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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Gemma MerinoAdam Stower|title= The Cow Who Climbed a TreeMurray and Bun|rating= 4.5|genre= For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Tina Murray is supposed to be a really curious cow humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who just wants to know everything there is able to know aboutsleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, everythingwhatever takes his fancy next of the two. Her sisters think that But he's just sillya bad magician's cat, and when Tina tells them that she climbed so his favourite bun has been turned into a tree hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and found a dragon the catflap they decide both use can chuck them out, not into the situation has gotten out regular back garden, but into a world of handfrightening adventure and whiffs. But what will they find when they looking for her in the woods? You 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 just have to read the book to find out. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447214889</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Colin Boyd and Tony Ross|title= The Bath Monster|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=A great book for parents and kids alike, with an excellent premise and brilliantly carried out, I can see this being a popular choice for bedtime reading. Even if your children might not be too fond of the bath for a while afterwards...do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783442891</amazonuk>0008561249

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Seb Braun1732898766|title=The Tiger ProwlsAdventures of Birpus and Bulbus: a popBook One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-up book of wild animalsAlbanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=ItWhen 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's a hardback book with a striking cover and when you open itright behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't expect endpapers or gentle introductionstry this at home: as you lift the coverit won't end well.) Fortunately, the tiger they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of the title appears: ''The tiger prowlsmoss and vines was lowered for them, stalking through they escaped. They climbed up to the jungle.''<br>''Paw after heavy paw crunches on Tree Wee homes high up in the forest floortangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471122158</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rob Biddulph B0CC9W7GLR|title=Grrrrr! On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary= Fred has won 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 contest for best bear in shoreline. On top of the wood for three years in ice was a rowpolar bear. He's As the best at everything from catching fish, doing ice bumped onto the hula-hoop and scaring humanssand, to the all-important growling competition. But everything changes when another bear arrives woke and decides to enter with wobbly legs moved from the contestice. Fred's no longer Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the best bear in town was hungry and, to make matters worse, he's lost his 'Grrrrr'gave him one apple and then another. Fred's going to need help He obviously needed to find his 'Grrrr' in time for be taken home on the start of the competition. But will the other animals want to help him look bus and given he's been too busy training a good meal and somewhere to make friendssleep. What else would you do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007594127</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane Chapman1913839656|title=No More Cuddles!|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Ah, what a problem it can be, to be just so snuggly that people can't stop cuddling you! This is poor BarryLet's problem. A solitary monster by nature, he does like cuddles of course, but too much of anything can become trying, and so when he is leaped on by all the other little forest animals every single morning, he wonders if perhaps there is some way to transfer their cuddles to someone else?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691475</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewCelebrate Being Different|author=Emma Carlisle|title=Lion PracticeLainey Dee|rating=43.5

|summary=Laura loves practising at being different kinds Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of animalsdungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. As well as being a kangaroo and an elephant, she's an expert at being a crocodile (much She had promised to take him to the other children's dismay in Friday Night Club at the swimming pool!) local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. But one day she decides At home, his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it's time for lion practice, and this is the day when her parents think her imagination has gone just a little too far…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144725743X</amazonuk>might be because he looked different.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kristina Stephenson1529504775|title=Molly Maybe's Monsters: The Dappity DooferToy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=Molly Maybe lives in Smallsbury, a ''snoringly, boringly, ordinary place'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 - well, it is until you discover the townhe's best kept secretd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. But before we talk about that, let me tell you about Molly's treehouse, where she One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her dog, Waggy Burns, can look out over her neighbours' gardensmoney box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Mr Bottomly Brown is doing some digging (it's going Gradually, David learned to be a pond) stand up, use the bus for support, and he's discovered something rather peculiar: walk behind it looks like a small statue. Three days Many decades later , Elsie brought the statue is in place in bus, now damaged and rusted, to the middle of Repair Shop, hoping that the pond but that's not what's making Mr Brown angry - experts there are piles of soil all over his perfect lawn. He's convinced could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it's moles, but Molly has spotted a claw and she knows better.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471121070</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emily Gravett1529504767|title=Bear The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Hare: Where's Bear?Katie Hickey

