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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]__NOTOC__{{Frontpage|author=Adam Stower|title=Murray and Bun|rating=4.5|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…|isbn=0008561249__NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->}}{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=Miss Dorothy-Jane Was Ever So VainThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Julie Fulton Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Jona JungIndre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=Miss Dorothy-Jane When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is very much obsessed with her appearancechasing them. He's right behind them, so when she sees there’s a competition to find Hamilton Shady’s best lady she just has to enter! She spends ever such a long time perfecting her look but on the way to the contestspewing hot, disaster strikessour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well. Will she realise that there’s more to life than looks) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and sacrifice her chance to win when a meet ladder of moss and greet with the Queen (yesvines was lowered for them, her Majesty!)? Can she do they escaped. They climbed up to the right thing, even if she gets all dirty and dishevelled Tree Wee homes high up in the process? I’m sure you can guess the outcometangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, but the final ending was a surprise, even for me. A nice surprise, I should addNester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861060</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=What can you Stack on On the Back of a Yak?Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Alison Chris Green and Adam StowerJenny Fionda
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|summary=You might Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be wondering why anyone would want to stack anything on the back of a yakat home, bored but the answer is simple. In this adorable talewarm, Captain Quack or frozen cold and the Yak (you’ve guessed it, this is building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a rhyming one) deliver post to large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. On top of the ice was a mountainpolar bear. Along As the way ice bumped onto the Yak likes to playsand, the bear woke and, well, deviate with wobbly legs moved from the trackice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and no matter how hard he tries, Captain Quack cannot control gave himone apple and then another. Uh oh. One day, He obviously needed to be taken home on the Yak ends up with bus and given a rather more interesting load than his usual parcels good meal and boxes and sackssomewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407135724</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1913839656|title=Mr Tiger Goes WildLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Peter BrownLainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=There’s something special Todd was excited about tigers. And there’s definitely something special about Mr Tiger. He’s spending the star of Peter Brown’s picture bookweekend with his grandmother, ‘Mr Tiger Goes Wild’not least because she made the best beetle juice. This distinctive book takes the themes He packed two pairs of fitting in dungarees and being true his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. She had promised to take him to who you are, and explores them through the character of one animal who challenges Friday Night Club at the status quo local community centre and dares Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. At home, his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447253256</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=One World TogetherThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Catherine Anholt Amy Sparkes and Laurence AnholtKatie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=A child (from an unknown country) is gallivanting throughout Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the world looking for a friend. He stops in Brazil park and meets Paulowatch the red buses drive past. He Elsie would be a good friend. Then he’s off to Morocco where race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he meets Mohamed'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. ''He'' One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would be a good friend toohelp David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. You can see where this is going. From country Gradually, David learned to country we travelstand up, use the bus for support, constantly meeting exciting and interesting new children and learning about their liveswalk behind it. They would all be great friends for our little narrator Many decades later, but who should he choose? Spoiler alert: he realises you don’t have to have just one friendElsie brought the bus, now damaged and in fact all rusted, to the children of Repair Shop, hoping that the world can be friends. Awwwwexperts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804055</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion : A New Case for Precious RamotsweThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Alexander McCall SmithAmy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=I had already previously enjoyed [[Precious Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and the Monkeys by Alexander McCall Smith|Precious and the Monkeys]] which is one of AMS' children's stories nervous about his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency character, Precious Ramotswe, how she would be greeted when she is a childgot to her final destination. So I was looking forward She needn't have worried though as she went to the home of Mr and Mrs Russell, who couldn't have been kinder to this one about a missing lionher. I wasn't disappointedShe even had her own room - all to herself. Once again his gentle charm shines through, Gradually she relaxed and this is a delightful book began to read aloud or just enjoy by yourself, however old you may be!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846972558</amazonuk>her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=A Letter for BearSqueakily Baby|author=David LucasBeth Webb
