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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]__NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Pigeon Pie, Oh My!Adam Stower|authortitle=Debbie Singleton Murray and Kristyna LittenBun
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|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Murray is supposed to be a humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two. But he's a bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has been 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. 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 do…
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=1732898766
|title=The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon
|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
|rating=4
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|summary=This tale is a gently humorous picture book gem from Debbie Singleton When we first meet Birpus and illustrator Kristyna LittenBulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Farmer Budd goes Their greatest fear has come about his daily work, feeding animals and repairing : the old scarecrowSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. But when he sets off to market he forgets to close the gate…He's right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.leaving the way open ) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for the goat to cause havocthem, they escaped. Down tumbles They climbed up to the scarecrow and Tree Wee homes high up in come the pigeons tangled woods where they lived with their beady eyes set on the corn crop. Tiny chick cleverly stops their plan in a way that may remind some young readers of a certain mouse in Julia Donaldson’s [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]]Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192734148</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=Upside Down BabiesOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Jeanne Willis Chris Green and Adrian ReynoldsJenny Fionda
|rating=5
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|summary=Upside Down Babies is not about flipping little ones over Kit and getting them Teal were just beginning to do headstands before they can walk (thoughwonder whether it was better to be at home, seriouslybored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the earlier you start shoreline. On top of the better)ice was a polar bear. No, it’s even more fun than that. The Earth has flipped! The sky is no longer blue – it’s brown like As the ground instead. And ice bumped onto the ground is brown like sand, the sky used to be. Uh oh! Everything bear woke and everyone has gone tumbling, with wobbly legs moved from the animals in ice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the pictures bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to the text be taken home on the pagebus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep. And while what goes up must come down, it might not come down in the place it should. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849395330</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1913839656|title=The Faber Book of Nursery StoriesLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Barbara Ireson and Shirley HughesLainey Dee|rating=3.5
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|summary=A whopping 45 stories make up this reissued book Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of nursery stories perfectly pitched dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the pre-school and early years audience. There are animal stories local community centre and stories Todd was pleased about fantasy creaturesthis as he wanted to make new friends. There are tales of good At home, sweet children his only friend was his mum and tales of naughty, crotchety oneshe wondered why that could be. There are stories that go on for pages and others Grandma thought that finish after a few paragraphs. There are entries you might end up reading again and again, and entries you it might read once or not at all, in favour of the favourites insteadbe because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571307590</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=BarbapapaThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Annette Tison Amy Sparkes and Talus TaylorKatie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=Bibliophiles over Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the red buses drive past. Elsie would race the age buses along the side of 40 may have fond memories of a certain shapethe park but David couldn't -shifting character by the name of Barbapapa who appeared in he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a series of children's books back bus in the 1970’stoy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. The books were originally written in French Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the bus for support, but gained popularity and were eventually translated into 30 languageswalk behind it. Barbapapa also had his own TV series Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and comic book and his namerusted, literally translatedto the Repair Shop, means ''candy floss''. The books are now enjoying a resurgence in popularity now hoping that the original stories have been reprinted in English for a new generation to enjoyexperts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408330717</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=Hugless Douglas Finds A HugThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=David MellingAmy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=The fun 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 she went to the home of Mr and Mrs Russell, who couldn'Hugless Douglas Finds A Hug'' jumps out at yout have been kinder to her. Literally She even had her own room - all to herself. In the form of a Douglas puppet who arrives poking his head through the centre of the book Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. He pops up on every page of She'd help Mrs Russell with the story, sporting his red scarf baking and his slightly dopey look, when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and as his body seems to grow with every page that’s turned, you just know there’s something special waiting for you Mr Russell put the decorations on the last pageChristmas tree. Can you guess what it is? Hint: the clue’s in The best surprise happened the titlefollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444912674</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=Poppy Cat's Counting AdventureSqueakily Baby|author=Lara JonesBeth Webb|rating=4.5
