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|author=Rob Keeley|title= Carrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating= 4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. Jordan says, "I did try to tell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|isbn= B09HHN541V}}{{Frontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=You Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Ema Tepic Kate Zhoidik|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|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!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} {{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title=I Dreamed YouWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It is always a pleasure to review a new book by Justine Avery and ''I Dreamed YouWho Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' carries on is the tradition beautifully. This little book is latest release in the perfect exemplar of our category name, ''For SharingEverybody Potties!''series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It is a mother's love letter to her childa worthy aim, told in rhyme formas any frustrated parent will tell you. .|isbn=1948124505}}
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|isbn=1838593187B07GZ81J7C|title=Guess What I Found in When Fred the Playground!Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Victoria ThompsonPeter Cotton
|rating=4.5
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|summary=Tilly is excitedMeet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. SheBut I's just come dashing out m getting ahead of the classroom, pigtails flapping behind her and myself: I'd better tell you a big grin on her facebit more about Fred. Dad's come to collect her Fred is a snake and her brother and he ''has'' even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to try warm to guess what she found him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the playground todayfamily, although she concedes to the extent that he will never guessthey would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. Dad wants to know how school And that was, but ''obviously'' that's not importantwhere the problem started. Could Tilly have found more collectable things for her scrap box? (IsnFred didn't that so much more sensible than a scrap ''book''?) Well, actually, Tilly did find exciting stuffhave any road sense. There are sequins, glittered paper and all sorts of other things in her pocket, but that's not what she wants Dad to guessOr brakes.
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|isbnauthor=1686751680Justine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=My Mummy does weird things / Maman fait des choses bizarres|author=Amelie Julien and GustyawanEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
|rating=4
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|summary=Which child doesn't think that their mother is, well, ''weird''Can potty training ever be joyous? It might be that in the morning their mother doesnoften isn't like speaking much when every self-respecting child knows that that is when , as any parent will tell you're at your brightest with lots to say? ''Why'' then does Mummy stick her fingers in her ears? Then there's doing yoga in front of the television. But really, which could be worrying if it wasnwhy shouldn't so funnyit be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. We wonWhy shouldn't go into too potty training be as much detail fun as, say, learning about what goes on in why the bathroom sun and the colour changes which have occured when Mummy emerges and frankly, the less said the better about her reactions to your artistic efforts on moon take turns in the wall. I mean, what else would you use paint forsky?|isbn= B098BJZYHH
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|author=Justine Avery and Liuba SyrotiukNaday Meldova|title=What Wonders Do You See... When You Dream?No, No, No!
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=''The day has ended''<br>''Hasn't it been splendid?'' <br>''But nowThey say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, it's time, to be sure'' <br>''For an entirely different adventure'' <br>a Bookbag favourite.
I hope you haven't forgotten how it feels to be much too excited for bed. If you're a parent at leastNo, you'll know how it is to persuade an excited small person that yesNo, it is in fact time for bed. No!''What Wonders DoYou See...'' sets out to cater to these children. Instead of trying to persuade them that night time is calm time, it takes a slightly different tack. It tells them that sleep is actually an exciting time: a time of dreams in which imagination takes over and has no limit. But the trick in accessing this wonderful and exciting world is to get calm and relaxed first so that you can easily fall asleep and open based around the door to itsimplest text imaginable. |isbn=194812422X }}
{|class-"wikitable" cellpadding="15" <''No, no, no!-- Peter Lynas and Clare Lindley -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0993340334Okay, okay.jpg|link=http://wwwYes, you may.amazon.co.uk/dp/0993340334/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]''
That's it! But, like all the best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is a veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.
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|isbn=194812467X
|title=The Farm Shop
|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a 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 the top of the hill, they see a big 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 Sam go shopping.
