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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Asterix and the PictsAdam Stower|authortitle=Jean-Yves Ferri, Rene Goscinny, Albert Uderzo Murray and Didier ConradBun|rating=4.5|genre=Graphic NovelsConfident Readers |summary=I've never been entirely certain if Asterix was written for children or adults. I am quite certain children were the original target audience, but it Murray is equally apparent that many of the jokes are thrown in for adults as well. It does seem as if more adults are buying Asterix than children nowsupposed to be a humble, tidy and comics in general have been taken over by the adult consumerfriendly cat, but Asterix still has plenty one who is able to offer the younger reader as sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well. If it is perhaps a bit more sophisticated than the average children's book today, all whatever takes his fancy next of the bettertwo. I But he'm all for childrens a bad magician's books that are light and easy to readcat, but I think we are doing our children so his favourite bun has been turned into a disservice by filtering hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they both use can chuck them out any book with a more complex vocabulary or a fair number of unfamiliar words. My children did find a few words like ''solidarity'', ''fraternise'' and ''diaphanous'' challengingnot into the regular back garden, but if we don't challenge them at all - how will they learn?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444011677</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=The Snow Queen|author=Hans Christian Andersen and P J Lynch (Illustrator)|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Determined heroine Gerda has a series of adventures on her journey to find her friend Kay after he has been spirited away by the Snow Queen to live in her palace of ice. 'The Snow Queen' is one of Hans Christian Andersen’s less disturbing fables with into a message about the power world of love frightening adventure and true friendshipwhiffs. No heart wrenching deaths like 'The Little Match Girl', no tortured longing like 'The Little Mermaid', This time round it has the benefit of drops them into a happy ending. AndViking land, in contrast to so many traditional tales where the hero a troll hunter is usually maleexpected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, its star is a lively girl who rescues her friend against all the odds.to be honest, but he's turned up and he'll have to do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1842709011</amazonuk>0008561249

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=While He Was SleepingThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Ayano ImaiWynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Who needs friends when you have a fine smart hat? Not Mr Brown, a bear with a strong sense When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of style but a lack of companionsFine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He can please himself's right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well. So he does) Fortunately, until a determined woodpecker decides that Mr Brown’s hat is prime real estate to house him they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a flock ladder of his feathered friendsmoss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. Mr Brown quickly grows They climbed up to like his new tenants. His hat attracts imitators however, the birds choose only him. When winter comesTree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, the birds depart Nester Nook and Mr Brown goes in to hibernationGranny Cranny. Will he hear their singing again?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>9881595584</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=Song of On the Golden HareBeach: The Winter Visitor|author=Jackie MorrisChris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary=If you buy one picture book this yearKit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, make it this oneor frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. Not because it’s On top of the ice was a good storypolar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, or because you know the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a child who would love run for it (both sound reasons), but because it is also a stunning work of art. The pictures are full of carefully observed wildlife Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and glorious coloursthen another. Every inch adds He obviously needed to be taken home on the telling of the talebus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804500</amazonuk> What else would you do?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1913839656|title=A Mammoth in the FridgeLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Michael Escoffier and Matthieu MaudetLainey Dee|rating=3.5

|summary=One dayTodd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, Noah opens not least because she made the fridge best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and finds that there is a mammoth inside! then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. His dad tells She had promised to take him not to be silly, but when the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he and mum open the fridge wanted to check theremake new friends. At home, indeed, is a very large mammoth, squashed up inside! his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Whatever will they do to get him out?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579157</amazonuk>Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=A Treasury of Fairy TalesThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Helen CresswellAmy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5

|summary=Once upon Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the red buses drive past. Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a time, bus in a village not so far away, a mother the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her son received a parcelmoney box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. In that parcel was ‘A Treasury of Fairy Tales’ Gradually, David learned to stand up, kindly sent by use the publisher Harper Collinsbus for support, and walk behind it. They curled up on Many decades later, Elsie brought the sofa bus, now damaged and started rusted, to read… would they be enchanted?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007546513</amazonuk>the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=Octopus's GardenThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Ringo Starr Amy Sparkes and Ben CortKatie Hickey|rating=4.5