|summary=Bear Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and Hare are playing hide and seek. Hare covers his eyes, turns nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to face the wall, counts slowly to ten and then goes looking for Bearher final destination. Unfortunately heShe needn's tried t have worried though as she went to hide ''behind'' and ''under'' the standard lamp home of Mr and heMrs Russell, who couldn's not ''exactly'' invisiblet have been kinder to her. Well, let's be honest She even had her own room - he looks as though he's wearing a very strange hatall to herself. Still, we can always have another go, can't we? This time, after the ritual counting, Bear is behind a (very small) pile of books. OK, one more time? This time it's the fish tankGradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. IShe'd like help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to be able to say that he was ''behind'' Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the tank, but he's visible over, under and through decorations on the tankChristmas tree. Even The best surprise happened the fish look rather surprisedfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447273958</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tracey Corderoy and Tim Warnes1916459943|title=More!Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Archie the rhino has Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a new favourite word squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - more! or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. Whatever it is that Archie likesIt rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, he likes it hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a lot! sandy beach and you have the sound perfectly. He just wants more of everything; more stories, more bubbles The mermaids join in the bath- ''la lou, more glitterla lay...but '' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what happens when one day, Archie's idea of 'more' becomes a little too much going to handle?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691343</amazonuk>happen next.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= John Ryan140639131X|title= Captain PugwashA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating=4.5

|summary=Captain Pugwash Philippa Pheasant was first published in 1957. It was a comic strip, a TV animation and the story series developed into a further twenty four titles. Pugwash is conceited, stupid, podgy, unshaven and lovable. His crew are ''the laziest afloattired'', his enemy, Cut-Throat Jake, is satisfyingly villainous and cabin-boy Tom can always be relied on of nearly getting squished as she tried to save cross the dayOld Oak Road. Many families will remember these as childhood favourites whether in print or on She wrote to the mayor about the screenproblem but didn't even get a reply.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807283</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= David Litchfield|title= The Bear and the Piano|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= One day Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a small bear cub finds something strange in problem which needed solving: she saw the middle benefits of the woodslollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Not knowing what it is he tentatively touches it with his paw. It makes an awful sound! However the Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little bear continues amateur to visit the object over months and years and gradually the sounds become beautiful and start with but the bear feels happybenefits were obvious. The other bears love listening to All the wonderful music that he makes and then one day a father and daughter visit animals used the forest crossing and tell the bear he should take his musical talent Hedgehog was even trained up to the big city. So the bear embarks on provide a journey to seek his fame and fortune. Although the city is all the bear could possibly have hoped for, something deep inside him is tugging him back homesafe path overnight. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807178</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=1776574338|title=Matty Leilong's Too Long!|titleauthor=Super Happy Magic ForestJulia Liu and Bei Lynn

|summary=Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don''The Lord t even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the Ringswindow and slide down his neck. It's perfect, isn' has an impressive legacy, both as t it? What could be a trilogy more fun way of books and filmsgoing to school? There is a problem, though. Its impact on Leilong isn't happy in the fantasy genre as city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a whole is almost immeasurable tennis court – in many ways the genre exists because of these bookshe often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. Frodo and co. also lives on within the people who love and cherish the books and The school decides that he can't be the fantasy genre as a whole, but how do you spark this enthusiasm in your kids? Matty Long may just have come up with a cunning planbus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192742957</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake1776574028|title=Mortimer and the Sword ExcaliburBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=4.5

