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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Monsters Love Underpants Adam Stower|authortitle=Claire Freedman Murray and Ben CortBun
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|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Who loves underpants? EVERYONE loves underpants! We’ve already explored how aliens love themMurray is supposed to be a humble, how cavemen love themtidy and friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and how pirates love them. Who else could there possibly be? Oh yes, that’s right…. Monsters! Claire Freedman eat and sleep and Ben Cort are back with yet another tale about pingy pants elastic, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847385710</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Do You Speak English But he's a bad magician's cat, Moon?|author=Francesca Simonso his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, Ben Cort and Lenny Henry|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Night the catflap they both use can be a scary time for a childchuck them out, with shadows playing tricks on not into the walls regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and no daylight to make everything seem okaywhiffs. Do You Speak English, Moon? is This time round it drops them into a great book for this situationViking land, with where a little boy deciding the best thing to do troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to talk to the moon. He asks the moon some lovely be honest, but he's turned up and magical questions before finally snuggling down and going he'll have to sleep. This is an excellent way to try and make the dark just a little less of a fearful place for young children.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1409151050</amazonuk>0008561249
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleisbn=Rattle and Rap1732898766|authortitle=Susan Steggall|rating=4.5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=Apparently, back in the days of steam, every little boy used to dream of being an engine driver. The trains in ''Rattle and Rap'' are all diesel but the allure of travel still wafts strongly from the pages. This is one in a series of vehicle-themed books aimed at pre-schoolers. It’s unusual to find engaging non-fiction for the under fives. With the focus on vehicles, Susan Stegall takes a staple Adventures of many a children’s book but, unlike some other authors, she treats the subject with imagination Birpus and creativity. It’s enough to make an anthropomorphised tank engine blush.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847805833</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Secrets of the RainforestBulbus: A Shine-a-Light Book|author=Carron Brown and Alyssa Nassner|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=One: The rainforest is bustling with life. If we look closely, we will be able to spot the animals living there. Some are hiding in the trees, some under leaves or behind rocks. There are plenty of secrets to discover. And to become a special rainforest explorer, you will need a torch, or a bright light, because that is the key to spotting all of those hidden creatures...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782401490</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=The Tooth Fairy's ChristmasSour Milk Dragon|author=Peter Bently and Garry Parsons|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=If I had a choice of being a magical figure I would choose someone like Father Christmas over the Tooth Fairy. Yes, he may be morbidly obese, but at least he only has to work really hard on one day of the year. The Tooth Fairy has to work all year round, including Christmas Day. Thankfully, all these magical folk appear to be in some sort of unionWynn Everett-Albanese, so when the weather is too bad on 24th December you can always rely on St Nick to help you out|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444918346</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Over the Hills Michael Albanese and Far Away|author=Elizabeth Hammill Indre Ta (EditorIllustrator)|rating=5|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse|summary=I’m a bit picky on behalf of my toddler. See the word ‘Treasury’ and I expect him to be treated to a volume he will want to pass on to his own children. Anything less and I am disappointed. I’m relieved to get one thing straight from the start. This one’s a gem - a gorgeous joy of a book that you will just want to keep opening again and again. It’s not a question of whether it is worthy of hypothetical grandchildren, it’s more a question of how well thumbed it will be when they get it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804063</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=What A Wonderful World|author=Bob Thiele, George David Weiss and Tim Hopgood
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|summary=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 chasing them. He'What a Wonderful Worlds right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won' is t end well.) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a book ladder of moss and accompanying CD set based on the Louis Armstrong songvines was lowered for them, they escaped. In fact it is They climbed up to the book and CD of that song as it’s not a new story or a padded out version of Tree Wee homes high up in the originaltangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, it’s simply an illustrated version of the lyricsNester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192736906</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=It's Snow DayOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Richard Curtis Chris Green and Rebecca CobbJenny Fionda
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|summary=We all remember Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the best sort shoreline. On top of school daysthe ice was a polar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, don’t we? Snow days. Waking up in the morning bear woke and seeing with wobbly legs moved from the glow of white through ice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the curtains, bear was hungry and gave him one apple and looking out of the window then another. He obviously needed to see be taken home on the whole world of our back gardens bus and rooftops turned white. This is given a book all about that, good meal and the only two people who turn up at school on this particular snow daysomewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0723288925</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleisbn=The Crocodile Under the Bed1913839656|author=Judith Kerr|ratingtitle=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Judith Kerr wrote the classic [[The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr|The Tiger Who Came to Tea]], and now she is back with Let''The Crocodile Under the Bed'', which I’m fairly certain is going to join it in classic status before too long. This time, Matty is a little boy who wants desperately to go to the party but he gets sick so can’t go. He’s having no fun, but there’s somebody who is pretty sure he can help with that; the crocodile under the bed…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007586752</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=The Snow Leopard (Mini Edition)s Celebrate Being Different|author=Jackie MorrisLainey Dee