|summary=This is a beautifully illustrated book which takes the readers into a lovely world of fantasy. There is no story Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to speak ofher final destination. The text of this book consists only of the lyrics to The Beatles song ' She needn'Octopus's'' ''Garden'' from their 1969 album - Abbey Road. I loved this song t have worried though as a very young child, she went to the home of Mr and I always felt this was written for childrenMrs Russell, at least on some levelwho couldn't have been kinder to her. I used She even had her own room - all to close my eyes listen herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the words as I pictured the Octopus baking and his enchanted garden. It is the only song, when it came to my knowledge written solely by Ringo, Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the last song which featured Ringo as Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the lead vocalistfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471120074</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=ChristmasSqueakily Baby|author=Dick BrunaBeth Webb

|summary=Dick Bruna’s picture book ‘Christmas’ tells Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily 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 story waves sing ''hush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and you have the nativity sound perfectly. The mermaids join in - ''la lou, la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his own inimitable mannereyes. Drawn in his archetypal Miffy style, this tale sweetly captures the spirit Then a seagull '''shouts''' and meaning of the seasonwe know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471121127</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=140639131X|title=PongoA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Jesse HodgsonBriony May Smith

|summary=The rainforest is not all it’s cracked up Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to becross the Old Oak Road. It may be a beautiful and important eco system She wrote to the mayor about the problem but one of the residents is not didn't even get a happy apereply. Pongo Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the orangutan is wet school crossing and lonelydecided that she would set up something similar herself. He lives in Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but the depths of the forest and yearns for benefits were obvious. All the warmth of animals used the sun. He’s heard it’s bright crossing and orange, just like him, so he sets out Hedgehog was even trained up to find itprovide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909263095</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=Red SledgeLeilong's Too Long!|author=Lita JudgeJulia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=4.5

|summary=In Every morning Leilong, the middle of a snowy winterbrontosaurus school bus, a child leaves makes his red sledge leaning against way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the wall top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his house overnightneck. It's perfect, isn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, though. Little does Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he know often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be the woodland creatures have their eye on it for some midnight funbus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397937</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=Barbapapa's VoyageBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Annette Tison and Talus TaylorDavid Elliott|rating=4.5

|summary=In [[Barbapapa by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor|Barbapapa]], we were introduced to I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a friendly, pinkniche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, shape-shifting blob who used his special talents see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to help have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. We have the local townsfolk, elephant who hailed him as the new town hero. However, despite having lots of human friends, our pink protagonist is looking decidedly offdons a tutu -colour at the beginning of this sequeland becomes a ''balletphant''. It seems that being the only one of your species is The buffalo who has had a pretty lonely affair bath (complete with yellow duck) and poor Barbapapa then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is longing for a ''Barbamamacrynoceros'' to share (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his life withpotty changes into a ''sm.......|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408330725</amazonuk>'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1838226834|title=I Love You TooCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Michael ForemanEd Boxall|rating=4.5

|summary=It’s bedtime and you know what that meansIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. Little Bear is tucked up cozy in bed and Dad’s just finishing reading his story. It’s time to sleep… or is it? Little Bear seems a bit too awake and every time Dad makes a move They're there to go, Little Bear tells him how much he loves him. And it’s ''A Lot''. He loves him more than undo all the toysgood that parents do, more than all so the birds in the trees and the stars in the skytrips out were always so much fun. More than… well, you get A young boy was going to the picture. It’s very sweetcarnival with his Grandad, but it is bedtime and, you know, Dad’s looking rather tired himself.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397651</amazonuk>}}who told him:

