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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mick InkpenAdam Stower|title=Kipper’s Little FriendsMurray and Bun
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|summary=Murray is supposed to be a humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two. But he's a bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but he's turned up and he'll have to do…
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|title=The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon
|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=Mick Inkpen has an enormous amount of talent, When we first meet Birpus and he manages to somehow make Bulbus they're running for their lives in the simplest Forest of stories endearing and interestingFine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. HereHe's right behind them, on spewing hot, sour milk from his 25th anniversarynostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, Kipper is back with they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a new story in which he’s thinking about baby animalsladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. He finds out what various different animal babies are calledThey climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and then he begins to wonder what he was when he was a babyGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444918192</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Alice Hemming and Kimberley ScottB0CC9W7GLR|title= A Gold Star for George|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= George On the Giraffe is a lovable chappie, that much is evident from the start. He’s smart too, both in brains and attire (spotted bow tie being every day wear if you’re George) and right now he’s very excited because the Wildlife Park are having some awards. Gold stars for things like ‘’Most Popular Animal’’, ‘’Best Trick’’ and so on. George ‘’really’’ wants to win one.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861710</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Cedric Ramadier and Vincent Bourgeau|title= Help! Beach: The Wolf is Coming!|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= With every turn of the thick, cardboard pages, the Wolf is getting closer. Eek. Can you escape in time? Maybe if you’re clever and make him trip up on himself by tilting the pages? Might he then slide off?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927271843</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt|title= What the Jackdaw Saw|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= The jackdaw is flying over the countryside, the sea, towns and forests inviting all the creatures he meets to his party. He is excited and so busy trying to tell everyone about his party that he does not understand that the other animals are all trying to warn him that he is flying into danger. Will he work out what they are telling him before it is too late?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447280849</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewWinter Visitor|author= Anita Pouroulis|title= Jules and Nina Dine Out|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= Nina Chris Green and George are Jules’ dogs. Eating out at restaurants used to be a family affair until George blew it. A misunderstanding about a steak apparently. With the exception of her slightly unreliable digestive system, Nina has slightly more refined manners. She continues to dine out until one restaurant manager refuses her admission. Then it’s a long, but dramatic, spell out on the pavement for her…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909428345</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Alex T Smith|title= Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Little Red is a caring little girl and when she discovers that her Auntie Rosie is unwell and covered in spots she immediately sets off with her basket packed ready to help. However as she makes her way through the African landscape meeting a variety of animals on the way little does she know that lurking in the trees is a lion. A very hungry lion. A very hungry lion with a very naughty plan.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407143905</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Clare Foges and Al Murphy|title=Kitchen DiscoJenny Fionda|rating=4.5
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|summary=If the ‘‘Toy Story’’ films taught is nothing elseKit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, they taught us that or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when we are not paying attentiona large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. On top of the ice was a polar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, toys come to lifethe bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Call me old fashioned, I am not impressed as this is common knowledgeKit was all for making a run for it, but did you know Teal knew that fruit also awakens? the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. If you listen closely as you go He obviously needed to sleep you may just hear the soft pulse of some Happy House or Dubstep as down in be taken home on the kitchen the fruit are having bus and given a discogood meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571307884</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Paula Metcalf and Cally Johnson-Isaacs1913839656|title=Rabbits Don’t Lay Eggs!Let's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee
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|summary= Life’s boring in Todd was excited about spending the burrow so Rupert rabbit decides weekend with his grandmother, 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 show his grandmother. She had promised to tunnel over take him to the neighbouring farmFriday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. There At home, his only friend was his mum and he meets a very bossy duck, Dora, who tells him wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that only animals who can do a job can live on this farmit might be because he looked different. What can a rabbit do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447282779</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen Anderson1529504775|title=MermaidThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=34.5