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|summary=When your children are very littleTodd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, it can be incredibly difficult not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to sum up to them what it is you want for their futureshow his grandmother. It can also be incredibly difficult She had promised to sum up take him to them just how much you want them the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to go to sleep of an evening; this book ties up the two nicelymake new friends. At home, in what I believe to his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be a really good bedtime storybecause he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>190942854X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=Something About a BearThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Jackie MorrisAmy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=I'm partial Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to a book about bears, as I've mentioned in previous reviews, so I jumped at the chance to read this bookpark and watch the red buses drive past. I could give you a couple Elsie would race the buses along the side of paragraphs just on the cover art if you like! Ipark but David couldn't - he'm not fussy about my bears in bear booksd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult...I'm not One day Elsie spotted a purist, requiring that they all look like real bears, but bus in this book the illustrations are really wonderfully donetoy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Mr Bear on Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the cover is a delightfully serious brown bear. I have a friend who declares picture books bus for children with artwork like this are wasted on small childrensupport, but I'd beg to disagree. I think that and walk behind it's wonderful to be able to provide your child with a range of artistic styles to enjoy and appreciate. There's a place for Many decades later, Elsie brought the [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|Gruffalo]] stylebus, or [[:Category: Richard Scarry|Richard Scarry]]now damaged and rusted, but I think to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there's also a place for these books could make it so that are made of beautiful paintingsher grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847805167</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf and Grandma's WardrobeChristmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Diane Fox Amy Sparkes and Christyan FoxKatie Hickey
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|summary=Have you ever sat down Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to read a story aloud her final destination. She needn't have worried though as she went to someone the home of Mr and found that they interrupt at every given opportunityMrs Russell, asking questions, making comments, and generally fidgeting with anything and everything? who couldn't have been kinder to her. I'm sure if you've spent any time with a toddler then this will be a familiar experienceShe even had her own room - all to herself. This story plays on that, with a cat trying, very hard, Gradually she relaxed and began to tell a dog the story of Little Red Riding Hoodenjoy her life. But dog canShe't sit still, d help Mrs Russell with the baking and he wants when it came to know what Red's superpower is, because if she has a cape she must be a superhero, Christmas Eve Susan and he's pretty sure that Red must have zapped Mr Russell put the decorations on the wolf with her kindness ray when she met him.Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910277002</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=A Day at the Police StationSqueakily Baby|author=Richard ScarryBeth Webb
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|summary=We like Richard Scarry books in our houseMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. My 2 year old son has brought me the [[Busiest People Ever by Richard Scarry|Busiest People Ever]] book to read more times than IHe's so tired but he can't - or won'd care t - go to think aboutsleep: instead, but actually I always enjoy it too because there are so many things he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to see help. It rocks Baby gently and discuss the waves sing ''hush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and look foryou have the sound perfectly. The funny illustrations are usually the key selling point for me but actually, mermaids join in this particular book- ''la lou, la lay...'' And for a moment it was the story I likedseems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007574940</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=140639131X|title=JampiresA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Sarah McIntyre and David O'ConnellBriony May Smith|rating=34.5
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|summary=Jampires is a great book explaining why some Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of your doughnuts might not be nearly getting squished as jammy as you’d perhaps likeshe tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. This is Philippa wasn't a really funny premise for bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a children’s book problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and I really did enjoy reading it, on decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. All the animals used the wholecrossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910200123</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-catLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Donaldson Liu and Charlotte VoakeBei Lynn|rating=54
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|summary=I was utterly intrigued by Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the idea top of a follow up tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the wonderful Edward Lear poem, The Owl window and the Pussy-catslide down his neck. I thought It's perfect, isn't it might have the feel that some follow ups by different authors might have? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, but I was very pleasantly surprisedthough. If anybody was going Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to be able careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to write verse and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that could live up to he can't be the original, Julia Donaldson was, and she didbus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141332972</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=Bears Don't Read!Bumblebee Grumblebee|author=Emma Chichester ClarkDavid Elliott|rating=4.5