|summary=If you think about all I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the many unsuitable items that Mortimer the raven child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has eaten, from staircases mastered sufficient language skills to bowler hats, ithave realise that you can ''play's surprising that he's still in as good with words and make something quite different from each one. We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a shape as he is''balletphant''. This time, Mortimer finds himself left alone The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with Mrs Jonesa hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo'' sewing machine. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) IThe pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......''m still not sure why Mrs Jones ever lets him out of her sight, since he has an unerring capacity for trouble, yet here we find him OK, gobbling down the pink material that is intended for Arabellet's new dress, swiftly followed by the needle! not go there When Mortimer eventually discovers the foot pedal that makes the sewing machine go he and Arabel Some people are turfed out of the house and allowed to go across the road to the park where a crowd has gathered around an interesting find in a large hole…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806929</amazonuk>eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake1838226834|title=The Spiral Stair|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I'm rather fond of Arabel and Mortimer. I like the outlandish situations that they find themselves in, and Carried Away With the way Joan Aiken wrote the stories without speaking down to her readers in any way, inserting humour for the grown ups reading them too. Here our terrible twosome have been sent to Uncle Urk at the zoo whilst Mr Jones is in hospital. Aunt Effie, however, has little patience for a noisy raven. Will Mortimer land them both in trouble? Or will they somehow manage to save the zoo from a scurrilous animal-stealing plot?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806945</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewCarnival|author=Benedict Blathwayt|title=The Little House by the SeaEd Boxall

|summary=By the sea, on the Isle It was one of Mull, there was a ruined cottage, but it wasn't entirely uninhabitedthose memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. The roof had fallen in and the windows were empty but that didnThey't stop the mice finding snug and dry homes in the walls. Rabbits enjoyed the weeds in the garden and the doorway re there to undo all the cottage was used as a shelter by good that parents do, so the sheep when it rainedtrips out were always so much fun. Sparrows nested under the roof and a stray cat slept in the pile of leaves in the fireplace. Then one day Finn came along. He A young boy was a fisherman and he began going to repair the house. He worked too - catching fish and taking tourists to see the seals and Fingal's cave. But what about the birds and animals carnival with his Grandad, who had lived in the cottage before Finn came along?told him:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780273142</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Catherine Storr|title= Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf|rating= 5|genre= Emerging Readers|summary= Polly opens the door one day to find a large black wolf standing on the doorstep. With no preamble whatsoever, not even a cursory hello, the wolf informs Polly that he intends to eat her up. Incredibly Polly invites the wolf into her home and even into the kitchen! What can she ''It'll be thinking of? Wellbrilliant, young Polly is cleverjust remember, resourceful, independent and charming. The wolf is a wolf don't let go of very little brainmy hand. Therefore it is not long before she is able to outwit the wolf and send him packing. This first story is very short but sets the scene for the ongoing battle of wits between Polly and the wolf that will continue for the remaining twelve short stories in this charming and entertaining book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141360232</amazonuk>''

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McPhailB09MYXSRV4|title=NO!Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith

|summary=A boy - we never learn his name - leaves home with When the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a letter to postprotector. If we look carefully we get Water Spider received a hint about who strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the letter is going ability to, but getting use it well. He liked to the post box is not going trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to be easy, because the boy lives in a war zone. There are planes dropping bombs, tanks taking out buildings, soldiers carrying bayonets kicking down doors and a policeman race with truncheon aloft and vicious dog at his sideTurtle. The boy walks through it all as though completely unmoved, but when he reaches the postbox thereYou might think that's not a bully lounging there fair contest but wait and the first thing that he does is to knock the boy's hat offsee. Our hero has had enough - and we know just what he says.Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807135</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= David McKeeRob Keeley|title= Melric and the Dragon|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= There's a hoard of dragons loose in the kingdom! Crikey! Luckily the King has a whole army of soldiers with nothing else on their plate (except quite a few jam sandwiches) so he has plenty of troops to send on a search and destroy mission.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783441623</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Mick Inkpen|title= Kipper's Beach Ball|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It's play time at the beach for Kipper and Tiger in this magical book about living in the moment because it might be over before you know it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444924028</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Jenna Harrington and Finn Simpson|title= Katie McGinty Wants a Pet|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Katie McGinty wants a pet. Really, really, REALLY wants a pet. Daddy says no, not yet, not until she's bigger. So she waits. And she waits. And then the time comes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691408</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Julian Clary and David Roberts|title= The Bolds|rating= 5|genre= Confident Readers|summary= The Bolds, Mr and Mrs and their two small children, live in an ordinary semi-detached house in suburban Teddington. They have jobs; Mrs Bold designs and sells flamboyant hats and Mr Bold writes jokes for Christmas crackers. But they are most definitely not an ordinary family. Oh no! They are in fact hyenas. So far they have managed to successfully pretend to be human beings. Although very hairy and prone to laughing a lot they have kept the truth (and their tails!) a secret from everyone. But their grumpy next door neighbour, Mr McNumpty, is growing suspicious and then a trip to the local safari park has repercussions. Will the Bolds' carefully long kept secret be revealed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783443057</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Anita Pouroulis|title= Nina Goes Barking MadCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!