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|summary=Just how much Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can you pack in one short book? 't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. That’s It rocks Baby gently and the question you’ll be asking when you pick up waves sing ''Poppy Cat’s Counting Adventurehush, hush''. How about: rhyme (check), flaps to lift (check), holes to peep through (check), bright colours, happy characters Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and a funyou have the sound perfectly. The mermaids join in - ''la lou, educational aspect (check, check, check)la lay... This book really has '' And for a moment it allseems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>023075404X</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=140639131X|title=Bob the Bursting BearA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Michael Rosen and Tony RossBriony May Smith
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|summary=I knew from Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the title this would be Old Oak Road. She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a good bookreply. All that alliteration couldnPhilippa wasn't be for nothing, surely? Then I a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the cover, with a delightful bear wearing round wire-rimmed glasses benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and an oversized bowtiedecided that she would set up something similar herself. 'Better Her uniform and better,' I thought lollipop stick were both a little amateur to myselfstart with but the benefits were obvious. And you'll be relieved All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to hear that the story does not disappointprovide a safe path overnight. This is one of my favourite books this year, and I have read it repeatedly with both my six year old and my one year old, both of whom enjoy it in different ways!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849396876</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=Breaking the Spell: Stories of Magic and Mystery from ScotlandLeilong's Too Long!|author=Lari Don Julia Liu and Cate JamesBei Lynn
|rating=4
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|summary=I love folk tales and fairy tales and have a vast collection from many countries and cultures. Finding ones from Britain however is surprisingly difficult. I must have at least ten Asian folktales for every British one I own. Of course we love learning about other culturesEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, but picking up children should learn about their own heritage as wellhe goes. While we Children who live in Northern Ireland, at the cultures top of Northern Ireland tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and Scotland have intertwined from the first human settlements in Scotlandslide down his neck. In fact I would argue very strenuously that one of these stories is Northern IrishIt's perfect, originating in the Tain Bo Cuailnge, but in fact, many of these stories are told in isn't it? What could be a more than one place, and I do feel that the stories fun way of Scotland reflect going to school? There is a part of our heritage as wellproblem, though. Whether you live in Scotland, or simply have an interest Leilong isn't happy in the heritage of this country, this book would make an excellent addition city: he's always having to a childbe careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's book shelf, longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and should traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be required reading within the Scottish schoolsbus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847803423</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=Best Word Book EverBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Richard ScarryDavid Elliott|rating=54
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|summary=I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'Richard' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's Scarryfor the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can 's Best Word Book Ever'play'' was first published in 1963with words and make something quite different from each one. Over We have the years it elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has had a few minor revamps. Some adults have applauded these as improvements to the original, bath (complete with yellow duck) and others have bemoaned the changes as pandering to political correctnessthen dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. I for one like the inclusion of female characters in traditionally male jobs and, knowing the actual definition of squaw, I am more than happy to see The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it removed. Most of all !) I appreciate the inclusion of Hanukkah and The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a menorah under ''Holidayssm.......'' OK, as I believe this will keep some children from feeling that their culture is left out.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007507097</amazonuk>let's not go there Some people are eating!
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=1838226834
|title=Carried Away With the Carnival
|author=Ed Boxall
|rating=4
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|summary=It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all the good that parents do, so the trips out were always so much fun. A young boy was going to the carnival with his Grandad, who told him:
{{newreview|title=Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse|author=Leo Lionni|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=When I saw Leo Lionni's name on this book, I couldn't snatch it up quickly enough. Leo Lionni began writing children's books in the early 60It's and many of his were childhood favourites of mine. After having spent a fortune tracking down two out of print books of hisll be brilliant, I am overjoyed to find one of his wonderful books is once again in print. Lionni had perfectly captured the magic of collage style illustrations years before Eric Carle came onto the scenejust remember, and has such beautiful, timeless stories. His stories are always fun and entertaining, but they carry messages don't let go of hope and kindness as wellmy hand. They seem to have captured all the yearning for peace of the era in which they were written, and the very best of human emotions without every being preachy or twee. In my opinion Lionni was one of the best children's authors of all time. He wrote books that fed the soul.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397058</amazonuk>'
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|authortitle=Rindert Kromhout Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Annemarie van HaeringenHare|titleauthor=Eat Up, Little DonkeyCordellya Smith
|rating=4
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|summary=Little Donkey wonWhen the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and''t eat his lunchthe future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to use it well. He really, really doesn't want liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to eat at allbe in a race with Turtle. So, without You might think that's not a fuss Mama Donkey packs him into the pushchair fair contest but wait and off see. Things are not always as they go to the parkseem. I wonder what she has in mind?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579335</amazonuk>'ll tell you how it came about.
