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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Katie's Picture ShowAdam Stower|authortitle=James MayhewMurray and Bun
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|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Can there Murray is supposed to be a better way of bringing the world of art humble, tidy and the classic masterpieces alive for children than the charming Katie series? This particular story friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the one that started it all twenty five years ago and this celebratory issue two. But he's a bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has been beautifully re-illustrated by [[:Category:James Mayhew|James Mayhew]] throughout turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and is also in a slightly larger format too. As the tiny figure of Katie stands dwarfed on catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the steps of the grand National Gallery with her Grandmaregular back garden, her happy attitude and cheerful disregard for rules such as ''Please do not touch'' teaches children not to be afraid but into a world of art frightening adventure and gently encourages whiffs. This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a curious attitude not only troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to paintings be honest, but to all their surroundings. The formal atmosphere of an art gallery is made more engaging he's turned up and child friendly as the paintings come he'll have to life with a friendly tiger, tea and cakes and a new playmate for Katie.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>140833240X</amazonuk>0008561249
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=A Big Day for MigsThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Jo HodgkinsonWynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating=4.5
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|summary=ItWhen we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they's summer which means new school uniforms are re running for their lives in the shops, new stationery Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is on every shelfchasing them. He's right behind them, and for those starting school for the first timespewing hot, theresour milk from his nostrils. (Please don's t try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a wealth ladder of Starting school books to ease the transitionmoss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. This is a fun new addition They climbed up to the shelves that ticks all Tree Wee homes high up in the boxes: colourfultangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, inventive, sweet Nester Nook and, best of all, told in rhyme. I love rhymeGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783440384</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=On the Beach: The Flying BathWinter Visitor|author=Julia Donaldson Chris Green and David RobertsJenny Fionda|rating=4.5
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|summary=It’s long been accepted that when you go Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to school and your parents are be at workhome, bored but warm, your toys come alive or frozen cold and have adventures until you returnbuilding sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. EVERYBODY knows that On top of the ice was a polar bear. But have you ever thought about As the ice bumped onto the sand, the other things in your house bear woke and whether they have with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a second life? Here’s a hint: they DOrun for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. Welcome He obviously needed to be taken home on the Flying Bathbus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230742602</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1913839656|title=Milly and the MermaidsLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Maudie Smith and Antonia WoodwardLainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=Mermaids are a great way to stretch young imaginations. Imagine living in an underwater worldTodd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, swimming with not least because she made the fishes in a pleasant way (rather than in a Mafioso way)best beetle juice. This is exactly the type He packed two pairs of excitement that Milly longs for in ‘Milly dungarees and the Mermaids’ by Maudie Smith his favourite hat and Antonia Woodwardthen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. When her parents She had promised to take her on a trip him to the seasideFriday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. At home, all she can think of is finding a Mermaid, but do they really exist?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444006932</amazonuk>his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=My Teacher is a Monster! The Toy Bus (No, I Am Not.The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Peter BrownAmy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=School can be 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 difficult place bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for children, especially if your teacher is a stompingit as cash was tight at home. Gradually, roaring monster like Miss Kirby. Bobby spends most of his time worrying about what David learned to do about his monster of a teacherstand up, and use the best place bus for him to think about support, and walk behind it is in . Many decades later, Elsie brought the park. He goes there one day bus, now damaged and rusted, to contemplate the situation, but who does he meet? Miss Kirby! She isn't stomping or roaring thoughRepair Shop, she is feeding hoping that the ducksexperts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447257472</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=Fiddlesticks!The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Sean Taylor Amy Sparkes and Sally Anne GarlandKatie Hickey|rating=3.5