{{newreview|title=All Thought The Night|author=John Ceiriog Hughes|rating=2.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=‘All Through the Night’ is based on a choral staple''It'll be brilliant, just remember, beloved don't let go of male voice choirs across the worldmy hand. It’s an interesting and intriguing choice of verse to interpret as an illustrated children’s book. Many children need some reassurance as they head to bed at night, but does this publication work as a book to share to send them to sleep?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927018099</amazonuk>''

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Otter's Coat: The Bear in the BookReal Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben Cordellya Smith|rating=54

|summary=Readers of my reviews may be aware When 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 I am quite partial he could see the present ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to use it well. He liked to stories about bearstrick other animals. I jumped at the chance He was also jealous which was how he came to read this onebe in a race with Turtle. It has You might think that wonderful picture of 's not a smiling black bear on the cover after all - who could resist?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397619</amazonuk>fair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Beauty and the BeastRob Keeley|authortitle=Ursula Jones and Sarah GibbCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5

|summary=We do love a Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good fairytale in our housethey are for you and how nice to eat. As soon as this one arrived it was snaffled One day, poor Lily gets tricked by my daughter and she burrowed herself away Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the sofa to read it quietly teacher, who explains that fruits grow on her own. Everyone knows the story of Beauty trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the Beastground. This version is reasonably traditionalJordan says, "I did try to tell her, with a few quirks of humour thrown in through the bookMiss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408312727</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=Z is for MooseYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Kelly L Bingham Justine Avery and Paul O ZelinskyKate Zhoidik|rating=43.5

|summary=He's sitting contently on 'For the third page. But who’s that over on big, grownup girls out there, the next one – Moose? ''D'' isn’t for ''Moose'potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties! It’s for duck, but " is a cry (the poor little quackers have been pushed off the stage by the exuberant elkbig-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride. ''No'', says Zebra. ''You’re'' ''on'' ''the'' ''wrong'' ''page'', he tells Moose.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397813</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=A Christmas StoryJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Brian WildsmithEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=''A Christmas Story'' starts with a birth in a stableToots, trumps, farts. Not the arrival of the baby JesusWhatever your word for them, but the birth of find us a donkeychild that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Like most young creaturesFunny to talk about and joke about, the little donkey wants to be near to his motherthat is. So when she leaves But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the stable to carry her owner on a journey to Bethlehem her baby misses herwrong time. With help from a young girlIn class, Rebeccasay, the little donkey manages to follow the family to Bethlehem 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 all calmly, with the events of the nativity are seen through their eyesfamiliar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192736264</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title=Bit-Bot and the BlobWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author=Jo LitchfieldJustine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5

|summary=This book really has everything; an absent minded adult to laugh at, a sensible robot butler, a dog and a robot for the main character's best friends and a scary monster from a slimy swamp ..... or is it'Who Needs Nappies? It all begins when GeorgeNot Me!''s parents are snowed is the latest release in on an expedition to the North Pole''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This means George must spend his holidays with his uncle, but with the new robot companion his uncle has created for him, this sounds a real dream holiday. The only hitch is when his uncle insists that he go to bed instead series of staying up late fun picture books aims to watch a scary monster film. Bit - Bot comes up with take the perfect solution, allowing them to stay in bed pain out of potty training children and watch the filmreplace it with some fun. It's a worthy aim, but things get a bit more frightening then they had planned when a real live blob shows up in the bedroomas any frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405255137</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=The Slightly Annoying ElephantWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=David Walliams and Tony RossPeter Cotton

|summary=When Sam filled out the elephant adoption form at the zooMeet Fred. Well, he never imagined the elephant would actually , you're going to be coming to live with him. Silly boy meeting Fred- he should have read the fine printFred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. Of course many children would love having an elephant as pet, but this elephant is not But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a petbit more about Fred. He Fred is rude, bossy a snake and really even those of us who have a ''very'' annoying house guest who will very quickly out stay his welcome - but what can Sam do? phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. A deal is He arrived as a present in a deal box with holes so that he could breathe and he did sign immediately became part of the contract. As soon as the elephant arrives he begins issuing demandsfamily, making complaints, and turning to the house into extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a disaster zone and things are only going to get worsewalk. Sam really should have read And that was where the adoption form - especially the part about the elephantproblem started. Fred didn's friendst have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007493991</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Great Moon ConfusionJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Richard ByrneEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=54