|genre= For Sharing|summary= Nina Lily loves eating fruit and George are Jules' dogsvegetables. George is badly behavedShe likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. He once dug When her friends at school turn up the entire front lawn. Mum said she wanted their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to give him awayeat. It's Nina One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who is in the dog house though in this edition of tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the Julesteacher, Nina who explains that fruits grow on trees and George series. She just won't stop barking. Mumvegetables, like carrots, Jules and even George are being driven crazygrow in the ground. Inspired by a TV showJordan says, Jules sets out "I did try to think like a dog tell her, Miss!" and pin down what on earth the matter can beeveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909428523</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=You Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Alex English Justine Avery and Duncan BeedieKate Zhoidik|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|titlesummary=Pirates Don''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 Drive Diggers. She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=AhToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that age old dilemma or whether doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go into at the family business or whether to set out alone wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and follow your dreamseveryone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties! In this story we meet Brad'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, who has been born into a family of pirates but who dreams of life on a building siteexplains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} His dad {{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (friendly looking pirate though he Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary= ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is) has no time for Bradthe latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!''s nonsense, and packs him off to sea to learn what pirates doseries from Justine Avery. Is this This series of fun picture books aims to be a tale take the pain out of tragedy potty training children and woe? Donreplace it with some fun. It't worrys a worthy aim, Brad may get to drive a digger after all…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861737</amazonuk>as any frustrated parent will tell you. .

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Steve Smallman and Ada GreyB07GZ81J7C|title=Poo in When Fred the ZooSnake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton|rating=4.5

|summary=If you’re one of those parents who really can’t stand farting jokesMeet Fred. Well, actually, or avoids nappy changing discussions with your peers at you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all costs then step away from this review now! too obvious very quickly. This is But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a story that bit more about Fred. Fred is made for families who enjoy a funny poo story, snake and even those of us who can bear a few armpit fart noises now and then! For this is have a book that is entirely phobia about poo, from start snakes are going to finish, so make sure everyone who needs warm to be is him. He arrived as a present in a nice clean nappybox with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, then get ready to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a treat of a read!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691386</amazonuk>walk. And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Silvia BorandoJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title= Black Cat, White CatEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary=Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn'Black Catt, White Cat' made me laugh out loudas any parent will tell you. In a lifetime of consuming literature greedilyBut really, I can count on one hand the number of books that have had this effect on me. I couldnwhy shouldn't wait it be? We all have to read it with someone learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else to share the jokewhen we are small. Given that the humour relies on an element of surprise, IWhy shouldn'm torn about how t potty training be as much to reveal here sofun as, for the momentsay, I'll tell you a bit more learning about why the book.sun and the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1406363162</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Hsukung Liu Justine Avery and Xinlin Wang (translator)Naday Meldova|title=The Only Pupil in the SchoolNo, No, No!