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=It's Not Yours, It's Mine!Rob Keeley|authortitle=Susanna MooresCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4
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|summary=Presents are always special but Blieka’s new present is extra special Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. It When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is a lovely red ball keen to explain how good they are for you and Blieka is sure how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that it is most definitely not for sharingfruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. This ball belongs Jordan says, "I did try to Blieka and no-one elsetell her, Miss! Time passes " and the lovely red ball is not quite so lovely anymoreeveryone laughs at poor Lily. Blieka needs help but what can Blieka do now? Will Blieka’s friends be prepared to come to the rescue? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846435951</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=B09FFJF8YS
|title=You Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)
|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
|rating=3.5
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|summary=''For the big, grownup girls out there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''
{{newreview
|title=The Weasel Puffin Unicorn Baboon Pig Lobster Race
|author=James Thorp and Angus Mackinnon
|rating=4
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|summary=I really enjoyed this book, but it is pretty clear from the outset, that this book will not be everyone's cup of tea. I'm just waiting for it to make an appearance on the banned or challenged books lists ( I read them regularly and get many of my best books from them). Curious George has been challenged more than once for being having a pipe in one illustration, but Weasel in this book is never without his. Coupled with the surreal, psychedelic images and the dream like quality of this book - there are sure to be complaints, but I don't think the author or illustrator will mind. I can't imagine this book being written or illustrated by anyone who gives a fig about political correctness. And in all honesty, there is nothing in this book that children are going to take the wrong way. The illustrations in this book are not going to make a child smoke a pipe anymore than they will make them try to go swimming in the fish tank. But if you prefer more mainstream children's books you might want to give this one a miss.
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And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Neither can the flowers, nor the fish, nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=We Love You, Hugless DouglasJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=David MellingEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=We first met [[Hugless Douglas by David Melling|Douglas]] when he was simply Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a bear wanting a hugchild that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Since then he’s [[Hugless Douglas Funny to talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the Big Sleep by David Melling|been to a sleepover ]] wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and had a few little issues everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in [[Donher ''Everybody Potties!'t Worry Douglas by David Melling|Don't Worryseries takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, Douglas]]. Now he’s returning back to his original sort of set up. This timewith the familiar humour attached, instead of a hug, he’s after someone to call his best friendexplains that tooting is perfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444908308</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title=Things You Never Knew About DinosaursWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author=Giles Paley-Phillips Justine Avery and Liz PichonSeema Amjad
|rating=4.5
|genre=Emerging Readers
|summary=The idea of a dinosaur on a trampoline or playing football is just plain silly. After all, everyone knows dinosaurs died out yonks ago…didn’t they?
 
Nope.
 
No, they did not.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472319842</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Elmer and the Whales
|author=David McKee
|rating=4.5
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|summary=Elmer and Wilbur are spending some time with Grandpa Eldo, something lots of children will identify with. He tells them that in his youth, this was the time of year he’d go down to the coast for some Whale watching and, well, that sounds like a marvellous idea, so Elmer and Wilbur decide to try it for themselves. But it turns out there’s more to Grandpa Eldo’s story than he’s telling them, and Elmer and Wilbur soon find themselves on a wild adventure.