|summary=Aldrin knows everythingCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. At least he thinks he does. So when rabbit asks But really, why the moon is getting smaller, Aldrin is to embarrassed to admit he really doesnshouldn't know. Instead he launches an investigation and quickly comes it be? We all have to the conclusion that the moon is being stolen. This is one of the most fun books learn about our bodily functions just as we have read recentlyto learn about everything else when we are small. You canWhy shouldn't help but laugh at poor Aldrin and his expertisepotty training be as much fun as, and the beautiful illustrations make this story very easy to followsay, even for learning about why the youngest reader. Before the book is finished, Aldrin will not only learn about sun and the moon, but also about friendship, boasting, jumping to conclusions, accusations and apologies, and along take turns in the way he will stumble into one hilarious situation after another.sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192735039</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Doug the Bug That Went BOINGJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Sue HendraNo, No, No!

|summary=Ever found an insect in your attic or an arachnid on your roof and wondered how DID they get there? Doug They say the Bug cbest picture books are the simplest ones.ould tell you and you can find out too in Sue Hendra’s picture bookAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. ''No, No, ‘Doug No!'' is based around the Bug That Went BOING!’simplest text imaginable. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857074466</amazonuk>}}''No, no, no! Okay, okay. Yes, you may.''

{{newreview|title=How the Meteorite Got to the Museum|author=Jessie Hartland|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=This is a cumulative tale in which one small event sets off a chain of other events which are repeated throughout the story. If your child loves books like ''This is the House That Jack Built''s it! But, this may prove a very useful addition to you home librarylike all the best picture books, but this tiny snippet of text is a type of story telling which I have found some children really take to, and others do notveritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1609052528</amazonuk>1638820457

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Scribbles and Ink, the ContestThe Farm Shop|author=Ethan LongDevon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic

|summary=Scribbles Kirelle and her best friend Sam the Cat cat decide to go for a walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Ink Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the Mouse are nowhere near top of the hill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. It's a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the average cartoon cat stallholders and mouse – for one thing they customers are farmyard animals. There are good buddiessheep and ducks and cows, who like nothing more than lounging aroundgoats and chickens, or being creative with art suppliesand even some mice. When Ink finds a contest to win an adventure holiday by drawing dinosaursExcited, they both have a Kirelle and Sam go – with unexpected results…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1609053516</amazonuk>}}shopping.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0995647895|title=I Want a PetSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Lauren ChildMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=What do you do if you really, really want Sadie's mother always said that she was a pet? You ask your parentsdreamer, of courseher mind never on what she should be doing. They’re bound She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to have some criteria. Like something with not too much fur, something that can live outside, neatly out of the way, spend hours at The Maritime Museum or something that doesn’t buzz (it’s not good for Granny’s hearing aid, y’see). So you take all this into consideration and come up with a shortlist of critters that might work. One by one you suggest them, and one by one your ideas are shouted downgazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847803342</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>|title=The Tailypo: A Ghost Story''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>|author=Joanna Galdone and Paul Galdone|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=''The TailypoTo the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She' is d love to sail the oceans on an old story from Appalachian folkloreancient sailing ship and went back regularly. It has not been tamed down at all like so many of One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the old stories but retains all its original spine-tingling terror for closing bell and the very youngattendant's warning shout. Although it is listed as ghost story, it really is not. Instead it When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the story midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a strange beast which is best left well aloneworld of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0395300843</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1782227741|title=EnormouseLittle Gold Ted|author=Angie MorganVanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha|rating=4.5