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|summary=This is the story of a Mouse with Susan was very helpful friends, maybe even a little too helpful! Each time they fix something young when she was evacuated from London in his new, almost perfect house, they break something else1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her final destination. Things escalate until there is almost nothing left She needn't have worried though as she went to the home of the house at all Mr and poor Mouse is despairingMrs Russell, who couldn't have been kinder to her. What will he do She even had her own room - all to make things better herself. Gradually she relaxed and, more began to enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the point, where will he live?! His friends soon come baking and when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the rescue and manage to make amendsChristmas tree. The best surprise happened the following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857076159</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=Marshmallows for MartiansSqueakily Baby|author=Lee Wildish, Adam Guillain and Charlotte GuillainBeth Webb
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|summary=What kid doesnMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't like sweets - or aliens? This book combines the two as George packs up won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and leaves his house on a mission ''wails''. The sea offers to Mars to find out what sweets aliens love besthelp. It rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, hush''. He builds Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a spaceship sandy beach and takes off, meeting some very surprising aliens along you have the waysound perfectly. From the first page The mermaids join in - ''la lou, I knew I would enjoy this story and I wasnla lay...''t disappointed at all And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. I laughed throughout Then a seagull '''shouts''' and looked forward we know exactly what's going to turning each page to find out what happened happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405266813</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=140639131X|title=Cat and DogA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Michael ForemanBriony May Smith
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|summary=Cat is only doing Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the motherly thing and looking after her kittens when tragedy strikesOld Oak Road. As she goes off She wrote to find them food, she accidentally gets whisked away in the fishmonger’s vanmayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. How will they survive? When night falls, who will protect them from Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the baddies that lurk on benefits of the streets? Sometimes, though, friends can come in lollipop lady at the most unlikely of forms, school crossing and in this case it’s Dogdecided that she would set up something similar herself. He’s no substitute mum, though Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. Will Cat find her way back All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to her brood?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783440112</amazonuk>provide a safe path overnight.
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=Tales From Hans Christian AndersenLeilong's Too Long!|author=Naomi Lewis Julia Liu and Emma Chichester ClarkBei Lynn|rating=54
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|summary=As a childEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, fairy tales for me were synonymous with makes his way through the Ladybird Classics seriescity, picking up children as he goes. Whilst Children who live at the memory top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the stories window and the accompanying paintings remains very freshslide down his neck. It's perfect, I don’t recall any mention being made isn't it? What could be a more fun way of the original authorsgoing to school? There is a problem, though. I was eager then to read Leilong isn't happy in the city: he'Tales from Hans Christian Andersen's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he', s longer than a collection of nine stories, tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and identify which classic tales from my childhood traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he wrotecan't be the bus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847805108</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=My Amazing DadBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Ross CollinsDavid Elliott
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|summary=Snip the little crocodile I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is worried. He doesnaimed at quite a niche market: it't know what his dad does all day. All his friends seem s for the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have really cool dadsrealise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. MonkeyWe have the elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''s dad is super fast at swinging through the trees. Little zebraThe buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a 's dad 'fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is excellent at hiding, and Snipa ''s elephant friendcrynoceros's dad is amazing at spraying water higher than the highest tree. Poor Snip doesn't (think that about it!) The pelican who sits on his dad can do any of those thingspotty changes into a ''sm.......|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471122581</amazonuk>'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1838226834|title=SupertatoCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Sue HendraEd Boxall|rating=4.5
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|summary=Oh my goodness, whatever can It was one of those memories we do? Theretreasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They's an evil pea on re there to undo all the loose in good that parents do, so the supermarket, causing havoc wherever he goes! trips out were always so much fun. He has sticky-plastered poor carrot A young boy was going to the conveyor belt, and drawn a mustache and glasses on broccoli, and poor old cucumber has been mummified carnival with a bandage! Stillhis Grandad, try to calm your frayed nerves because, never fear, Supertato is here to save the day!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857074474</amazonuk>}}who told him:
{{newreview|title=Chicken Clicking|author=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Chick has a problem. Every night, when the farmer and his wife are asleep, she sneaks into their house and goes online on their computer to order things. She starts with a teapot, and a motorbike! Soon she's buying diamond watches and a hundred handbags, for which the farmer blames his wife - she'It'll be brilliant, of coursejust remember, gets angry and blames his dodgy software since she certainly didndon't order those things! Chick starts to buy gifts for all her farm animal friends, but all too soon she realises she's alone on the farm and in need let go of a friendmy hand. Can she find one online?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178344052X</amazonuk>''
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Otter's Coat: The Secret DinosaurReal Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: Giants AwakeA Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=N S BlackmanCordellya Smith
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|summary=When Marlin Maxton goes on a school visit to the local museumworld 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 is looking forward to seeing Protos could see the present ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the dinosaur that his Uncle Gus remembers so fondlyability to use it well. But Protos is nowhere He liked to be seen and the museum's Mr Grubbler seems trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to be doing his utmost to take all the fun out of the school visit Marlin had been anticipating in a race with such excitementTurtle. So Marlin sneaks off to explore by himself You might think that's not a fair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0992752507</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Light-Fingered LarryRob Keeley|authortitle=Jan FearnleyCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4
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|summary=Larry the Octopus has eight tentacles Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and each aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and every one is used how nice to half inch other people's stuffeat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. As he travels through Bottlenose BayInfuriated, he fills his net Lily checks with more the teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and more loot until everyone has just had enoughvegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. Officer Pavani comes Jordan says, "I did try to the rescuetell her, but will Larry manage to escape?Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405265388</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=The Lazy FriendYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Ronan BadelJustine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
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|summary=In a remote jungle, near the top of ''For the forest canopy, Sloth, Snakebig, Frog and Bird hang grownup girls out together. Whilst his pals play cardsthere, Sloth does what he does bestthe potty masters in training, sleep. When "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a lumberjack fells cry (the tree that they are sitting in, three big-girl kind!) of the friends make a hasty escape but Sloth just carries on snoozing. Luckily Snake acts fast toilet triumph and slithers aboard the truck carrying their tree trunk away with Sloth still in itpersevering panty pride. Can Snake save the day and get them both back home?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>192727141X</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=Hogs Hate HugsJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Tiziana Bendall-Brunello and John Bendall-BrunelloEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=34
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|summary=Little Hog is the cutest little thing you ever did seeToots, trumps, farts. And that’s Whatever your word for them, find us a bad thingchild that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Because he never gets peaceFunny to talk about and joke about, that is. Everyone wants to hug him ALL THE TIMEBut horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. What’s a poorIn class, over-hugged hog to do? Wellsay, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in this caseher ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, Little Hog has a solutionexplains that tooting is perfectly normal. He makes a bold sign Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} {{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and hangs it on Seema Amjad|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary= ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the tree. ''HOGS HAT HUGSEverybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children and replace it readswith some fun. And that’s thatIt's a worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745965148</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter BrownCotton
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|summary=School can 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 difficult place for children, especially if your teacher bit more about Fred. Fred is a stomping, roaring monster like Miss Kirby. Bobby spends most snake and even those of his time worrying us who have a phobia about what snakes are going to do about his monster of warm to him. He arrived as a present in a teacher, box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the best place for him family, to think about it is in the parkextent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. He goes there one day to contemplate And that was where the situation, but who does he meet? Miss Kirby! She isnproblem started. Fred didn't stomping or roaring though, she is feeding the duckshave any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447257472</amazonuk>
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  {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Greek Myths: Stories of Sun, Stone Justine Avery and SeaNaday Meldova|authortitle=Sally Pomme ClaytonEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=54
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|summary=University Challenge questions frequently have me stumpedCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, but it’s ones on Greek mythology that highlight a gap in my knowledge and make me yearn for the classical education that I never hadas any parent will tell you. Who or what is Erato? Should I But really, why shouldn't it be concerned if I meet Kerberos? And why did a delivery company decide We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to call itself Hermes? Consequentlylearn about everything else when we are small. Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, I had high hopes for ''Greek Myths: Stories of Sunsay, Stone learning about why the sun and Sea'', a collection of ten myths retold for children.the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847805086</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Sir Scallywag Justine Avery and the Deadly Dragon PooNaday Meldova|authortitle=Giles Andreae and Korky PaulNo, No, No!|rating=54
