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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]==For sharing==__NOTOC__{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Charlotte MiddletonAdam Stower|title=Christopher's BicycleMurray and Bun|rating=34.5|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Something Murray is going on in the shed! Christopher Nibble (the guinea pig) wonders what his dad supposed to be a humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is doing in thereable to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, banging and crashing aboutwhatever takes his fancy next of the two. And But he's a bad magician's cat, so his mum too favourite bun has some secret sewing project going onbeen turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. What on earth could they This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but he's turned up and he'll have to? Worry not, for all is revealed when Christopher is presented with his very own brand new recycled bicycle!do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192758357</amazonuk>0008561249
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jo Empson1732898766|title=Never EverThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=The little girl When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in this story is firmly convinced the Forest of the fact that nothing ever, EVER happens to her. Nothing interesting anywayFine Repute. We meet her walking through the countryside with her stuffed rabbit, moaning Their greatest fear has come about : the lack of excitement in her lifeSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. Yet whilst sheHe's complainingright behind them, what's that we can see? spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. In the field of pigs behind her there(Please don's one with wings, flying in the sky! Has she noticed? No, she hasnt try this at home: it won't! end well.) She continues to walk on, telling us how there is neverFortunately, ever any excitement they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of course there are more moss and more things happening around her that she's just not noticingvines was lowered for them, they escaped. Will she ever discover that her life is perhaps one of They climbed up to the most exciting Tree Wee homes high up in the world?!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184643551X</amazonuk>tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jeanne Willis and Tony RossB0CC9W7GLR|title=Prince CharmlessOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda|rating=4.5
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|summary=Prince Charmless was probably born complaining Kit and every day there is something new Teal were just beginning to complain about. Amongst his complaints are that he wants wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a panda rather than snowy beach when a prince; he wants to live in a big, gold palace instead large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. On top of the ice was a sillypolar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, silver, little one; the bear woke and he wants to get up in the middle of the night rather than in with wobbly legs moved from the morningice. If he can find something to complain about, he will Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and Prince Charmless does not worry about upsetting people when he does complainthen another. Unsurprisingly, He obviously needed to be taken home on the palace staff has had enough bus and all decide given a good meal and somewhere to leavesleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849395128</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tamsyn Murray and Judi Abbot1913839656|title=Snug as a BugLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=When George looked out Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. She had promised to take him to the window Friday Night Club at the rain, local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he was a bit reluctant wanted to go outmake new friends. That At home, his only friend was until his mum told him that they would be taking lots of extra cuddles that would keep him lovely and warm. In fact, he would wondered why that could be as 'snug as a bug rolled up in a rug'. Added to Grandma thought that he would be 'like two cosy bats in thick woolly hats' and even 'as hot as three pigs in big purple wigs'. This list of how snug he will it might be keeps being added to all the way up to ten when Mum tells George that because he will be 'tucked up like... Ten toasty geese all sharing one fleece'looked different. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857071092</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross1529504775|title=The Wind in the WallowsToy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=IElsie 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't - he'm always ready for d been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a fun story when I see that [[:Category:Jeanne Willis|Jeanne Willis]] bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and [[:Category:Tony Ross|Tony Ross]] have come together was happy to do another picture bookuse the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. This is a particularly fun one Gradually, David learned to sharestand up, use the bus for support, especially with kids who enjoy anything to do with farts and stinkyness walk behind it. Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged andrusted, most importantlyto the Repair Shop, hoping that the tussle over who is responsible for the terrible smell!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394539</amazonuk>experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Claire Freedman and Ben Cort1529504767|title=Pirates Love Underpants|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=The Black Bloomer and her crew of scurvy pirates are off in search of treasure, but this is no ordinary booty. These underwear-loving scoundrels are searching for the fabled Pants of Gold, which can be found in Big Knickers Bay. Following the route on their trusty treasure map, they lift anchor and set sail for the island. Unfortunately, when they arrive, it seems that another crew have beaten them to it! Armed with a sharp cutlass and a wicked glint in his eye, the Captain has a plan to reclaim the Golden Underpants for himself... Don’t worry, this is a children’s book; you will have to read it to find out exactly what the Captain does with the cutlass...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>085707265X</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewChristmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Jane Simmons|title=Come On Daisy!Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=Daisy the duckling is having too much fun exploring the riverbank Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to listen to Mamma Duckher final destination. Mamma has told her She needn't have worried though as she went to stay close, but where is the fun in that? After all, there are lots home of interesting creatures living in the river Mr and Daisy wants Mrs Russell, who couldn't have been kinder to make friends with themher. Then, of course, there are the giant lily pads She even had her own room - all to herself. Daisy loves Gradually she relaxed and began to bounce on the lily padsenjoy her life. She''Bouncy, bouncy bouncy. Bong bong!'' But d help Mrs Russell with the baking and when Daisy stops playing, she notices somethingit came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. She is all alone The best surprise happened the following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843622726</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=SAMI1916459943|title=Flip-A-Shape: Go!Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Packed into this sturdy sixteenMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't -page board book youor won'll find a fun way for toddlers t - go to develop colour sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and shape recognition''wails''. In The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''Go!hush, hush'' the theme is transport and you'll see the yellow blade of the digger becomes the sail on a boat as the book is opened. Similarly a circle Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a bicycle wheel becomes a balloon as sandy beach and you have the page is turned oversound perfectly. The blue square of a train cab becomes the purple body of a lorrymermaids join in - ''la lou, la lay... '' The yellow rectangle of And for a bus becomes the red body of a pull-truckmoment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. IThen a seagull '''shouts'm sure that you get the picture!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1609053389</amazonuk>'' and we know exactly what's going to happen next.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Katherine Lodge140639131X|title=Let's Find Mimi In the CityA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=Mimi Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Mouse and her family are going on an adventure in Old Oak Road. She wrote to the big city, visiting shops, cafes and parks along mayor about the wayproblem but didn't even get a reply. Mimi wears Philippa wasn't a bright red bow bird to sit back on top of her head and tail feathers when there was a pair problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of pretty pink fairy wings on her back, so you would think the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would stand out in set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a crowdlittle amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight. But does she?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444909711</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Simon Rickerty1776574338|title=Monkey NutLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=54
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|summary=Two curious little spiders find a monkey nut lying on Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the groundcity, picking up children as he goes. They don’t know what it is, but Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they do know that they both want it simply climb out of the window and that they don’t want to shareslide down his neck. But what is this strange It's perfect, knobbly object? Is isn't it a chair? A musical instrument? Maybe What could be a boatmore fun way of going to school? Whatever it There isa problem, the two little spiders are not the only ones interestedthough. A much bigger, hairier spider is lurking Leilong isn't happy in the shadows, waiting for the chance city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to grab and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be the monkey nut for himself, but will he succeed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857075764</amazonuk>bus anymore.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1776574028|title=Elmer and Aunt ZeldaBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=Elmer the patchwork elephant was reminded by his cousin Wilbur that they had promised to visit Aunt Zelda, who is getting old and I love a little bit deaf. good board book! Their visit ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is peppered 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 misheard words and misunderstandings but there’s an obvious affection between the two generationsmake something quite different from each one. Aunt Zelda is very proud of We have the two youngsters, elephant who dons a tutu - and Elmer becomes a ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and Wilbur just love Zelda for what she then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone isa ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm. ......'' There’s never hint of impatience or frustrationOK, no matter how wrong Zelda hears what the two young elephants have to say. let's not go there But - just in case Elmer was feeling at all superior - he finds when he gets home that he’s been rather forgetful too.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842707515</amazonuk>Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ole Konnecke1838226834|title=Anton and Carried Away With the BattleCarnival|author=Ed Boxall
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|summary=Anyone who has spent any amount It was one of time those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with small children will know of the 'well I'm taller than you!our grandparents. They' arguments which seem re there to appear, undo all of a suddenthe good that parents do, and carry on for years! Everything becomes a competition, and 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 so the noisiest baby brothertrips out were always so much fun...This story captures A young boy was going to the way these arguments begincarnival with his Grandad, and escalate, 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>}}who told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Angela BannerB09MYXSRV4|title=More Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and More Ant and BeeHare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|summary=Right at When the beginningworld was made, when you're just starting to read books which have