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|summary=Bringing important issues such as race Elsie and disability her little brother David loved to a child’s attention is a vital thing for any parent go to do if they want their child to understand the world betterpark and watch the red buses drive past. Why does that person look different Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and should I be scared? even just standing up was very difficult. The answer is obviously no, but how is One day Elsie spotted a child supposed bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to know this? pay for it as cash was tight at home. Books are a great way of explaining diversity without making Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the lesson too preachy or obviousbus for support, and walk behind it. Perhaps a story about a mermaid whoMany decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and rusted, when out of to the waterRepair Shop, is in a wheelchair?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407145932</amazonuk>hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jory John and Benji Davies1529504767|title=Goodnight AlreadyThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=45
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|summary=If you list all of my favourite things you may Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be surprised what one of my top choices is – sleepgreeted when she got to her final destination. Lovely, blessed sleepy sleep. There is nothing quite like She needn't have worried though as she went to the feeling home of waking up at the usual timeMr and Mrs Russell, only who couldn't have been kinder to roll over her. She even had her own room - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and go back began to Slumberville as there is no work todayenjoy her life. If you wake me up too early, I have been described as looking somewhat like a grumpy bear, but what do you expect if you try She'd help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to stop someone who is hibernating? Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. Will you learn The best surprise happened the lesson of this little duck who would not let a sleeping bear lie?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008101353</amazonuk>following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Pip Jones and Laura Hughes1916459943|title=Daddy's SandwichSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb|rating=4.5
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|summary=One dayMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a little girl decides 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 make her daddy a sandwichhelp. It starts out wellrocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, with two slices hush''. Think of bread, but things soon slip gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and slide from there into culinary chaos as she searches through you have the house for all of his favourite things, like biscuits dunked sound perfectly. The mermaids join in tea- ''la lou, and la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his favourite slippers, eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and even the remote control!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571311830</amazonuk>we know exactly what's going to happen next.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Adam Guillain, Charlotte Guillain and Lee Wildish 140639131X|title=Pizza A Practical Present for Pirates Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith
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|summary= George has been exploring beforePhilippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. He’s taken spaghetti She wrote to the Yeti, marshmallows for mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. 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 Martians, school crossing and doughnuts for Dragonsdecided that she would set up something similar herself. In his fourth adventure, he’s off in search of Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a pirate crew little amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. All the animals used the crossing and he’s again armed with Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a tasty snacksafe path overnight. Pizza!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405273615</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ella Bailey1776574338|title=At The Animal BallLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|summary= The animals are having a ballEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Join them as Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they 'dance simply climb out of the window androarslide down his neck. It's perfect, isn'flutter t it? What could be a fan' then 'tap your toes on the floor'. This is flipflap more fun in the parlour game tradition way of 'headsgoing to school? There is a problem, bodies, tailsthough. Leilong isn'. OnMidsummert happy in the city: he's Eve a veritable menagerie of very cute animals in whatappear always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a range of national costumes, are assembling tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to bounce,shimmy, swagger and strolltraffic regularly gets snarled up. You The school decides that he can mix the animals up by flipping theflaps but watch out! Moving the pages out of sequence also mixes up't be the dance movesbus anymore. Join in and keep up!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782402306</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross1776574028|title=Slug Needs a HugBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=Growing upI love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my experience first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with slugs mainly revolved around spotting them in the garden words and being sent out with make something quite different from each one. We have the pot of salt to send them to elephant who dons a salty (tutu - and frankly, disgusting) death! My mum was forever waging war on these creatures that were hell-bent on eating everything in her garden that she loved bestbecomes a ''balletphant''. Since those happy childhood moments, I have The buffalo who has had other difficult moments a bath (complete with slugs including the one yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who dared to come into our house, into the lounge, and drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who I trod sits on in the dark one nighthis potty changes into a ''sm....... '' Yuck! OK, let's not go there All of which means that, to be honest, I wasn’t sure this book would be very enjoyable for meSome people are eating! Still, I’m never one to say no to something illustrated by Tony Ross, and he and Jeanne Willis make a reliably good team, so I put my salt pot away and sat down to read.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783441194</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sarah Garland1838226834|title=Azzi in BetweenCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=54