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|summary=King Colin has spent his fortune on a giant sweet machine, which he guzzles They say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from each and every day. The entire kingdom has grown fat and lazyJustine Avery, except for Sir Scallywaga Bookbag favourite. It's lucky somebody in the castle still has their wits about them, because Baron Greedyguts has heard all about their sweet machine, and he's coming to get it!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718197364</amazonuk>}}
{{newreview|title=Bob and Rob|author=Sue Pickford|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Rob is a burglar who is very''No, very bad. Bob is his dogNo, who No!'' is very, very good. Well, as good as a dog whose owner is a burglar can be..based around the simplest text imaginable.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804098</amazonuk>}}
{{newreview|title=Cantankerous King Colin|author=Phil Allcock and Steve Stone|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=King Colin definitely got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning. He’s being very crotchety and rude''No, no, no! Okay, but whenever anyone tells him off he ignores themokay. After allYes, a king can do what he wantsyou may.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861133</amazonuk>}}''
{{newreview|title=Hocus Pocus Diplodocus|author=Steve Howson and Kate Daubney|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Magic That's it! But, like all the best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is a lot of fun, but did you ever think about how it started? Pre-David Blaine? Pre-Dynamo? Preveritable tardis -Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee? You need to look so much further back than bigger on the 80s to find the answer, you know, because the first magician was in the days of inside that it appears on the dinosaurs. Meet Hocus Pocus Diplodocusoutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848861125</amazonuk>1638820457
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Nine Words MaxThe Farm Shop|author=Dan Bar-El Devon Avery, Justine Avery and David HuyckEma Tepic|rating=54
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|summary=Some children talk lots Kirelle and some talk quite littleher best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a walk. Some jabber away incessantly, while others prefer contemplative reflectionKirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. It’s As they walk to the same top of the world overhill, and it’s true whoever you are, from an average Joe to they see a big barn with a member of the Royal Familysign outside. Prince Max It's a farm shop! But this is a talkerfarm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, full of fungoats and chickens, interesting facts and observations he’s keen to share with everyone around himeven some mice. His brothers, on the other hand, are boys of fewer wordsExcited, Kirelle and don’t have much time for Max’s waffling onSam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1770495622</amazonuk>}}
{{newreview|title=None The Number (The Hueys)|author=Oliver Jeffers|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=''A Counting Adventure!'' the subtitle of this book boasts. How exciting! I love numbers and counting, and so does a little boy I know. This one’s a bit old for him just yet – he’s the wrong side of 24 months – but I can’t wait to share it with him in the future. The item of question here is whether 0 is a number. After all, a number is something you can count. And if there’s 1 of something and you take 1 away, you’re left with a different number: 0|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007420692</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0995647895|title=The Very Noisy HouseSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Julie Rhodes Maureen Duffy and Korky PaulAnita Joice|rating=3.5
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|summary=I might live in the middle of the country nowSadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, with nothing but pheasants and the odd wild turkey for neighbours, but I remember well her mind never on what it’s like to live in the hustle and bustleshe should be doing. In fact, unless you too have lived on She lives by the main artery of Mexico City in a single glazed apartment, you’re going to come 2nd in the ''Who’s lived in a noisier house?'' competition. Well, it would have been second, but after reading this, I think we’d both have to bump down a spot, because nothing, River Thames at Greenwich and I mean nothing, compares she loves to this housespend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847805345</amazonuk>}}
{{newreview''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>|title=Betsy Goes ''To Schoolthe Maritime Museum''. |author=Helen Stephens |rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=What a lovely book! Betsy is a big grown up girl so it’s time Her imagination was fired. She'd love to start school, but that’s sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. One day she fell asleep under a scary thing to do. There glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are so many other boys on show) and girls there, missed the closing bell and the attendant's warning shout. When she doesnwoke (hard floors don't know any make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of themdolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure. Will she make it through the first day with no tears?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405268239</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1782227741|title=Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs - the Tyrannosaurus RexLittle Gold Ted|author=E T Harper Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Dan TaylorSasha Satha