more words than pictures, you need the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a book strong web that's structured to help youeven fire could not burn. You need a book which is comfy to hold in small hands and which has a firm cover Owl had excellent sight so that everything keeps he could see the present ''straightand''the future. You need Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to share the reading and use it well. He liked to know trick other animals. He was also jealous which words you're going was how he came to read and you might perhaps appreciate a ''hint'' be in the form of a picture which will help you to get the word all on your ownrace with Turtle. Most of all though, you need to have You might think that's not a proper story fair contest but wait and a feeling that yousee. Things are not always as they seem. I've achieved something when ll tell you get to the end. You need Ant and Beehow it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405266732</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Johanne MercierRob Keeley|title=Arthur and the EarthwormsCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=34
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|summary=Arthur has got himself a new job Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. He might be only seven but a boy can never start too soonShe likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. He's going to be selling earthworms from a table When her friends at the side of the road and the idea came when his pet duck started pulling school turn up the worms. They were his favourite foodtheir noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you see and how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on a rainy day you could find a lot of them just near trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the surface. He and Grandad managed to get quite a few worms togetherteacher, but trade wasn't very brisk who explains that fruits grow on the first trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the woman who was determined to buy his pet duck did rather scare himground. But the next dayJordan says, trade picked up (although some of the customers "I did look suspiciously ''family'') try to tell her, Miss!" and then the big order came in..everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1907912177</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Giles Andreae and Emma DoddB09FFJF8YS|title=I Love YouCan't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
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|summary=This is the fourth ''I love …'' publication from For the prolific Giles Andreaebig, grownup girls out there, this time partnered by illustrator Emma Dodd. Judging by the little trike the child ridespotty masters in training, this book "You Can't Wear Panties!" is aimed at one and two year old children. It would be a good choice for a child not yet up for a simple story, since here, cry (the language is the emotional narrative. Repetitive rhyming couplets explore familiar aspects of a young child’s world. The best books for prebig-language children at bedtime secure and settle, and the appeal girl kind!) of this book is in its predictable rhythmn toilet triumph and happy emotion, rather than a challenging vocabulary or exciting story linepersevering panty pride. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408324326</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=Tracey Corderoy Justine Avery and Joe BergerNaday Meldova|title=Whizz PopEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Toots, trumps, Granny Stopfarts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} {{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=Grannies come ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in for a lot the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of negative press. Absent-minded geriatric, witch with a black cat, spoiling fun picture books aims to take the kids, always getting pain out of potty training children and replace it wrong with some fun... you know the stereotypes. Well I’m fighting back. I latched onto this book, of courseIt's a worthy aim, as a grannyany frustrated parent will tell you. 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>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Robert Burleigh and Mary GrandpreB07GZ81J7C|title=Flight of When Fred the Last DragonSnake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton|rating=34.5
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|summary=Told in rhyme, this is the tale of the very last dragon on earthMeet Fred. He hides awayWell, 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 awayactually, you're going to fly far, far into the sky and leave this world behindbe meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I rather like the idea 'm getting ahead of dragonsmyself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. They're one Fred is a snake and even those of those mythical creatures us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that I still sort he could breathe and immediately became part of hope might actually be real! My daughter likes dragons toothe family, although to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when she saw the title of this book she was prepared they went out for a sad story, sensing walk. And that we werenwas where the problem started. Fred didn't heading towards a happy endinghave any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0399252002</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Harriet Ziefert Justine Avery and Travis FosterNaday Meldova|title=The Princess and the Peas and CarrotsEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=Rosebud is a good girlCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, for the most part, neat and tidy and a happy little girl, at which times her daddy calls her ''Good Princess Rosebud''as any parent will tell you. But then sometimes things go a little bit wrongreally, or they arenwhy shouldn't quite it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as Rosebud likes them, so perhaps therewe have to learn about everything else when we are small. Why shouldn's a hole in her tights or snow in her boots ort potty training be as much fun as, heavens abovesay, her peas are touching her carrots on learning about why the plate at dinner time! When this happens Rosebud becomes ''Princess Fussy'' sun and my, doesn't everyone know about it!the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1609052501</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Allan PlenderleithJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=The Silly SatsumaNo, No, No!
