves to repair broken vehicles in his workshopCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. But the magical Rally Road Workshop is no ordinary garage. Whenever Jack takes one of his vehicles on a test drivereally, he is wondrously transported why shouldn't it be? We all have to incredible locations or different time periodslearn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small.Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, learning about why the sun and the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857075683</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Lou Rhodes Justine Avery and Tori ElliottNaday Meldova|title=The PhlunkNo, No, No!

|summary=What is a Phlunk? I know that you're wonderingThey say the best picture books are the simplest ones. Well, wonder no more for And nothing could be truer of this book will tell you all about the Phlunk, who lives on a planet shaped like a spoonlatest from Justine Avery, looks a bit like a cat but who has very, very large earsBookbag favourite. Why, you ''re now askingNo, does he have such very large ears? WellNo, itNo!''s all is based around the better to hear you withsimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, of courseno! And the Phlunk hears everythingOkay, from everybodyokay. Yes, all over the world!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>095736900X</amazonuk>}}you may.''

{{newreview|author=Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carolyn Leigh and Amy June Bates|title=Flying to Neverland with Peter Pan|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=ThereThat's something perennially magical about it! But, like all the story of Peter Pan. It's timelessbest picture books, this story tiny snippet of text is a little boy who doesn't want to grow up, and who lives in a land full of pirates and fairies and mermaids and crocodiles. It's one of those stories veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that stays with you, which is why it's a classic, I suppose! In this version part of the story is told through the lyrics of two songs from the musical ''Peter Pan''. The songs ''I'm Flying'' and ''Never Never Land'' are combined together to tell the story as far as appears on the children flying to Neverlandoutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1609052498</amazonuk>1638820457

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Buckley and Dan Santat194812467X|title=Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt ShowThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic

|summary=Kel Gilligan is Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a daredevilwalk. He... wait Kirelle is dressed for itall weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat... eats BROCCOLI! He even does his poos on As they walk to the top of the pottyhill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. What It's a brave soulfarm shop! What But this is a farm shop with a hero! Kel faces difference: all the traumas of childhoodstallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, with aplombKirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>141970379X</amazonuk>What will they buy?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tony Ross0995647895|title=I Want a Boyfriend!Sadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=3.5

|summary=When the Little Princess sees the Maid picking Sadie's mother always said that she was a flower and handing it to the Generaldreamer, her mind never on what she demands to know whyshould be doing. It turns out that She lives by the General is the Maid’s boyfriend River Thames at Greenwich and he looks after hershe loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. Well, on hearing this, the Little Princess declares at the top of her voice:

''I WANT A BOYFRIEND!Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''|amazonuk=<amazonukbr>1849394652''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''</amazonukbr>''To the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and the attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Daniel Postgate and Sam Childs1782227741|title=Friends in the SnowLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha

|summary=When Lucy’s dad offers to paint her bedroom wallsOne day, she is adamant that she only wants them to be whiteGold Ted falls into a puddle. He is It's quite a little surprised by her choice thinking that just white deep puddle and the water is a little bit boringswirling. However, Lucy jokes that it’s not just white because there Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is actually sucked down a white monster hiding drain on the side of the street. Finding himself down in the white snowsewer, Ted starts to panic. Her dad agrees ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and before long she has alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, which might look just a freshly painted bedroombit like an old cricket bat. The only problem Reg is that, when she tries to go to sleep, she wishes that she hadn’t mentioned the monster because a kind soul and he keeps her awake dries Ted off and warms him up with his grunting and growlinga nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407115391</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Neil Griffiths and Melanie SiegelB08R7LXQ9S|title=The Best Present Ever!Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=Long ago and far away lived a kind and generous King and Queen in a land where everyone was well treated and happyRemy is feeling miserable. One day the Queen tells her delighted husband that she is to have a babyHe's let himself down ''again''. The King decides that school bully Jayden, together with his lovely wife deserves the very best present ever to mark the happy eventsidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. So begins a search by the King’s messengers throughout the country and across the world for the perfect gift for the QueenThey are mean but they are not stupid. Beautiful gifts They are brought careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit further when the palace from all over the globe for other kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the King to inspectinstigator. As And then he is about to select gets into trouble at school and the teachers don''best present ever'' a poor young fisherman arrives and incredibly the gift that t believe him when he brings might be exactly tries to explain what the King is looking for!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908702060</amazonuk>happened.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nick Sharratt1471191303|title=Fancy Dress ChristmasThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=45