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|summary=Ilove a good board book! 'm 'Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a sucker niche market: it's for bear storiesthe 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. I find that I am very rarely disappointed by We have the elephant who dons a book with tutu - and becomes a bear in it''balletphant''. Certainly, this particular bear book is charming, The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with lots of appeal for both bear-lovers yellow duck) and book-lovers toothen dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it! ) George is no common bear, oh no. He's the sort of bear The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a bench, thinking about the meaning of life''sm.... No longer wanting to do the usual bear sort of things, he feels that he needs more...but what can he do? '' One day he happens to stumble upon a book andOK, with it, the new ambition for his life. let's not go there George needs to learn how to readSome people are eating!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000742518X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1838226834|title=Line Up, Please!Carried Away With the Carnival|author=Tomoko OhmuraEd Boxall
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|summary=I It was intrigued by the beginning one of this book, which starts those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with a sign declaring that our grandparents. They're there to undo all the line starts here' and below good that is a frogparents do, labelled as being a from, and he also has a number 50 beneath himso the trips out were always so much fun. What is A young boy was going on? Turning the page we see that there is a queue of animals, and that each animal is named and numbered, with to the numbers decreasing from 50 downwards. From the start this is the perfect book for a child obsessed carnival with all the different animal species you can name. There's everything in this queue from moles and guinea pigs to an armadillohis Grandad, a sloth and a wombat!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>187757998X</amazonuk>}}who told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Sam Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Dave Dig a HoleHare|author=Mac Barnett and Jon KlassenCordellya Smith
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|summary=Sam and Dave are digging 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 hole, strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and they’re sure they’re going to find something spectacular'' the future. But the more they dig Rabbit developed intelligence - but, the more they keep missing all the spectacular stuffunfortunately, not that they know the ability to use itwell. He liked to trick other animals. This is an interesting book He was also jealous which requires was how he came to be in a pretty good attention span to fully appreciate itrace with Turtle. It has You might think that thing that is so often missing in picture books; 's not a fair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it is just that bit different, which I always appreciatecame about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406357766</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Pete the Cat and the New GuyRob Keeley|authortitle=Kimberly Dean and James DeanCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=54
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|summary=[[Pete the Cat Lily loves eating fruit and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and James Dean|Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons]] was an instant and complete hit in my household when I reviewed it aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for The Bookbag a few months ago, you and it has continued how nice to be so ever sinceeat. So I was very excited to receive Pete’s latest adventureOne day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Pete Lily checks with the Cat teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the New Guyground. It is a lot longer than the last bookJordan says, "I did try to tell her, but this is not a bad thing Miss!" and only serves to back up my opinion that these books are suitable for a wide range of reading ageseveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007590806</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{Frontpage
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|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
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|summary=''For the big, grownup girls out there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''
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 Scarf Justine Avery and a HalfNaday Meldova|authortitle=Amanda Brandon and Catalina EcheverriEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=A Scarf and a Half follows the story of Little LionelToots, trumps, whose Granny just loves to knitfarts. When she knits him a scarf Whatever your word for his birthdaythem, he just can’t help but be disappointedfind us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, after all it isn’t a nice bouncy ballthat is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it isn’t just and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any old scarfshame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, Granny loves knitting so much explains that it’s a scarf and a half, and luckily for Lionel his friends are on hand to show him just how many different uses tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it could have.: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848861168</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title=Willy The WimpWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author=Anthony BrowneJustine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=Willy ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is a mild mannered chimpthe latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. He apologises even when it is not his fault, which is most This series of fun picture books aims to take the time. In the mean streets pain out of town, his timid manner, Fair Isle tank top potty training children and Oxford brogues mark him out as an easy target for the gorilla gangreplace it with some fun. That is until the day he spots a mail order advertisement which guarantees It's a transformation from wimp to loud talkingworthy aim, sand kicking, muscle bulging manas any frustrated parent will tell you. . Willy sends off the coupon, some cash and then waits…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406356417</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Melissa's Octopus When Fred the Snake Got Squished and other Unsuitable PetsMended|author=Charlotte VoakePeter Cotton