|summary=On They say the first day of the school term only one pupil appeared and best picture books are the teachers began to worry about losing their jobssimplest ones. So they made their minds up that they would make their only pupil the best in the schoolAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, which - when you think about it - wasna Bookbag favourite. 't going to be ''allNo, No, No!'' that difficultis based around the simplest text imaginable. They began by trying to persuade her to come to  ''theirNo, no, no! Okay, okay. Yes, you may.'' classes and when that didn't persuade her they began fighting amongst themselves and didn That't notice our heroine creeping away. She went to the forest and met an old man who taught her lots about the flowers and the insects. A chef showed her how to make soup - s it was delicious and warming - and then she had lots of fun (and exercise) with a dog she met in ! But, like all the park. The further she lookedbest picture books, the more she learned and at the library she drew this tiny snippet of text is a book about what she had seen veritable tardis - and so much bigger on the inside that it was there that appears on the teachers found heroutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0993215416</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jessica Souhami194812467X|title=Rama The Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and the Demon KingEma Tepic

|summary=Rama was a brave Kirelle and good prince, her best friend Sam the king's favourite soncat decide to go for a walk. He loved his wife, Sita Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his best friend was his brother Lakshman. Everyone loved him, except for one personsmart grey fur coat. His stepmother was jealous and she was determined As they walk to get rid the top of Ramathe hill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. Long ago she had saved the kingIt's life a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and he had promised to grant her any wishcustomers are farmyard animals. She asked that he send Rama into the forest for fourteen years There are sheep and ducks and although the king was horrified he had to keep his promise. Rama was sent into the forestcows, but he did not go alonegoats and chickens, as Sita and Lakshman went with him and for a while all was welleven some mice. They fought off the demons who first appeared Excited, Kirelle and then built a house and led a simple life among the forest animalsSam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806600</amazonuk>What will they buy?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Rose Lagercrantz Sadie and Eva Erikssonthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=When I Am HappiestMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=3.5|genre=Emerging ReadersFor Sharing|summary=If Dani leaves Sadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her school for the summer holidays with one souvenir, it will either mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the memories of the fabulous friendship she formed with Ella, who struck a chord in [[My Happy Life by Rose Lagercrantz River Thames at Greenwich and Eva Eriksson|book one]] then moved away, or it will be a book she has written and compiled loves to remind her of spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the happiness she has encountered along houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>''To the wayMaritime Museum''. That is not quite finished, for the following day is Her imagination was fired. She'd love to be sail the great end of year party, and her classroom decorations are complete oceans on an ancient sailing ship and her dress has been bought new speciallywent back regularly. But not all of life is happiness One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and jollity – missed the closing bell and Dani is removed from the classroom to face very bad newsattendant's warning shout. What ending is When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in storea world of dolphins, pirates, for her book mermaids and for ours?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927271894</amazonuk>treasure.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Christopher Franceschelli1782227741|title= DinoblockLittle Gold Ted|rating= 4|genreauthor= For Sharing|summary= As befits a book about dinosaursVanessa Wiercioch, 'Dinoblock' is suitably chunky. Not monstrously large but enticingly substantial in a 'pick me up Poppy Satha and read me' kind of way. Inside this board book, twenty plus beasts are on parade. If you don't know your Triassic from your Jurassic step this way…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419716743</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Benji Davies|title=Grandad's Island Sasha Satha