|summary=Who This is who at the Christmas party? All the animals have come in fancy dressstory of Isobel, so can you guess a little girl who is inside each costume? Someone is dressed as made a snowman, someone is dressed as an angelbig difference. Someone is even dressed as Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a candle! Can you tell who each one is? Lift very cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to put the flap and see...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407115898</amazonuk>}}heating on:

{{newreview|author=Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler|title=The Highway Rat|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=When you see a new book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler you know it's already set to be a best seller and that you're in for a treat! Here Donaldson takes Ice curled across the refrain from ''The Highwayman'' by Alfred Noyes inside of the window and weaves it into a story about a rather naughty rat who just cancrept up the corner of the bedpost.'t stop stealing everyone else's food!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407124382</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Rutu Modan|title=Maya Makes a Mess|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=For once it is almost impossible The family didn't go to make a plot summary without giving almost the whole game away – such is the brevity of this bright cinema or on holidays but they had each other and breezy book for those youngsters still reading with some supervisionthey were happy. Maya is at home Then the day came when they couldn't afford the rent for the house and nothing she can do when eating lunch is they had to move to her parents' taste – her posture, her table manners or her use the far side of the dog for leftoverscity. But lo and behold when they give This part of the Queen as an example where she might need more decorumcity was cold, there then comes a summons to dinner from the Queen – who would be more than surprised to see Maya in action…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1935179179</amazonuk>sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jane HisseyNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Little Bear's TrousersOne Night in Beartown|rating=4.5

|summary=When Little Bear wakes up one sunny morning to discover that he has lost his trousers he feels sure that he will find them quickly Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with the help of his friendsbears. She collects books about bears. HoweverHer favourite toy is Berisford, although Old Bear, Camela teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the others have all seen Little Bear’s trousers no-one knows where they are nowbear statue outside. So Little Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear sets off on , a journey to visit all his friends in search of his missing trouserscolourful painted bear that lives at her school. What She even has happened to them? Will Little Bear and his trousers be reunited?bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1908177837</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}

{{newreview|author=Jane Hissey|title=Old Bear Stories|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=The Old Bear stories are delightful. This collection brings together five stories into one book, introducing us Move on to Old Bear, Little Bear, Jolly Tall and all the other toy friends. The toys look like all those lovely old fashioned toys that children used to have, jointed teddy bears and fuzzy rabbits, and the stories too have a sweet, old fashioned appeal.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908759933</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=John Jackson and Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini|title=Tales for Great Grandchildren |rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=I love old folk tales and fables. The treasure chest of myth and legend contains universal stories, as relevant today as they were in the ancient communities in which they were first told. They speak of love, loss, jealousy, courage, cowardice and grief. They wonder about the world in which we live. They offer explanations, some magical, some plain common sense. They're joyful. They're sad. And sometimes they're frightening. They have all the light and shade that adds up to the human experience.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>095692123X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Anita Pouroulis and Jon Lycett-Smith|title=Mum's Cronky Car|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Mum's car is, well, not the most recent model. In fact it's falling apart and wouldn't even start if it didn't get a push from Dad. The journey to school in this patchwork car held together by bits of string and willpower is full of uncertainty. When they stop at the traffic lights will the car move again - and when it just dies in traffic what can they do? Then one day something rather magical happens. They're stalled in traffic, wondering what to do next, when the car drifts into the sky and flies them all to the school gates. Suddenly this isn't an old wreck but an adventure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0957308701</amazonuk>}}[[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]