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|summary=Everyone love dinosaursOne day, that Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is as long as they stay millions swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of years the street. Finding himself down in the past sewer, Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and don’t suddenly turn up in alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of the park next time I am having dirty water using his cane, which might look just a picnicbit like an old cricket bat. Dylan Reg is a character who certainly loves dinosaurs, enough so that kind soul and he is able to travel back in time to answer any questions he may have about their existence. Seems dries Ted off and warms him up with a little dangerous to me, especially when he comes up against the king nice bowl of lizards in E T Harper and Dan Taylor’s, ‘Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs - the Tyrannosaurus Rex’broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471119343</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=Children are NaughtyRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Vincent Cuvellier Mayuri Naidoo and Aurelie GuillereyCaroline Siegal
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|summary=Children are naughtyRemy is feeling miserable. You donHe's let himself down ''again''t have to tell me that. The school bully Jayden, I together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have two monstersbeen laughing at Remy, one of whom I found this very morning standing on top of the toilet calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and putting nappy cream all over himself (fully clothed, of course!) I only left then push him just that little bit further when the bathroom for a moment! Anywayother kids are around. So, this story tells you all about the naughty antics that children can get up towhen Remy reacts, with everything from biting to throwing food on it looks as though he was the floor! Prepare yourself, things could get messy.instigator.And then he gets into trouble at school and the teachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909263265</amazonuk>
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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't afford to put the heating on:
{{newreview|title=Have You Seen My Dragon?|author=Steve Light|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=You’d think a dragon would be hard to lose. This one is bright green and hiding in ''Ice curled across the city streets. A little boy sets out to find him. Visiting all inside of the dragon’s favourite haunts, window and crept up the boy counts objects, from one to twenty, as he goes. Follow his route, enjoy corner of the journey and practise your counting skillsbedpost.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406353817</amazonuk>}}''
{{newreview|title=The Short Giraffe|author=Neil Flory and Mark Cleary|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Anyone who has ever been family didn't go to a Wedding the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and saw they were happy. Then the photographer trying to wrangle day came when they couldn't afford the rent for the bride house and groom’s families together for a group shot will know all about they had to move to the perils far side of mass photographythe city. Neil Flory’s new children’s book, ‘The Short Giraffe’ suggests that This part of the issue is not only human basedcity was cold, but also happens in the animal kingdomsad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1743361564</amazonuk>
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 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Two GiantsNick Jones and Si Clark|authortitle=Michael ForemanOne Night in Beartown
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|summary=In this reissue of a book first published in 1967Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, the Two Giants live who lives in a nice world where things are lovely and they get along brilliantly. What fun it must be to have your best friend around all the time. UntilBeartown, that is, they have a fightobsessed with bears. Before they can think She collects books about reconciling, they are separated and forced to live apartbears. Their animosity grows. Will it be possible for them to ever be friends again? Could something as simple and insignificant as sharing a pair of socks make it all ok?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406351768</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Teddy Bedtime|author=Georgie Birkett|rating=5 |genre=For Sharing|summary=I haven’t much hands on experience with young children and bedtimeHer favourite toy is Berisford, but from various alleys and avenues of my family I have a seen a few do and do notsteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. One thing I have learnt is that routine can be a vital tool in getting a child to bed. Whilst one set Every night, she looks out of Nephews come up to you her bedroom window and ask says goodnight to go to bed at 7pm, the other are bouncing off the walls at 1ambear statue outside. Children’s books can be a great way Every morning she says hello to entertain and teach younger children a bedtime routine and ''Teddy'' ''Bedtime'' by Georgie Birkett may just be the best example I have seen.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783440414</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Hilda and the Black Hound|author=Luke Pearson|rating=4.5|genre=Graphic Novels|summary=Hilda and the Black Hound is the fourth book in the “Hildafolk” seriesBee Bear, each of which is a self-contained tale about a highly inquisitive little girl and colourful painted bear that lives at her adventures. This time Hilda joins the Sparrow Scouts and befriends a house spirit whilst in the meantime a mysterious beast stalks the town of Trolbergschool.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909263184</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}
{{newreview|title=Baby's Got The Blues|author=Carol Diggory Shields|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been toting my baby in my arms, pushing him in his buggy or carrying him in his baby back pack and strangers have remarked ''ooh – lovely! I wish I was a baby!'' Well, do you think babies have it easy? Really? Well, listen up because the apple cheeked, down in the mouth hero of ''Baby’s Got The Blues'' is going Move on to set you right.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406351547</amazonuk>}}[[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]