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|summary=Our story begins in a country at warIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. Unfortunately you could probably put a name They're there to it (although it isn't named) as it happens undo all too regularly. Our heroine is Azzi, a young girl whose life was not ''too'' affected by the wargood that parents do, but every day it came a little closer. Her father still worked as a doctor and her mother made beautiful clothes. Her grandmother wove warm blankets. Then so the day came when they had to run, for their lives, and escape was by boat and they became refugeestrips out were always so much fun. The three of them - for Grandma had been left behind - had been luckier than most for they were accepted on a temporary basis into another country (again it's not named) and they had a home, although it A young boy was just one room.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806511</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Sarah Garland|title=Eddie's Tent and How going to go Camping|rating=5the carnival with his Grandad, who told him:|genre=For Sharing|summary=Mum, Tom, Tilly, Lily and Eddie wanted to go on holiday and camping seemed like the ideal way to go. Lily and Tilly thought it was a brilliant idea and they had some experience, although their 'tent' did look just a little bit like a duvet over a chair. It's surprising what you need for a holidayll be brilliant, just remember, but Lily and Tilly had to be told to start again when Mum saw what theydon'd packed! But finally, Tom began to load the car and off they wentt let go of my hand.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184780408X</amazonuk>''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David J PlantB09MYXSRV4|title=Hungry RoscoeOtter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|summary= Roscoe is hungry. He dreams of eating fresh fruit and fish rather than When the rotten scraps he scavenges from world was made, the bins in the park where animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he livescould become a protector. When his friend Benjy tells him Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the animals in present ''and'' the Zoo get fresh food every dayfuture. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, Roscoe has not the ability to gouse it well. But He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he quickly finds came to be in a race with Turtle. You might think that there’s no way the bad-tempered Zoo Keeper will let Roscoe anywhere near the food. Determined 's not to give up, Roscoe tries to disguise himself as a tortoise fair contest but wait and then see. Things are not always as a penguinthey seem. When that doesn’t work, the monkeys suggest an alternative idea with devastating consequences for the poor Zoo Keeper I'll tell you how it came about. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909263532</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Clare Bevan and Cally Johnson-IsaacsRob Keeley|title=Mimi's Magical Fairy Friends Catkin the Fairy KittenCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=2.54
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|summary=Children’s books are wonderful things to read full of vibrant colours Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and flights of fancyaubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, but Lily is keen to explain how good they can also be sickly sweet. Designing a book are for a young girl does not mean it that has you and how nice to be bright pink and float into the room on the wings of a Pegasuseat. It seems One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that this fact has not stopped countless authors trying to do just thiscarrots grow on trees. Some girls may indeed love fairiesInfuriated, mermaids or poniesLily checks with the teacher, but this does not mean who explains that they hate concepts such as rounded charactersfruits grow on trees and vegetables, plots that make senselike carrots, or feelings of empowermentgrow in the ground. Even a magical fairy kitten is not enough Jordan says, "I did try to disguise a book with no plottell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1447277015</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty B09FFJF8YS|title=Ten Little Dinosaurs |rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=When I was a child it was ten green bottles standing on the wall. Since then Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty have brought us the exploits of ''Ten Little Princesses'' and 'You Can'Ten Little Pirates''. Now they invite us to explore the prehistoric world of ''Ten Little Dinosaurs''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408334003</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewt Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Jeanne Willis Justine Avery and Adrian Reynolds|title=Ready, Steady, JumpKate Zhoidik
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|summary=If children’s books are ''For the big, grownup girls out there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a great way of introducing cry (the varied world big-girl kind!) of the animal kingdomtoilet triumph and persevering panty pride. There are books on lions'' 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, kangaroosher cat, monkeysher stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, aardvarkswhile they cannot. Neither can the flowers, ostriches and so many others. Howevernor the fish, children’s books since nor the days of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘‘Just So Stories’’ have also been confusing kids with animal facts that just aren’t truebirds. Boy's certainly can't. Are we to believe that an elephant got its trunk by having it pulled on by She's a crocodile? To compound the issue, author Jeanne Willis is big girl now suggesting that not only do elephants have an elongated nose, but they are also unable and she wants everyone to jump – how sillyknow it!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783440392</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=David LucasJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=This is My RockEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=Once you have claimed something as Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your ownword for them, the temptation find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to not share it talk about and joke about, that is enormous. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, whether you’re three years old or thirty threewhen everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties! In this story we are introduced to a little goat who has climbed to '' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the top of a mountainfamiliar humour attached, claimed it as his own, and explains that tooting is unwilling to allow anyone else up there with himperfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909263508</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Patricia Hegarty and Fhiona GallowayB09BG8V3Q6|title=Please: A First Book of MannersWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=Ah, that age old battle, ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of how fun picture books aims to teach your take the pain out of potty training children to be politeand replace it with some fun. I had It's a teacher who had magic handsworthy aim, and she would only release what she was holding if as any frustrated parent will tell you remembered to say please and thank you to her! . This board book introduces the word please in a lovely way, right from a very early age!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869055X</amazonuk>.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Elli Woollard and Benji Davies B07GZ81J7C|title=The Giant of Jum |rating=5|genre=For Sharing |summary=The Giant of Jum is hungry and it’s making him grumpy. Luckily he remembers his brother telling him a story about a beanstalk and a boy called Jack and this leads the Giant to set off to find his own Jack. The boy will, he decides, make a very tasty snack. But things don’t work out as he plans. Instead of eating the children he meets along When Fred the way he ends up helping them, using his extra height to fetch a lost ball Snake Got Squished and rescue a cat from a tree. When he finally finds Jack will he really be able to eat Jack up? And if he doesn’t eat Jack, how will he fill his rumbling tummy? You’ll have to read the book to find out.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447254740</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewMended|author= Bob Staake|title=My Pet BookPeter Cotton
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|summary=I have a deep regard for books; they led to my love of reading and later my career as a LibrarianMeet Fred. Over the years I have had some books that I have read many times and are firm favouritesWell, actually, but would I go so far as you're going to call them my pets? be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I don’t keep them in a little book house (unless that’s how 'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you describe your bookshelf) and I don’t walk around the street with them on a leadbit more about Fred. Who on Earth would do that?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178344231X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Barroux|title=Where's the Elephant?|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=We've all had great fun with books such as ''Where's Wally'', haven't we? They appeal to children Fred is a snake and adults and everyone even those of us who has seen ''Where's the Elephant?'' has jumped in with great enthusiasm, keen have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to show just how observant they arehim. We start off He arrived as a present in a box with a forest - actually it's holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the Amazon Rainforest - full of glorious colours and our three friendsfamily, who are hiding in there. Elephant is probably to the easiest to spot, but Snake and Parrot are in there too and extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a little concentration you'll find themwalk. When you turn And that was where the page you'll scan the trees again and discover their hiding placesproblem started. You even wonder if it might get a little Fred didn''boring'' if it goes on like thist have any road sense.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405271388</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Anna Kovecses|title=One Thousand Things|rating=5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=When you are just short of two years old there’s a whole lifetime of learning ahead. Where to begin? Well, you could do a lot worse than get Mum or Dad to buy a copy of Anna Kovecses’ ''One Thousand Things''. Don’t believe the mouse on the front cover holding a balloon saying ''learn your first words''. To bill this book as a ‘vocabulary builder’ is to woefully underplay its hand. Study hard and this book will see you safely through nursery and in to reception as an assured four year old who can hold their own in the cut and thrust of classroom debate Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806074</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Judi AbbotJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Train|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Kids nowadays have far too many toys to play with; whilst I had to make do with a piece of string tied around a rock, today’s youth have rooms filled with more plastic contraptions than an aging Hollywood Starlet’s cheeks. Even with all this stuff at hand most parents will tell you that their child will still gravitate more to a few of their favourite things, ignoring a lot of the other offerings available. Perhaps they have a toy train that they are obsessed by? TrainEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1589255429</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Carron Brown and Bee Johnson|title=On the Train)
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|summary=There’s nothing me and the little ‘un like more than a good transport themed bookCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. Tractors remain top of my toddler’s pops but trains run a close secondBut really, why shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. One glimpse of the cover of Why shouldn''On t potty training be as much fun as, say, learning about why the Train'' sun and his little feet did the happy dance. He hunkered down and moon take turns in the journey began.sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>178240242X</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Aino-Maija MetsolaJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Colours|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Lift the flaps books are very popular in my houseNo, though I seldom use that term to describe them. Rip the flaps is more apt. I imagine fellow parents reading this review will wince and nod at this point whilst librarians will perspire and reach reflexively for the sellotape. 'Colours' by Aino-Maija Metsola is a lift the flaps book for the very young. As the title suggestsNo, this edition aims to teach the concept of colour with the added spice of extra pictures hidden behind flaps.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806090</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock|title=ConstructionNo!