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{{newreview
|title=Animal Noises
|author=Nicola Killen
|rating=5
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|summary=Sometimes a picture book comes along that ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is so beautiful, it’s almost wasted on slobbering, grubby-fingered toddlers. This is one such book. the latest release in the ''Animal NoisesEverybody Potties!'' is one series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the prettiest board books I’ve ever seenpain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It is 's a lift-the-flap book ofworthy aim, you’ve guess it, sounds made by animalsas any frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405262877</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Just Right for TwoWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Tracey Corderoy and Rosalind BeardshawPeter Cotton
|rating=4.5
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|summary=When we first meet Dog he Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is rushing joyfully through the woods clutching a big, blue suitcase festooned with stickers from his travels. In this suitcase he has put all the treasures he has collected snake and he is sure that these even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are all he needs going to warm to make him happy. But then one morning Dog meets someone. That someone is Mouse He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and it is through meeting Mouse immediately became part of the family, to the extent that everything changes they would take Fred out with them when they went out for Doga walk. And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857631764</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Ten Little PiratesJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Mike Brownlow and Simon RickertyEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=54
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|summary=Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn''Ten little piratest, sailing out to seaas any parent will tell you. But really,why shouldn''<br>''Looking for adventure, happy t it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as can bewe have to learn about everything else when we are small.Why shouldn''<br>''Are they hunting treasure? Are they going far?''<br>''Ten little pirates all t potty training be as much fun as, say, 'Arrrrrrr!''learning about why the sun and the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408320037</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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 {{newreview|title=The Little GhostFrontpage|author=Otfried Preussler Justine Avery and Anthea BellNaday Meldova|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summarytitle=I have to admit I was slightly prejudiced about this book. The Little Ghost immediately brought back memories of Robert Bright's ''Georgie '' which I had cherished as a child. Like Georgie, Little Ghost is a wonderful friendly character, if you are looking for a frightNo, this book will not be at all suitable. But if you jut want a feel good adventure for younger readersNo, this book is just the thing.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397716</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes|author=Hilary Robinson and Liz PichonNo!|rating=54
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|summary=Many children have a great fondness for traditional nursery rhymes and it doesN't take long for them to know them so well that they can join in as you They say the best picture books are reading to them. They know that Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard and that Dr Foster went to Gloucestersimplest ones. HoweverAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, what fun it might be to sometimes mix up these tales so that the rhymes become even stranger and funnier than the originalsa Bookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444904647</amazonuk>}}
{{newreview|title=Little Mouse's Big Book of Beasts|author=Emily Gravett|rating=4.5|genre=for Sharing|summary=You know right from the start that this is going to be a special book. The cover art is fantastic with a true 3D feel that truly pops'No, and when you open itNo, No!'' is based around the animals jump out at you. Literallysimplest text imaginable.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230745385</amazonuk>}}
{{newreview|title=Dixie O'Day in the Fast Lane|author=Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy|rating=5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=The first collaboration by award winning children’s author [[:Category:Shirley Hughes|Shirley Hughes]] and her illustrator/author daughter [[:Category:Clara Vulliamy|Clara Vulliamy]] has been eagerly anticipated for some time and this gorgeous little book more than meets expectations. In the first of a new series we meet Dixie'No, no, no! Okay, a car-loving dog who is always ready for adventure and Percy his smaller and slightly more cautious friend. Together the two chums enter an all-day race in Dixie’s car and are determined that they will win first prizeokay. However, first they discover that they will be up against Dixie’s arch rival Lou-EllaYes, then all manner of mishaps cause them problems and the race does not go smoothly for our heroesyou may. Can Dixie save the day?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782300120</amazonuk>}}''
{{newreview|title=JumpThat's it!|author=Carol Thompson|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Who doesn’t But, like to jump? Jumping on all the bedbest picture books, jumping with friends, jumping like this tiny snippet of text is a kangaroo – it’s all good!veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184643615X</amazonuk>1638820457
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Boris Gets SpotsThe Farm Shop|author=Carrie Weston Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Tim WarnesEma Tepic
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|summary=The pupils in Miss Cluck’s class have an awful lot of fun at school. In fact, if our schools were like theirs, you’d want Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go every single day and never make for a fusswalk. The latest news Kirelle is that Mr Gander from the farm dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is coming perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to visit! Everyone’s excited – everyonethe top of the hill, that is, except Boris who asks if he can sit quietly inside insteadthey see a big barn with a sign outside. Miss Cluck It's a farm shop! But this is a lovely teacher so of course she says yes but in farm shop with a difference: all the flurry of excitementstallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, no one really stops to ask why the bigand even some mice. Excited, lively bear wants to miss out on the funKirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192734164</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=0995647895
|title=Sadie and the Sea Dogs
|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice
|rating=3.5
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|summary=Sadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.