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|summary=Once there was They say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a boy called Eric GreenbogleBookbag favourite. I 'd like to be able to tell you that he was a good boy'No, but that would be wrong. Eric was a bad boy and we all know what happens to bad boys on Christmas morningNo, donNo!''t we? Good boys (and girls) find lots of presents under is based around the treesimplest text imaginable. ''No, but Father Christmas knows who has been good and who has been bad and Eric was about to be taught a lesson. There was just one present under the tree for Eric: a satsuma. Ohno, there was something else - there was a note from Father Christmas explaining why there were no presents! Okay, okay. Eric was furious. Eric criedYes, but thenyou may...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841613665</amazonuk>}}''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Chae Strathie and Ben Cort194812467X|title=JumblebumThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=Johnny McNess is Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a young boy whose bedroom walk. Kirelle is a decided mess! He has clothes lying everywhere, dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and toys scattered around, food discarded Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the strangest top of places and it all stinksthe hill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. It's a farm shop! Disgusting! But his mum has come in and just warned Johnny about the Jumblebum monster who she feels this is sure to be attracted by a farm shop with a difference: all this rubbishthe stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping. Can anything really get Johnny to tidy his room?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407108018</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sue Hendra0995647895|title=No-Bot, The Robot With No BottomSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5
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|summary=The prospects look good for Sadie's mother always said that she was a story when you're already laughing at the front coverdreamer, her mind never mind on what's insideshe should be doing. There we have him, our little red robot, holding onto his bottom She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and giving a coy-looking smile she loves to us as readers. Already we're wondering how he ends up with no bottom, and whether the inside of the story will be as funny as the outside. No-Bot, happily, doesn't disappointspend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. You can't go wrong, really, with a funny red robot who has lost his bottom can you? Just saying the word 'bottom' to small children usually reduces them to giggles!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857074458</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lou Rhodes and Tori Elliott1782227741|title=The PhlunkLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=What One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a Phlunk? I know that you're wonderingdrain on the side of the street. Finding himself Welldown in the sewer, wonder no more for this book will tell you all about Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the Phlunkattention of Reg the sewer rat, who lives on a planet shaped like a spoonplucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, looks which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a cat but who has very, very large ears. Why, you're now asking, does kind soul and he have such very large ears? Well, it's all the better to hear you dries Ted off and warms him up with, a nice bowl of course! And the Phlunk hears everything, from everybody, all over the world!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>095736900X</amazonuk>broth.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carolyn Leigh and Amy June BatesB08R7LXQ9S|title=Flying to Neverland with Peter Pan|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=There's something perennially magical Remy: A book about the story of Peter Pan. It's timeless, this story of a little boy who doesn't want to grow up, and who lives believing in a land full of pirates and fairies and mermaids and crocodiles. It's one of those stories 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 the children flying to Neverland.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1609052498</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewyourself|author=Michael Buckley Mayuri Naidoo and Dan Santat|title=Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt ShowCaroline Siegal
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|summary=Kel Gilligan Remy is a daredevilfeeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''.The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid.They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. wait for So, when Remy reacts, it... eats BROCCOLI! He even does his poos on looks as though he was the pottyinstigator. What a brave soul! What a hero! Kel faces all And then he gets into trouble at school and the traumas of childhood, with aplombteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>141970379X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tony Ross1471191303|title=I Want a Boyfriend!The Invisible|author=Tom Percival
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|summary=When This is the Little Princess sees the Maid picking story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a flower and handing it to the Generalvery cold house, she demands because her parents couldn't afford to know why. It turns out that the General is put the Maid’s boyfriend and he looks after her. Well, heating on hearing this, the Little Princess declares at the top of her voice:
''I WANT A BOYFRIEND!Ice curled across the inside of the window and crept up the corner of the bedpost.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394652</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Neil Griffiths Nick Jones and Melanie SiegelSi Clark|title=The Best Present Ever!|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Long ago and far away lived a kind and generous King and Queen One Night in a land where everyone was well treated and happy. One day the Queen tells her delighted husband that she is to have a baby. The King decides that his lovely wife deserves the very best present ever to mark the happy event. So begins a search by the King’s messengers throughout the country and across the world for the perfect gift for the Queen. Beautiful gifts are brought to the palace from all over the globe for the King to inspect. As he is about to select the ''best present ever'' a poor young fisherman arrives and incredibly the gift that he brings might be exactly what the King is looking for!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908702060</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Nick Sharratt|title=Fancy Dress ChristmasBeartown
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|summary=Who is who at the Christmas party? All the animals Many children have come in fancy dressan obsession and Sandy Lane, so can you guess who is inside each costume? Someone is dressed as a snowmanlives in Beartown, someone is dressed as an angelobsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Someone Her favourite toy is even dressed as Berisford, a candle! Can you tell who each one is? Lift the flap and seeteddy bear passed down by her grandmother...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407115898</amazonuk>}} {{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 the refrain from ''The Highwayman'' by Alfred Noyes Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and weaves it into a story about a rather naughty rat who just can'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 says goodnight to make a plot summary without giving almost the whole game away – such is the brevity of this bright and breezy book for those youngsters still reading with some supervisionbear statue outside. Maya is at home and nothing Every morning she can do when eating lunch is says hello to her parents' taste – her postureBee Bear, a colourful painted bear that lives at her table manners or school. She even has bears on her use of the dog for leftovers. But lo and behold when they give the Queen as an example where she might need more decorum, there then comes a summons to dinner from the Queen – who would be more than surprised to see Maya in action…bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1935179179</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}