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|summary=I live near what is currently They say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a pretty massive building site and I don’t think there Bookbag favourite. ''No, No, No!'' is anything particularly magical about based around the noise and mess that a bunch of huge vehicles makesimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! Okay, but try telling that to a three year oldokay. The bright yellow colours and obvious power of these machines can spark a child’s imaginationYes, you may. So'' That's it! But, a book that evokes like all the best picture books, this building and construction tiny snippet of text is hypnotically powerful to a veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it appears on the right childoutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1922077305</amazonuk>1638820457
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ella Burfoot194812467X|title=Recipe For A StoryThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=I’m sure you love reading, but have you ever wanted Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to write go for a book? Would you even know where walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to start? In this delightful, whimsical look at the topictop of the hill, we learn that writing they see a big barn with a story could be like baking sign outside. It's a cake, farm shop! But this is a farm shop with lots of ingredients mixed together in just a difference: all the right way for a wonderful creationstallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230753035</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Anthony Browne Sadie and Hanne Bartholinthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=Frida Maureen Duffy and BearAnita Joice|rating=43.5
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|summary=FridaSadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the elephant, River Thames at Greenwich and Bearshe loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom, ''<br>''To the, um, bear, are great friends who Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to play togethersail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. This book teaches us One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one of their favourite games where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and it stems from their mutual love the attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of drawing. If you didn’t think an adventure that was she could never have imagined in a two-player activity think againworld of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140635399X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet1782227741|title=I Need a Wee!Little Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=Is there anyone who looks forward to the potty training stage? NoOne day, I didnGold Ted falls into a puddle. It't think sos quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. I'm there again at Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of the moment with my little boystreet. Everyone delights Finding himself down in telling me how boys are a lot harder the sewer, Ted starts to train than girlspanic. So far they're right! I was hopeful that this book '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 cane, which might help things along look just a little but, sadly, it succeeded only in making all bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of us laugh (and left us hoping that our small boy didn't get any naughty ideas from it!)|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471120872</amazonuk>broth.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emma Chichester ClarkB08R7LXQ9S|title=Bears Don't ReadRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal|rating=4.5
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|summary=You might think a picture of a bear reading a book, on the cover of a book itself called Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''Bears Don’t Readagain'' is confusing. The school bully Jayden, but it quickly becomes clear. George is a bear doing bear things together with his friends sidekicks Ryan and family Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but he’s getting a they are not stupid. They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit bored of further when the same old, same oldother kids are around. So , when he finds a book some poor human type person has dropped he’s a bit excited. The only thing isRemy reacts, he doesn’t know how to read it, so looks as though he can’t release was the exciting adventure that’s cooped up insideinstigator. With his fellow bears showing little interest in his find, And then he sets off for gets into trouble at school and the town teachers don't believe him when he tries to try to locate someone who can helpexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007425198</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith1471191303|title=The Great Big Book of FamiliesInvisible|author=Tom Percival
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|summary=Dolce and Gabbana would not like this bookThis is the story of Isobel, that much I’m sure ofa little girl who made a big difference. I think it’s ace Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, though.because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ulf Stark Nick Jones and Eva ErikssonSi Clark|title=When Dad Showed Me the Universe|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Dads are wonderful, aren't they? One minute they can be working as a dentist, the next they can be showing you the universe, and even tell you how cold it is. Mind you, mothers can be fabulous too, making sure you're going to be warm enough if you go out to see the universe. But dads are best – they even make sure you get chewing gum as provisions when you're exploring the universe. And what a universe it is – from what's right under your feet to what's right out Night in the furthest reaches of the night sky…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927271819</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Heinz Janisch and Wolf Erlbruch|title=The King and the Sea|rating=3|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Meet the King. He's a very good King – or is he? He has to be taught by a cat that there is more to worship – the sun's rays, for one. He is so powerful yet he cannot get a trumpet to play without him being its servant, and giving it his air; he cannot persuade a cloud to stay and enjoy his kingdom; and even he is resigned to a shadow that turns his petite, glistening gold crown into a large grey shape on the floor. No, the King might think he has it all, but he hasn't.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579947</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Michael Bond and R W Alley|title=Paddington at the ZooBeartown|rating=4.5
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|summary=Cast your mind back to the weeks before the ''Paddington'' movie enchanted the worldMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. There was a lot of press at the time She collects books about how the film had such mild peril and sexual innuendo that it was a PG-rated moviebears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, and not a Uteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. It became headlines due to the unassailable fact that Paddington just never seems to carry any threat to the audienceEvery night, she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to not have a single daunting bone in his bodythe bear statue outside. But those larger books can easily be daunting Every morning she says hello to the very young people in which you wish to instil love of the characterBee Bear, which is where the picture book range of stories comes in. They're a lot smaller than the chapters in the main novels, and while those main books were still being produced as well they were quite uncommon occurrences, but with the [[Michael Bond's Original Paddington Bear Books in Chronological Order|'proper']] books out the way, these were pretty much all Michael Bond was producing as regards our favourite colourful painted bearthat lives at her school. Which can only mean one thing – they're equally brilliant.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0006647448</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}} Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]