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|summary=Bear is Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a postmansqueakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a very good postman sandy beach and always delivers all his letters on timeyou have the sound perfectly. Yet when heThe mermaids join in - ''la lou, la lay...''s finished his work And for the day he goes back alone a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his cave, and makes himself some soup, eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and he wonders we know exactly what it would be like 's going to receive a letterhappen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909263133</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=140639131X|title=How to Babysit a GrandadA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Jean Reagan and Lee WildishBriony May Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=ItPhilippa Pheasant was 's very important 'tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to know how cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to babysit your grandadthe mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. YouPhilippa wasn'll need t a bird to know what he likes sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to eat (Icecream topped start with cookies or anything dipped in ketchup!) but the benefits were obvious. You'll also need to know how to keep him entertained (somersault across All the room!) In case you've ever wondered about animals used the best ways crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to look after your grandad then this is the book for you!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444915886</amazonuk>provide a safe path overnight.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=I Love You Father ChristmasLeilong's Too Long!|author=Giles Andreae Julia Liu and Emma DoddBei Lynn
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|summary=This is a rather ''lovely letter to Santa'' style bookEvery morning Leilong, told entirely in verse. It starts off with the title wordsbrontosaurus school bus, ''I love you Father Christmas'' and works makes his way through why the gentleman in question rocks: city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his neck. It'Your beard looks amazings perfect, isn''<br>''And yest it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, you’re rather fatthough. Leilong isn't happy in the city: he'<br>s always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he''But you probably just like eating''<br>''And there’s nothing wrong with s longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides thathe can''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408330229</amazonuk>t be the bus anymore.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=Fishy TalesBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Rob ScottonDavid Elliott
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|summary=Even cats have to go to school too, y’know? And Splat I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is no exception. Today they’re going on aimed at quite a school trip 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 words and make something quite different from each one. We have the aquarium, though, which is elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a bit exciting if you’re ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has had a cat, even if your teacher bath (the fabulously named Mrs Wimpydimplecomplete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is very clear a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on the ground rules: look with your eyeshis potty changes into a ''sm.......'' OK, let's not with your hands. And absolutely no go there Some people are eating of the fish!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0061978523</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1838226834|title=Wibbly Pig Picks a PetCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Mick InkpenEd Boxall|rating=54
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|summary=Big PigIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They's sister's friend is choosing a pet, but Wibbly and Scruffy can't wait re there to meet. They imagine undo all sorts of pets she might choose. Could it be an elephantthe good that parents do, a polar bear or a dinosaur? They think of all sorts of so the trips out were always so much fun choices, while hoping she chooses anything at all except a rabbit. Rabbits are boring according A young boy was going to Wibbly and Scruffy - at least until they see one. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444908219</amazonuk>}}the carnival with his Grandad, who told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Otter's Coat: The Christmas CarrotReal Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Allan PlenderleithCordellya Smith|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging ReadersFor Sharing|summary=It’s Christmas timeWhen the world was made, and there’s every reason to be afraid, at least if you’re the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a carrotprotector. While everyone else is getting excited about the season, the Christmas carrot is dreading it Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. He’s about to go under Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the knife present ''and emerge as a side dish on '' the family dinner table tomorrowfuture. Gulp! Luckily Billy has other ideas Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, and seizes him from not the kitchen where his dad (a nice touch…it’s not just mums who cook) had been about ability to use it well. He liked to prepare himtrick other animals. Outside they go, heading for Billy’s snowman who is missing one small feature… He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a nose! It’s race with Turtle. You might think that's not a last minute save from the chopping board, fair contest but the Christmas carrot is still wait and see. Things are not happy with this career change, because it’s, y’know, rather cold out herealways as they seem. And so his adventure continues I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841613754</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Wibbly Pig and the TookyRob Keeley|authortitle=Mick InkpenCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=54
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|summary=I had a feeling Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, when I saw the cover of this bookcabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, that I was going Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to enjoy iteat. I wasn't disappointedOne day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Something really tickled me as I read this bookInfuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and I have since flicked through it againvegetables, by myselflike carrots, without grow in the kids! So that's usually a good sign of a good children's picture bookground. Especially if I now sneak it upstairs onto ''my'' picture book bookshelf where I keep all my personal favourites from our ridiculously large collection and Jordan says, "I did try to keep sticky fingers off them tell her, Miss!" and keep them for special reading times together!everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444912232</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=WinnieYou Can's Pirate Adventuret Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Valerie Thomas Justine Avery and Korky PaulKate Zhoidik