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|What will they buy?===[[Bunny by Peter Lynas and Clare Lindley]]===}}{{Frontpage[[image:4star.jpg|linkisbn=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing0995647895|For Sharing]] You might have seen Bunny on the beach where he lived. Like many beaches it was full of sand title=Sadie and Bunny didn't like sand, not least because it got between his toes and ''scratched''. What he really liked was juicy green grass. All the other rabbits lived on the top of the cliff, where Bunny could see a lot of tasty-looking grass. But the cliff was very high. [[Bunny by Peter Lynas and Clare Lindley|Full Review]] <!-- Belinda Landsberry -->|-Sea Dogs| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice[[image:1925820025.jpg|linkrating=http://www3.amazon.co.uk/dp/1925820025/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|For Sharing===[[Once, I was Loved by Belinda Landsberry]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Tock, the toy rabbit, is in a box of toys going to the charity shop. He realises that heSadie's not wanted any more, but muses mother always said that it wasn't always this way. ''Once'', he says, ''I was loved''. And he tells us of all the children who have loved him over the years. [[Once, I she was Loved by Belinda Landsberry|Full Review]] <!-- Peter Lynas and Charlie Roberts -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0993340342.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0993340342/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Madeleine Goes to the Moon by Peter Lynas and Charlie Roberts]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Madeleine is a very lucky girl: in her roomdreamer, she has all a girl could ask for in the way of toys, books, games and dollies. She's a very lucky girl in another way too: she has imagination and everything in her room can be used to take her mind never on adventures. She spends all day there: Dad thinks that what she likes to should be alone, but Madeleine's not alone on all the trips she takes. We'll find out that yesterday she was told to tidy her room, but instead of doing that, she went to the moon. [[Madeleine Goes to the Moon by Peter Lynas and Charlie Roberts|Full Review]] <!-- Peter Lynas and Andy S Gray -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0993340350.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0993340350/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Very Rude Toytoise by Peter Lynas and Andy S Gray]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] It was one of those blissful days in the forest. Mrs Rabbit was collecting carrots because she wanted to make a cake. Mrs Blue Bird was gathering twigs to build a nest. Mrs Spider was busily spinning a web to catch juicy flies. Mrs Squirrel was piling up acorns. And Mr Bear sat comfortably in a chair, fishing for lunch. What could be better? And then... [[The Very Rude Toytoise by Peter Lynas and Andy S Gray|Full Review]] <!-- Peter Lynas and Rosie Alabaster -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0993340318.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0993340318/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Recipe for Making a Snowman She lives by Peter Lynas and Rosie Alabaster]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Who knew it? You can even get a recipe book which tells you how to make a snowman - and there's no cooking involved! Mum, Dad and the two children are absolutely meticulous though: they're going to get everything right, even down to doing some mining to get the coal for the eyes, searching through the bits 'n bobs jar for buttons for the snowman's coat River Thames at Greenwich and picking out the perfect piece of headgear. There's quite a choice available, but the family decide on the bobble hat, presumably she loves to keep the snowman warm. spend hours at The moth-eaten pair of mittens simply won't do and a pair with purple and pink stripes are chosen. [[Recipe for Making a Snowman by Peter Lynas and Rosie Alabaster|Full Review]] <!-- Fegan -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1925810097.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.coMaritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.uk/dp/1925810097/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>===[[Don't Drink 'To the Pink by B C R Fegan]]=== [[image:4starMaritime Museum''.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]]
Madeline is very fond of Grandfather GilderberryHer imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. He One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and the attendant's always busy warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in his workshopthe midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, creating crazy potionsmermaids and treasure.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1782227741|title=Little Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and he always has Sasha Satha|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=One day, Gold Ted falls into a smile on his facepuddle. Madeline's dad thinks heIt's quite a bit bonkers deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and Madelineis sucked down a drain on the side of the street. Finding himself down in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. 's mum thinks 'OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the same but gives sewer rat, who plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, which might look just a pass because he's bit like an oldcricket bat. But Madeline? She thinks Grandfather Gilberberry Reg is just great. Particularly on her birthday when a kind soul and he unfailingly arrives dries Ted off and warms him up with a selection nice bowl of potions broth.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and allows her Caroline Siegal|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. 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 choose one wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, it looks as a giftthough he was the instigator. And then he always says gets into trouble at school and the same thingteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1471191303|title=The Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=This is the story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference.. [[Don Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, because her parents couldn't Drink afford to put the Pink by B C R Fegan|Full Review]]heating on:
<!-- Teresa Heapy ''Ice curled across the inside of the window and Katie Cleminson -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1910989339crept up the corner of the bedpost.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1910989339/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]''
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.
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|author=Nick Jones and Si Clark
|title=One Night in Beartown
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary= Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, a teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the bear 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!
|isbn=B08NFH7H9X
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|isbn=1849766920
|title=Everything is MINE
|author=Andrea D'Aquino
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Marcello Von Cauliflower Bonaparte Jackson is a schnauzer: what else could you be with a name like that? He knows that you'll realise that he's kind, clever and loyal. You'll also need to know that everything is '''MINE'''. And he means ''everything''. It begins with the slipper: mum still has one. Why would she need more? You sense that Marcello feels that he's being generous in allowing that. Then it was the pork chop. Well, did you see anyone's name on it? ''And'' he left the carrots for Leo. That's another example of Marcello's generosity. There was the acorn which squirrel was gnawing at: there was no documentation to prove ownership. And talking of ownership the tree would provide all the sticks he could ever want to chew. There's nothing unreasonable in any of that, is there?
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|isbn=1849767009
|title=It Isn't Rude to be Nude
|author=Rosie Haine
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=This could have been one of those books which 'preaches to the choir': the only people who'll buy it are the people who know that nudity is OK and the ones who ''know'' that it's shameful will avoid it like they avoid the hot-and-bothered person in the supermarket who is coughing fit to bust. But... Rosie Haines makes it into something so much more than a book about not wearing clothes. It's a celebration of bodies: bodies large and small and of every possible hue. Bodies with disabilities and markings. They're fine. In fact, they're wonderful.