|summary=Enormouse isn’t One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite like a deep puddle and the other micewater is swirling. He’s bigPoor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of the street. Really bigFinding himself down in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. And while ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of the dirty water using his great size can be cane, which might look just a useful thing (bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he can reach into high cupboards when they’re foraging, he can carry more cheese), that doesn’t stop the others laughing at dries Ted off and warms himup with a nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804489</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=Miss Dorothy-Jane Was Ever So VainRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Julie Fulton Mayuri Naidoo and Jona JungCaroline Siegal

|summary=Miss Dorothy-Jane Remy is very much obsessed feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, together with her appearancehis sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, so when she sees there’s a competition to find Hamilton Shady’s best lady she just have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has to enter! She spends ever such a long time perfecting her look small eyes. They are mean but on the way 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 contest, disaster strikesother kids are around. Will she realise that there’s more to life than looksSo, and sacrifice her chance to win a meet and greet with the Queen (yeswhen Remy reacts, her Majesty!)? Can she do it looks as though he was the right thing, even if she instigator. And then he gets all dirty into trouble at school and dishevelled in the process? I’m sure you can guess the outcome, but the final ending was a surprise, even for me. A nice surprise, I should addteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861060</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1471191303|title=What can you Stack on the Back of a Yak?The Invisible|author=Alison Green and Adam StowerTom Percival

|summary=You might be wondering why anyone would want to stack anything on This is the back story of a yakIsobel, but the answer is simple. In this adorable tale, Captain Quack and the Yak (you’ve guessed it, this is a rhyming one) deliver post to the top of little girl who made a mountainbig difference. Along the way the Yak likes to play, and, well, deviate from the track, and no matter how hard he tries, Captain Quack cannot control him. Uh oh. One day, the Yak ends up Isobel lived with her parents in a rather more interesting load than his usual parcels and boxes and sacks.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407135724</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Mr Tiger Goes Wild|author=Peter Brown|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=There’s something special about tigers. And there’s definitely something special about Mr Tiger. He’s the star of Peter Brown’s picture bookhouse - a very cold house, ‘Mr Tiger Goes Wild’. This distinctive book takes the themes of fitting in and being true because her parents couldn't afford to who you are, and explores them through put the character of one animal who challenges the status quo and dares to be different. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447253256</amazonuk>}}heating on:

{{newreview|title=One World Together|author=Catherine Anholt and Laurence Anholt|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=A child (from an unknown country) is gallivanting throughout the world looking for a friend. He stops in Brazil and meets Paulo. He would be a good friend. Then he’s off to Morocco where he meets Mohamed. ''He'' would be a good friend too. You can see where this is going. From country to country we travel, constantly meeting exciting and interesting new children and learning about their lives. They would all be great friends for our little narrator, but who should he choose? Spoiler alert: he realises you don’t have to have just one friend, Ice curled across the inside of the window and in fact all crept up the children corner of the world can be friendsbedpost. Awwww.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804055</amazonuk>}}''

{{newreview|title=Precious The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Then the Mystery of day came when they couldn't afford the Missing Lion : A New Case rent for Precious Ramotswe|author=Alexander McCall Smith|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I had already previously enjoyed [[Precious and the Monkeys by Alexander McCall Smith|Precious house and they had to move to the Monkeys]] which is one far side of AMS' children's stories about his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency character, Precious Ramotswe, when she is a childthe city. So I This part of the city was looking forward to this one about a missing lion. I wasn't disappointed. Once again his gentle charm shines throughcold, sad and this is a delightful book to read aloud or just enjoy by yourself, however old you may be!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846972558</amazonuk>lonely and Isobel felt invisible.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=A Letter for BearNick Jones and Si Clark|authortitle=David LucasOne Night in Beartown

|summary=Bear Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, a postmanteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. He's a very good postman Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and always delivers all his letters on timesays goodnight to the bear statue outside. Yet when he's finished his work for the day he goes back alone Every morning she says hello to his caveBee Bear, and makes himself some soup, and he wonders what it would be like to receive a lettercolourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909263133</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]