|summary=Syd One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and his Grandad are going on an adventure – through the door in Grandad's attic water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a ship that will sail across an ocean drain on the side of rooftops the street. Finding himself down in the sewer, Ted starts to a magical tropical islandpanic. They are going to find new wonders at every turn as they explore ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the island and make lots attention of new friends in Reg the form sewer rat, who plucks him out of the animals and birds. In factdirty water using his cane, it's such which might look just a bit like an amazing place that Grandad decides to stayold cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471119955</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jules NilssonB08R7LXQ9S|title=The Hounds of FalsterboRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down 'In between the beach huts'again'<br>''Where . The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, 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 then push him just that little bit further when the white sands meet the seasother kids are around. So, when Remy reacts,''<br>''The heather meets it looks as though he was the sand dunes''<br>''instigator. And long grasses dance then he gets into trouble at school and the breezeteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0992708419</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Steve Smallman and Ada Grey1471191303|title= The Hippobottymus|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The Hippobotymus is a great romp through the jungle using language to create sound and rhythm which is really fun to engage with and read aloud. All the animals are having a great time, singing their song and each adding their own sounds, but just what is it that Hippo did? You’ll just have to read it to find out.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848690517</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewInvisible|author= Jeanne Willis and Jenni Desmond|title= The First Slodge|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The First Slodge thinks everything is his, until he finds out he might be the first Slodge, but that doesn’t make him the only Slodge. Will they learn to share? They might just have to. I found The First Slodge to be a fascinating book. I loved the ideas, and I think it’s great that a picture book is managing to tackle a number of issues all at once like this without losing its own sense of story and purpose.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848690398</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Alex T Smith|title=Claude: Lights! Camera! Action!Tom Percival|rating=4.5

|summary=AhThis is the story of Isobel, Claude! How I do enjoy reading these funny a little stories about this sweet doggy! girl who made a big difference. This time Claude finds himself embroiled Isobel lived with her parents in shenanigans on a film sethouse - a very cold house, helping with wigs because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on: ''Ice curled across the inside of the window and make crept up the corner of the bedpost.'' The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and a film star gorilla! 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. Claude is as endearing as everThis part of the city was cold, sad and Mr Bobblysock continues to enchant us with his hot flushes lonely and requirements for a little lie downIsobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444926470</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= W AwdryNick Jones and Si Clark|title= Three Cheers for Thomas the Tank Engine|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= I don't like Thomas the Tank Engine. He may be a 'really useful' engine but he is also over exposed and (Surely? Please?) at commercial saturation point. Why then do I have a copy of 'Three Cheers for Thomas the Tank Engine' at my side? Well, for the same reason that a pack of Thomas, Percy and James socks, infant size 3-5, ended up One Night in my shopping basket at the weekend. Yes, the owner of those titchy feet is my toddler boy and boy, does he love Thomas.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405276053</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=David Ellwand|title=Wake Up, Alfred!Beartown

|summary=It's Alfred's birthday! We don't know how old he is, because once dogs Many children have reached full size they tend to look much the same for quite a few years. And talking of looksan obsession and Sandy Lane, Alfred does look rather splendid – he's a Great Dane who lives in gorgeous conditionBeartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. But – back to the book! We see – in a series of black and white photographs – Alfred being woken up (he wears a nightcap), looking outside his kennel to see what the postman has brought him, opening his presentsHer favourite toy is Berisford, laying the table before his friends arrive (and being just a little bit naughty teddy bear passed down by balancing a tea cup and saucer on his headher grandmother...)Every night, putting the bunting up for the party, making the cake, having a much-needed bath (after making a bit she looks out of a mess with the cake), choosing which hat he's going her bedroom window and says goodnight to wear and then having great fun with his friends – there are seven dogs, two mice and a cat.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646016</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Sean Taylor and Chris Garbutt |title=It's a Groovy World, Alfredo! |rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Cool boogie-style. Speedy Heebie-Jeebies. Silky-smooth moving and grooving. These are the three dances that Marty tries to teach his friend, Alfredo. But Alfredo can't dancebear statue outside. Every time he tries the same thing happens – he goes Jump, Jumpmorning she says hello to Bee Bear, Jump and looks like a duck on a trampoline. Alfredo is worried colourful painted bear that everyone will laugh lives at himher school. But he doesn't need to worry because he's about to introduce his own form of groovy dancing – the Jump-Jump-Jumping JiveShe even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper! |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1406324132</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]