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|author=Blake Nuto and Charlotte Ager
|title=Child of Galaxies
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=What does it mean to be alive? What are we made of, and where are we going? ''Child of Galaxies'' is a lovely children's picture book that deals with all the big questions. Written as a poem, the lyrical words don't shy away from darkness, nor talk down to the children you are reading to, but rather than work beautifully together with the illustrations to create a powerful, uplifting reading experience.
|isbn=1912497425
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|isbn=1948124572
|title=Think Outside the Box
|author=Justine Avery and Liuba Syrotiuk
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=''Whenever you find a problem <br>
''Wherever there's a puzzle to solve <br>
''However you get stuck in a sticky situation <br>
''Just think outside the box''
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Loved to Bits by Teresa Heapy and Katie Cleminson]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] ''Loved to Bits'' is And so begins the heartwarming story of a boy's love for his bear. Bear's adventures with boy take him to all kinds of places and together they fight and defeat every obstacle put in their way, latest picture book from the jungle to the sea. Inevitably mishaps occur on the way. The loss of an arm, a leg, an ear or an eye are nothing to Stripy Ted who shrugs off all injuries with a cheery ''don't worry, I've got one more''. But boy loves him just as he is Justine Avery and won't hear of him being mendedLiuba Syrotiuk. His place, after all, is in BoyIt's bed. [[Loved a clarion call to Bits by Teresa Heapy and Katie Cleminson|Full Review]] <!-- Lee -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0874869722.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0874869722/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[When Spring Comes children to the DMZ by Uk-Bae Lee]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]], [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]] There is a place on this earth that, at the time of writing, is resplendent with life. In the spring seals gambol in the river – not venturing too far, for fear of being slashed open on the razor wire the humans have put in place. In the autumn, salmon come upstream, looking doleful as well they might, for they will spawn use their imaginations and die if they reach their birthing grounds. Mountain goats gambol prettily among the hills – if the landmines men left behind do not prevent them from doing so. This is a snapshot of life in the DMZ, the demilitarized zone between the two countries with Korea in their name, and logic alone when it's the world's least welcome wildlife sanctuarycomes to solving problems. [[When Spring Comes to the DMZ by Uk-Bae Lee|Full Review]]}}{{Frontpage|-| styleisbn="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|1948124440[[image:1419731408.jpg|linktitle=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1419731408/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] What Wonders Await Outdoors| styleauthor="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Sweep: The Story of a Girl Justine Avery and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier]]===Liuba Syrotiuk[[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Nan is a climber, the best chimney sweep in London. She is growing fast, so what will happen to her when she gets too big to climb, when people realise she is a girl? Everything changes, when she is stuck in a chimney, set on fire, and saved by a golem. A story of outcasts, and friendships, told through two tales, the girl and the sweep, and the girl and her monster. Both intertwined beautifully so that you have a fairy tale within a fairy tale. Moments of sadness slip easily into glorious happiness, then swiftly into heart-breaking tragedy. This is a heart-warming and engaging read for both young and old. [[Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier|Full Review]] <!-- Haig -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|4[[image:1786894327.jpg|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786894327 /ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]For Sharing | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"==summary=[[The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig and Chris Mould]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Poor old Truth Pixie. She's cursed! She can't speak unless itsecond book in Justine Avery's to tell the truth. You might think this Wonders series is a good thing because telling lies is bad, right? But sometimes the truth isn't nice and sometimes a white lie is okay and sometimes it's better perfect antidote to say nothing at all. You might not want to attract the attention of the school bully by calling him mean and nastylong summer days with bored children - or, for exampleindeed, or you might not want to tell someone that you think their brand new haircut looks awful. [[The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig and Chris Mould|Full Review]] <!-- Kermani -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1785899953.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785899953/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| ===[[The Frog Who Was Blue by Faiz Kermani]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] as we''Biriwita the blue frog longs to be accepted at Croak Collegeve found recently, the most famous school for frogs in Malawi, but the other students all turn their backs on him. He those long lockdown days when an awful pandemic is just too different!'' Biriwita hails from Lake Ticklewater. Many creatures find a home there, including frogs. For some reason that nobody can remember, all rolling across the Lake Ticklewater frogs are blueworld. They think nothing of it. So, What do you do when Biriwita wins a place at Croak Collegeevery book has been read and every toy has been played with, the first Ticklewater frog to manage such a featrepurposed, he is filled and played with excitement and his only worry is how much he will miss his friends and family. again?[[The Frog Who Was Blue by Faiz Kermani|Full Review]]}}{{Frontpage<!-- Pickles -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1787112926.