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|summary=We like Winnie ''For the Witch stories in our house. We have a whole bag full of thembig, and have read them many times overgrownup girls out there, so when my daughter saw this new one she was very excited. Sadlythe potty masters in training, it didn"You Can't quite live up to our Wear Panties!" is a cry (admittedly highthe big-girl kind!) expectations. This new story sees Winnie head off on a pirate adventure which should, you would think, have the makings of an excellent storytoilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192736019</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|titleauthor=Ding Dong GorillaJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Michelle Robinson and Leonie LordEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=54
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|summary=We never learn the name of the main character in ''Ding Dong Gorilla'Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. This book Funny to talk about and joke about, that is told in . But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the first personwrong time. In class, say, from the point of view of a very young child when everyone will hear it and addressed to his parenteveryone will laugh. At you. This works quite well Justine Avery's latest entry in this story, because most children will be able to identify very easily her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with the protagonist tooting and gently and most parents will identify calmly, with the unseen mother whom this story familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is directed to. The story begins with a sheepish looking wee boy reminding his mother how they had ordered a huge pizza. Unfortunately, he has a bit of bad news to break firstperfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408312018</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title=Rosie Revere, EngineerWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author=Andrea Beaty Justine Avery and David RobertsSeema Amjad
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|summary=Andrea Beaty and David Roberts make a great team. Their previous book, ''Iggy Peck, ArchitectWho Needs Nappies? Not Me!'', is a best seller and has a lot the latest release in common with the ''Rosie Revere, EngineerEverybody Potties!''series from Justine Avery. Both stories offer hope and encouragement to children who feel at odds and left out This series of the mainstream. Rosie is very shy and cannot bring herself to join in at school. But at home she sparkles and comes fun picture books aims to life while building inventive gadgets from odds and ends, often using things rescued from take the bin. When her favourite uncle laughs at one pain out of her contraptions (made especially for him), Rosie is mortified potty training children and replace it takes the exuberant help of another relative to bring her back out of her shellwith some fun.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419708457</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Lollipop and Grandpa and the Christmas Baby|author=Penelope Harper and Cate James|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Lollipop’s mum has just made an announcement. She started off sneakily by asking Lollipop and her brother James how they’d feel about welcoming another brother or sister to the familyIt's a worthy aim, but Lollipop is not stupidas any frustrated parent will tell you. She knows it’s not really up for debate. It’s already a done deal .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907912274</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Pigeon Pie, Oh My!When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Debbie Singleton and Kristyna LittenPeter Cotton
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|summary=This tale is a gently humorous picture book gem from Debbie Singleton and illustrator Kristyna LittenMeet Fred. Farmer Budd goes about his daily workWell, actually, feeding animals and repairing the old scarecrowyou're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But when he sets off I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to market him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he forgets could breathe and immediately became part of the family, to close the gate…extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk..leaving the way open for And that was where the goat to cause havocproblem started. Down tumbles the scarecrow and in come the pigeons with their beady eyes set on the corn cropFred didn't have any road sense. 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]]Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192734148</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Upside Down BabiesJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Jeanne Willis and Adrian ReynoldsEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=54
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|summary=Upside Down Babies is not about flipping little ones over and getting them to do headstands before they can walk (though, seriouslyCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, the earlier as any parent will tell you start the better). NoBut really, it’s even more fun than thatwhy shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. The Earth has flipped! The sky is no longer blue – it’s brown like the ground instead. And the ground is brown like the sky used to Why shouldn't potty training be. Uh oh! Everything and everyone has gone tumblingas much fun as, say, from learning about why the animals in sun and the pictures to the text on the page. And while what goes up must come down, it might not come down moon take turns in the place it should. sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849395330</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Faber Book of Nursery StoriesJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Barbara Ireson and Shirley HughesNo, No, No!|rating=54
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|summary=A whopping 45 stories make up this reissued book of nursery stories perfectly pitched at They say the pre-school and early years audience. There best picture books are animal stories and stories about fantasy creaturesthe simplest ones. There are tales And nothing could be truer of good, sweet children and tales of naughtythis latest from Justine Avery, crotchety ones. There are stories that go on for pages and others that finish after a few paragraphs. There are entries you might end up reading again and again, and entries you might read once or not at all, in favour of the favourites insteadBookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571307590</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Breaking the Spell: Stories of Magic and Mystery from ScotlandThe Farm Shop|author=Lari Don Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Cate JamesEma Tepic