{{newreview''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>|title=Snowflakes''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>|author=Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen Anderson|rating=2''To the Maritime Museum''.5|genre=For Sharing |summary=Mia is a little girl from the city who moves Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the village of Silver Vale to live with her Grandmother in the forest. The first question you might encounter from curious readers is why this happens. And where her mummy oceans on an ancient sailing ship and daddy arewent back regularly. What’s happened to them? Was One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it something bad? Did they just leave Mia behind 's the one day, go to work where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and not return? It’s not too clear missed the closing bell and the opening picture which shows 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 little girlworld of dolphins, all alonepirates, looking out of the window to the city below, is rather sadmermaids and treasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407135031</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1782227741|title=Something DeliciousLittle Gold Ted|author=Jill Lewis Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Ali PyeSasha Satha
|rating=4
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|summary=There once lived One day, Gold Ted falls into a Greedy Guzzler who was always eating puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and during one particular day: is sucked down a drain on the side of the street. Finding himself down in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE''He had munched breakfasthe cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, crunched elevenseswho plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, chomped twelveses which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and guzzled the most enormous lunchwarms him up with a nice bowl of broth.'|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405262389</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=Where's Tim's Ted? It's Time for Bed!Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Ian Whybrow Mayuri Naidoo and Russell AytoCaroline Siegal|rating=4.5
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|summary=Tim Remy is visiting Grandad and Granny Red on the farmfeeling miserable. It’s bed time, but Tim can’t find TedHe's let himself down ''again''. He makes them look for himThe school bully Jayden, but they don’t really bother. Just a perfunctory peek behind the sofa together with his sidekicks Ryan andBrandon, when that doesn’t unearth the teddyhave been laughing at Remy, Tim calling him names because he is packed off short and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to bed with the promise wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that they’ll look again in little bit further when the morningother kids are around. But it’s hard to sleep without your toy, isn’t it? So, deep in the middle of the night, Tim creeps out of bed to go searching once more. He’s not alonewhen Remy reacts, it looks as thoughhe was the instigator. Grandad And then he gets into trouble at school and Granny Red might be fast asleep but others on the farm are awake, and like the Pied Piper, Tim soon finds himself with quite a followingteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007509561</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1471191303|title=Momo and Snap are not FriendsThe Invisible|author=Airlie Anderson Tom Percival
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|summary=This is the story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, because her parents couldn''La la la!'' ''Tum ti tum!'' ''Eek!''t afford to put the heating on:
''Ack!Ice curled across the inside of the window and crept up the corner of the bedpost.''
Y’know?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846435986</amazonuk>The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Then the day came when they couldn't afford the rent for the house and they had to move to the far side of the city. This part of the city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=George's Dragon Goes to SchoolNick Jones and Si Clark|authortitle=Claire Freedman and Russell JulianOne Night in Beartown|rating=4.5
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|summary=I would Many children have been useless during ''Take your pet to school'' week. The goldfish an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lived lives in Beartown, is obsessed with us for short moments of my life (and the entirety of their short lives) wouldn’t have been very portable and even if they hadbears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, they’d have been a bit boringteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, swimming in circles mouthing 'o-o-o' . I would have been immensely jealous she looks out of anyone who brought in a lively puppy or a cute snuffly bunny rabbither bedroom window and says goodnight to the bear statue outside. As Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, a bit of a trophy whore even colourful painted bear that lives at a young age, I would have been very sad that I wasn’t really in the running for the ''Best Pet'' cupher school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1407132067</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}
{{newreview|author=Jon Lycett-Smith|title=Moo! Said Morris|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=There was a little mouse called Morris and he was a very unusual mouse. Whilst all the other mice said ''Squeak'', Morris said: ''MOO!'' and ''HONK!'' and ''NEIGH!''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909428175</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Blood and Guts and Rats' Tail Pizza|author=Vivian French and Chris Fisher|rating=5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Despite a revolting menu with dishes like slug and snail stew or rats' tail pizzas, Billy Bone's café was usually packed at lunchtime. Perhaps because there was no other place Move on to eat. All of their customers were male, because neither Billy Bones, nor his assistant Hank liked girls at all. A large sign in the window proclaimed ''Absolutely No Girls! But one day the customers disappeared - and what was worse, Hank soon discovered their customers had all been stolen by girls. The girls were very large, green and hairy but they were girls nonetheless, and their traveling cake shop had enticed all of Billy Bone's customers away.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444007297</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Pittipat's Saucer of Moon|author=Geraldine McCaughrean and Maria Nilsson|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Pittipat the little black kitten is off to the moon, brave and fearless, for he's heard that the moon is a saucer of cream and he thinks that his brothers and sisters have gone up there without him to drink it all up! Off he sets to chase after them, determined to get his own lick of the cream!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444904663</amazonuk>}}[[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]