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• At The Animal Ball by Ella Bailey
  Mummy loves this book. From the seventeen sweetly painted animals to ...rated [[I Don't Know What to Call My Cat by Simon Philip and Ella Bailey|I Don't Know What to Call My Cat by Simon Philip]]. We think you might also like [
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• Hogs Hate Hugs by Tiziana Bendall-Brunello and John Bendall-Brunello
  |summary=Little Hog hates hugs, but his family and friends don't believe him. This is cute book but we had a few reservations about the meth ...To convince Little Hog that he does, in fact, still need hugs in his life, mummy and daddy and the other animals conspire to scare him into submission. Dres
  3 KB (522 words) - 17:47, 29 March 2018
• Lucy Goosey by Margaret Wild and Ann James
  ...times it is necessary to make choices and make ourselves do things that we don't really want to. ...uted colours and the blurred edges in most of them. They really do help to tell the story well and children will enjoy looking at these as much as listenin
  4 KB (711 words) - 11:48, 4 April 2018
• Orla Kiely Numbers by Orla Kiely
  ...Kiely|colours]] if you're looking for a pretty gift to give to a new yummy mummy. The fabric cover is rather lovely to touch and feel, and the board book f ...er, matt look about them, so no shiny bright colours here. I, personally, don't think the images are much fun to look at and there isn't much scope for int
  2 KB (393 words) - 11:09, 6 April 2018
• The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep by Carl-Johan Forssen Ehrlin
  ...etimes he was so tired that he could fall asleep on the swings. One night Mummy Rabbit took Roger to see Uncle Yawn, who had a notice outside his house say ...aloud. Parts of the text are marked where you have to perform an action - don't worry '''[Yawn]''' won't demand too much of your acting talents - or insert
  3 KB (605 words) - 19:58, 11 August 2020
• Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
  "Don't be silly, they're all dead." "Hurry up Mummy."
  4 KB (743 words) - 22:15, 1 March 2018
• Mr Nobody (Mr Men and Little Misses) by Roger Hargreaves
  ...eaves and his son Adam, but it all blends together seamlessly - I couldn't tell you which bit was by whom. It's a ''Mr Men'' book and as great as you'd exp ...o the publishers for sending it to Bookbag. We also have a review of [[My Mummy by Roger Hargreaves]].
  3 KB (515 words) - 08:39, 16 September 2020
• Christopher Nibble by Charlotte Middleton
  ...rations are simple but effective. Look at that front cover and tell me you don't love Christopher already! She uses photos of dandelions in a collage along ..., rabbits and similar animals, or who love pottering in the garden helping mummy or daddy with the weeding. Beyond them, it's also great for any child: Chri
  2 KB (351 words) - 11:03, 29 March 2018
• Bedtime (Slip-and-Slide Books) by Maureen Roffey
  ...child after child rubbing their eyes, changing into their pyjamas, kissing mummy goodnight, and cuddling up with teddy. Each pulled tab changes that picture ...t be, will be able to structure discussions around the relevant book. They don't have to be read as issue books though. Any and all of them would make a fin
  3 KB (405 words) - 16:41, 28 March 2018
• A New Home for Little Fox by Janet Bingham and Rosalind Beardshaw
  Right, now I've got that out of the way I'll tell you about the book. Little Fox is out with his father when Daddy Fox hears ...reotypical caring parent. The starring parts are taken by two males but I don't think this would put girls off the book. In fact, it might be the boyish b
  3 KB (466 words) - 16:21, 20 August 2020
• The Goffins: Fun and Games by Jeanne Willis
  ...ronmental fashion of taking older ways of doing things and making do. You don't have to read far between the lines to learn that with a kind heart and a si ...andoned for the joys of spillikins (and boy didn't that make me feel old? Don't ask where our package of plastic rifles and cutlasses is, though), and we a
  4 KB (667 words) - 13:15, 19 April 2018
• Mr Chicken Goes To Paris by Leigh Hobbs
  ...y pen and ink style, which really suits the craziness of the story. If you don't laugh your head off at Monsieur Poulet's expression as he's getting his por ...Goes to Paris by Carolyn Hink and Emma Calder]]. You might also like [[My Mummy does weird things / Maman fait des choses bizarres by Amelie Julien and Gus
  3 KB (483 words) - 14:15, 31 August 2021
• The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
  Shall I tell you a story? Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Then let's begin... ...her go shopping to replace all the food that the greedy tiger ate and they don't forget to buy a LARGE tin of tiger food in case he should ever call again..
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• Keep You Safe by Melissa Hill
  ...d hope herd immunity would carry her through. Married mum Madeleine is a ''mummy blogger'' and tells the world, or at least the internet, the do's and do no ...covered in spots photos to prove it. But science has moved on, and now you don't have to risk developing the spots and the side effects. In some countries,
  4 KB (768 words) - 14:11, 28 January 2022
• The Queen Must Die (Chronicles of the Tempus) by K A S Quinn
  ...ing too serious or textbook, but enough to give the story some flavour. I don't know how historically accurate the details are with regards to the Royal fa ...han the rest of the story. I don't think it would put off any readers who don't like the Star-Trek type thing though, as you're so tied into the story by t
  5 KB (800 words) - 12:23, 20 April 2018
• ZOM-B Bride (Zom B Book 10) by Darren Shan
  ...e worst, borne aloft by the crazed mutant babies who insist on calling her Mummy. Once at his underground HQ, she's restored from her terrible injuries by a ...ie series. This is the tenth book and there are only two more to go, yet I don't have the tiniest clue how it's all going to end. I love the unexpected and
  3 KB (484 words) - 16:20, 6 August 2020
• A Children's Treasury of Milligan by Spike Milligan
  ...n by the inimitable Spike Milligan is as funny as you would expect. If you don't know the difference between an African Elephant and an Arctic Elephant, the "Mummy, why this daddy lion got glasses on?"
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• Baby Baby Blah Blah Blah! by Jonathan Shipton and Francesca Chessa
  Emily loves making lists. When her mummy gets pregnant, Emily makes a list of all the good things about a new baby a ...'ve got a baby on the way, add on an extra half star to the rating. If you don't, it's still a great story, with a warm heart and a jolly sense of humour. R
  3 KB (445 words) - 11:29, 13 August 2020
• Do You Remember? by Helen Docherty and Mark Beech
  ...lenty of emotion to tug on those heart-strings...really, really lovely but don't read it if you're having a weepy day! ...reading it, and some lovely rose-tinted glass memories to prompt a little mummy sniff about how delightful and lovely it was having a baby (glossing over t
  4 KB (619 words) - 22:20, 1 March 2018
• The Moonlight Statue (The Hounds of Penhallow Hall) by Holly Webb and Jason Cockcroft
  ...og. There is a little of what is often referred to as 'mild peril', but I don't think it was anything too much for bedtimes, and leans more towards action ...eading suggestion: For more adventurous stories you might also enjoy [[The Mummy Snatcher of Memphis: A Kit Salter Adventure by Natasha Narayan]] or [[The Q
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