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|summary=I love folk tales Kirelle and fairy tales and have her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a vast collection from many countries and cultureswalk. Finding ones from Britain however Kirelle is surprisingly difficult. I must have at least ten Asian folktales dressed for every British one I own. Of course we love learning about other cultures, but children should learn about their own heritage all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as wellever in his smart grey fur coat. While we live in Northern Ireland, As they walk to the cultures top of Northern Ireland and Scotland have intertwined from the first human settlements in Scotlandhill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. In fact I would argue very strenuously that one of these stories It's a farm shop! But this is Northern Irish, originating in a farm shop with a difference: all the Tain Bo Cuailngestallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, but in fact, many of these stories are told in more than one placegoats and chickens, and I do feel that the stories of Scotland reflect a part of our heritage as welleven some mice. Whether you live in Scotland, or simply have an interest in the heritage of this country, this book would make an excellent addition to a child's book shelfExcited, Kirelle and should be required reading within the Scottish schoolsSam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847803423</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0995647895|title=Alexander Sadie and the Wind Up MouseSea Dogs|author=Leo LionniMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=3.5
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|summary=When I saw Leo LionniSadie's name on this book, I couldn't snatch it up quickly enough. Leo Lionni began writing children's books in the early 60's and many of his were childhood favourites of mine. After having spent mother always said that she was a fortune tracking down two out of print books of hisdreamer, I am overjoyed to find one of his wonderful books is once again in printher mind never on what she should be doing. Lionni had perfectly captured She lives by the magic of collage style illustrations years before Eric Carle came onto the scene, and has such beautiful, timeless stories. His stories are always fun and entertaining, but they carry messages of hope River Thames at Greenwich and kindness as well. They seem she loves 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 spend hours at The Maritime Museum or twee. In my opinion Lionni was one of the best children's authors of all time. He wrote books that fed the soulgazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397058</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1782227741|title=It's Not Yours, It's Mine!Little Gold Ted|author=Susanna MooresVanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=Presents are always special but Blieka’s new present is extra specialOne day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It is 's quite a lovely red ball deep puddle and Blieka the water is sure that it is most definitely not for sharingswirling. This ball belongs Poor Ted starts to Blieka spin around and around and no-one else! is sucked down a drain on the side of the street. Finding himself Time passes down in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of the lovely red ball dirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is not quite so lovely anymorea kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of broth. Blieka needs help but what can Blieka do now? Will Blieka’s friends be prepared to come to the rescue? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846435951</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=The Weasel Puffin Unicorn Baboon Pig Lobster RaceRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=James Thorp Mayuri Naidoo and Angus Mackinnon Caroline Siegal
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|summary=I really enjoyed this book, but it Remy is pretty clear from the outset, that this book will not be everyonefeeling miserable. He's cup of tealet himself down ''again''. I'm just waiting for it to make an appearance on the banned or challenged books lists ( I read them regularly The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and get many of my best books from them). Curious George has Brandon, have been challenged more than once for being having a pipe in one illustrationlaughing at Remy, but Weasel in this book calling him names because he is never without hisshort and has small eyes. Coupled with the surreal, psychedelic images and the dream like quality of this book - there They are sure to be complaints, mean but I don't think the author or illustrator will mindthey are not stupid. I They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can't imagine this book being written or illustrated by anyone who gives a fig about political correctnesssee and then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. And in all honestySo, when Remy reacts, there is nothing in this book that children are going to take it looks as though he was the wrong wayinstigator. 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 And then he gets into trouble at school and the fish tank. But if you prefer more mainstream childrenteachers don's books you might want t believe him when he tries to give this one a missexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909428027</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1471191303|title=We Love You, Hugless DouglasThe Invisible|author=David MellingTom Percival|rating=45
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|summary=We first met [[Hugless Douglas by David Melling|Douglas]] when he was simply This is the story of Isobel, a bear wanting little girl who made a hugbig difference. Since then he’s [[Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep by David Melling|been to Isobel lived with her parents in a sleepover ]] and had house - a few little issues in [[Donvery cold house, because her parents couldn't Worry Douglas by David Melling|Don't Worry, Douglas]]. Now he’s returning back afford to his original sort of set up. This time, instead of a hug, he’s after someone to call his best friend.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444908308</amazonuk>}}put the heating on:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Elmer Nick Jones and the WhalesSi Clark|authortitle=David McKee One Night in Beartown|rating=4.5
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|summary=Elmer Many children have an obsession and Wilbur are spending some time with Grandpa EldoSandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, something lots of children will identify is obsessed withbears. She collects books about bears. He tells them that in his youthHer favourite toy is Berisford, this was the time of year he’d go a teddy bear passed down to the coast for some Whale watching andby her grandmother. Every night, well, that sounds like a marvellous idea, so Elmer she looks out of her bedroom window and Wilbur decide says goodnight to try it for themselvesthe bear statue outside. But it turns out there’s more Every morning she says hello to Grandpa Eldo’s story than he’s telling themBee Bear, and Elmer and Wilbur soon find themselves on a wild adventurecolourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184939749X</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}