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787112926/ref=nosim?tagisbn=thebookbag-21]] 1776572858| styletitle="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Worzel goes for How Do You Make a Walk. Will you come tooBaby? by Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|linkauthor=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]], [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] When we [[Worzel says hello! Will you be my friend? by Catherine Pickles Anna Fiske and Chantal Bourgonje|last met Worzel Woolface]] he was a rather frightened dog who had difficulty meeting people. He's a bit better now and something which he really enjoys is going for a walk. It's not just a case of attaching a lead and heading for your favourite spot - there are a lot of other things to think about first. [[Worzel goes for a Walk. Will you come too? by Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje|Full Review]] <!-- Owen -->Don Bartlett (translator)|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:199999650X.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/199999650X/ref=nosim?tagrating=thebookbag-215]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"=genre==[[The Dragonfly Story: Explaining the death of a loved one to children Home and families by Kelly Owen]]===Family [[image:4.5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]]  It''The Owen family s more than sixty years since I asked how babies were feeling sadmade. There used to be five of them. There My mother was Mum, Dad deeply embarrassed and three children: Abi, Jenny and Joe. But then Abi died. Now there were only four of them. Life felt very strange without their sister, and they were all very unhappy.'told me that sheHow does d get me a family cope with the loss book about it. A couple of days later I was handed a beloved child and sibling?[[The Dragonfly Story: Explaining pamphlet (which delivered nothing more than the death of a loved one to children basics, in clinical language which had never been used in our house before) and families by Kelly Owen|Full Review]]  <!-- Kermani -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1788039971.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788039971/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| ===[[The Toad Who Loved Tea by Faiz Kermani]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Tungtang is not like other toads. She canI was told that it wouldn't sit still, tongue protruding, and wait to catch a fly. Tungtang needs to be on the move. Sometimes, she even hops right the way over to the rotten tree stump in her community of Muddy River. And she loves to regale her fellow toads with stories of her exploits. That is until a mean old crow comes along and tells Tungtang that a real adventure would take her a lot discussed any further than a tree stump by a bridge everyone knows. Infuriated by the crow and inspired by her grandfatheras it 's stories of humans and ancient toad prophecies, Tungtang decides on a Real Adventure and heads off to the town of Little Cobblestone... [[The Toad Who Loved Tea by Faiz Kermani|Full Review]] <!-- Keeley -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1789013313.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1789013313/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| ===[[My Favourite People by Rob Keeley]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]]  In 'wasn'My Favourite Peoplet something which nice people talked about'' the central character takes us to meet all the important people in his life. There I ''knew's Auntie Meg' more, who does brilliant haircuts and loves cats. She has four of them! Therebut was little ''s Uncle Steve, whowiser's a gentle giant and an inveterate joker. There's best friend Alice, who can do that clever whistle when you put your fingers in your mouth. There's Carmel the library lady Thankfully, who always suggests brilliant books to read. And loads more. The book ends with a fabulous party to which everyone is invitedtimes have changed. [[My Favourite People by Rob Keeley|Full Review]]}}<!-- Wills -->|-{{Frontpage| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Justine Avery and Daria Yudina[[image:1911167022.jpg|linktitle=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1911167022/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] This Book Wants to Make You Laugh (Living Book)| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Gillie Can Share by Sarah-leigh Wills]]==rating=4 [[image:4.5star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]] Gillie the rabbit summary=This Living Book is baking cookies with Daddyon a mission. We might What's the mission? To make you laugh! I can't think they look most appetising (they're shaped liked carrots and rabbitsof many better missions than that, can you know) but Gillie is really taken by the way that they smell. Lips are being licked. Does she dive in and eat them? No, she doesnLet't There are eight cookiess see how it does. Two - a carrot and a rabbit - are for Grandma and Gillie hops off to deliver them. Another two are for Grandpa and then there are two for Mummy. Now there are just two left and Daddy gives them to Gillie, but Gillie is a kind, generous and thoughtful rabbit and whilst she eats one cookie, a rather scrumptious looking rabbit is offered to the reader. I wanted to hug her! [[Gillie Can Share by Sarah-leigh Wills|Full Review]]
.... well, it opens up with a terrible joke. A groany joke, an eye-roll joke. The joke isn't very funny but it is funny to see how enthusiastic and how generously this book wants to make you laugh - ''Oh, I'm terrible at jokes. Some books are so good at them. I always wanted to help someone laugh.''
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|author=Justine Avery and Daria Yudina
|title=Baby Trolls Get a Bad Rap (Underrated Babies Book 1)
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary= Horatio, Saul and Grizelda are three baby trolls who are fed up that everyone forgets about baby trolls. They are ignored in books and TV shows and films in favour of their very scary grown ups. Our three heroes want equal rights for baby trolls. They want to be seen and heard and they've started a petition about it that they want you to sign. But how should they go about it?
|isbn= B07XGN4LGY
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