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|summary=Melissa has a pet octopusMeet Fred. He’s splendid Well, actually, but not exactly the most suitable you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of petsmyself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. But what other unsuitable pets do Melissa’s friends Fred is a snake and even those of us who havea phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, and which is to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. And that was where the most unsuitable of all?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406353000</amazonuk>problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Belle and Boo Justine Avery and the Very Merry ChristmasNaday Meldova|authortitle=Mandy SutcliffeEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=In the world of children’s literature you have to get your winter solstice books out early if Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you want to stand out in the crowd. Before you can release a Christmas book thoughBut really, why shouldn't it would help if be? We all the characters knew what Christmas was. Thankfully, Boo need not worry for too long have to learn about our bodily functions just as Belle is on hand we have to tell him exactly what to dolearn about everything else when we are small.Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, learning about why the sun and the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408320916</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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|author=Justine Avery and Naday Meldova
|title=No, No, No!
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|summary=They say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Yuck! Said the YakThe Farm Shop|author=Alex English Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Emma LeveyEma Tepic
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|summary=Yuck! Said Kirelle and her best friend Sam the Yak cat decide to go for a walk. Kirelle is a great, fun book dressed for young listeners. Alfie all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is trying desperately to find something which perfectly turned out as ever in his hungry Yak friend will want smart grey fur coat. As they walk to eatthe top of the hill, but he doesn’t really think about what they see a Yak will wantbig barn with a sign outside. It's a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and so all the Yak can say is ''Yuck!''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861141</amazonuk>}}Sam go shopping.
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{{Frontpage
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|title=Sadie and the Sea Dogs
|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice
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|summary=Sadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1782227741|title=Your Hand in My HandLittle Gold Ted|author=Mark Sperring Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Britta TeckentrupSasha Satha|rating=3.54
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|summary=When I was young my Mum always wanted me One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to come over for spin around and around and is sucked down a lean or hold her hand if we were walkingdrain on the side of the street. Finding himself I would be asked how much I loved her and I would replydown in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. ''This MuchOH HELP ME PLEASE'' whilst stretching he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out my arms as far as they would goof the dirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. It seems that my Mum was quite Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a sentimental person, so this book would have been perfect for her to read to me before bednice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408333163</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=Baker CatRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Posy SimmondsMayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
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|summary=Poor cat! All day long he works for the mean baker Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and his equally unpleasant wife in the bakeryBrandon, mixinghave been laughing at Remy, baking, chopping, slicing calling him names because he is short and sweeping while the baker grumbleshas small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. Then at night the exhausted cat, without any supper, is expected They are careful to catch the mice wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that run riot in little bit further when the storeroomother kids are around. Unfortunately So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he is not a particularly successful mouse catcher. Eventually was the poor cat, denied even a name by his miserable owners, becomes thin, sad and weepy and slumps in despairinstigator. It is And then that he gets into trouble at school and the mice take pity on teachers don't believe him and concoct a clever plan when he tries to help himexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783441054</amazonuk>
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{{Frontpage
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|title=The Invisible
|author=Tom Percival
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|summary=This is the story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on:
''Ice curled across the inside of the window and crept up the corner of the bedpost.'' The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Then the day came when they couldn't afford the rent for the house and they had to move to the far side of the city. This part of the city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Hooray for HatNick Jones and Si Clark|authortitle=Brian WonOne Night in Beartown
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|summary=Helping someone is a great way to make them feel good Many children have an obsession and what better way to do this than providing a novelty hat? I can think of a few things myselfSandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, but for Elephantis obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, Zebraa teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, Turtle she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the rest of their pals; hat-giving is the joy de jourbear statue outside. Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, a colourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783441763</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}} Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]