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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Felix Bernard, Richard Smith and Tim Hopgood|title= Walking in a Winter Wonderland|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It’s the end of October – almost November – and the embers of Christmas are just being brought back to life now. The weather is changing, the leaves are falling and it’s dark before six o’clock. No matter how much we try not to, our thoughts are turning to Christmas. Now, I absolutely love Christmas. However, what I love more than Christmas is the idea of Christmas. Walking in a Winter Wonderland paints the idea of Christmas better than anything else. It is a Christmas card in words and although it may be 13 degrees on Christmas day with grey skies, in our hearts sleigh bells are ringing, snow is glistening, Mister snowmen are being built and we all conspire as we dream by the fire. What a fantastic way to epitomise Christmas by using this great song, made famous by Peggy Lee and originally written in 1934, as a story book for children.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192743759</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Caryl Hart and Sarah WarburtonAdam Stower|title=The Princess Murray and the Christmas RescueBun

|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=Christmas can Murray is supposed to be an awesome time surrounded by friendsa humble, but if you don't have manytidy and friendly cat, it can also be a rather lonely time. One way you could get more friends one who is able to socialise a little sleep and eat and eat and perhaps join a hobby group or two. What is unlikely to help is locking yourself up in a workshop sleep and inventing things on your own all , well, whatever takes his fancy next of the timetwo. This is exactly how Princess Eliza spends her time, but what caused her to have a lacks in friends may help her when But he's a Christmas crisis occurs.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>085763707X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy|title= The Mouse that Cancelled Christmas|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= When you think there canbad magician't possibly be a different way to tell a Christmas story for childrens cat, along comes Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy with a tale of so his favourite bun has been turned into a mouse who was once injured at Christmas time. A falling bauble hit poor mouse and that was enough to convince mouse that Christmas meant danger. Mouse dons his hard-hat and high-visibility jacket to inspect the animal's village Christmas preparations. In true health and safety stylehyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, nothing is up to scratch: the star is too pointy; the tree too tall and the lights are too bright on the treecatflap they both use can chuck them out, not to even mention into the spikiness regular back garden, but into a world of the pine needlesfrightening adventure and whiffs. Quite frankly This time round it drops them into a Viking land, Christmas where a troll hunter is jolly expected – well too dangerous, so mouse wants it cancelled. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192744291</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Alex T Smith|title=Santa Claude|rating=5|genre=For Sharing |summary=Ah Claude! He is such an endearing little dog. He's back on an adventure with Sir Bobblysock and this time it is a Christmas adventure. There are baubles and trees and carols and reindeer andone much bigger than Murray was, of courseto be honest, therebut he's trouble! For who else but Claude would accidentally handcuff Santa to an armchair on Christmas Eve, turned up and then need he'll have to deliver all the presents himself?do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444926497</amazonuk>0008561249

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Henning Lohlein1732898766|title=Ludwig the Space DogThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Before there was Neil Armstrong When we first meet Birpus and before there was Yuri GagarinBulbus 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 right behind them, spewing hot, there was another explorer of Space – Laikasour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well. ) This Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and vines was no man howeverlowered for them, but a dogthey escaped. Laika was one of the first animals They climbed up to explore space; the less said about her fate Tree Wee homes high up in the bettertangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, but surely her adventures would encourage other canines to explore the great beyond? Ludwig is one such Mutt Nester Nook and although we may not have a rocket ship to help him with his adventures, we do have a set of 3D glassesGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178370389X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mick Inkpen and Chloe InkpenB0CC9W7GLR|title=FredOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary=It's tricky being a puppy. There are so many things Kit and Teal were just beginning to try wonder whether it was better to understandbe at home, like sitbored but warm, or frozen cold and staybuilding sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a 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, the bear woke and fetch! with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Whilst the pup in this story has learned Kit was all of these tricky commandsfor making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and is doing very well at being gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a good boy, he is having some issues around the word 'Fred'meal and somewhere to sleep...what on earth does everyone mean when they keep shouting it at him What else would you do? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444929526</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Benji Davies1913839656|title= The Storm Whale in WinterLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating= 43.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= The Storm Whale in Winter is a sequel to the highly popular The Storm Whale. Noi's father embarks on one last fishing trip before Todd was excited about spending the Arctic Winter sets in. All alone, weekend with his six catsgrandmother, Noi patiently waits for his father's returnnot least because she made the best beetle juice. As night sets He packed two pairs of dungarees and the sea begins to freeze, Noi starts to worry his favourite hat and believes he can see then gathered together his Dad's boat from button collection to show his bedroom windowgrandmother. Full of courage, She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he sets off out in the snow wanted to find his Dadmake new friends. Getting lost in the blizzardAt home, Noi is in need of help which comes in the form of his old only friendwas his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147111998X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Mick Inkpen1529504775|title= Threadbear|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We have all had a special teddy, the teddy which is not perfect, the one that would never be classed as beautiful but the one that is loved more than any other. Threadbear is that very teddy. The man who made him put so much stuffing in him that his arms and legs were too hard. Sadly, because of all the extra stuffing, the squeaker in his stomach has never squeaked. Not once. Ever. Threadbear feels he is letting his Ben down, so he embarks on a mission to fix his squeaker. He tries and tries but fails, until he decides that there is one special person he must meet and maybe this will be the only person who can fix his squeaker.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444924052</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewToy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Ross Montgomery Amy Sparkes and David Litchfield|title=The Building BoyKatie Hickey

|summary=This is the story of a boy Elsie and his Grandma. An award-wining architect, Grandma promises her little brother David loved to go to build the boy a special house on a hill over the horizon, over a city park and beyond watch the seared buses drive past. But Grandma is getting old – too old to make houses. And, one day, she is gone. Without Grandma, Elsie would race the house is empty. It’s just rooms. But buses along the boy has an idea – it requires a lot side of work the park but the result is totally magical.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571314104</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Helen Peters and Ellie Snowdon|title= A Piglet Called Truffle|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Living on a farm, David couldn't - he'd been born with her father who works as a farmer cerebral palsy and a mother who is a farm-vet, Jasmine has spent all her young life learning how to care for animalseven just standing up was very difficult. On One day Elsie spotted a visit to a neighbouring farm, Jasmine is excited to see bus in the new baby piglets. Expecting to see eleven piglets, she is stunned to find one extra toy shop window which would help David - a tiny little runt hiding in the corner. Being smaller than her hand, the farmer has no sympathy and expects it was happy to die by use the end of the day. Of course, Jasmine can't allow this coins from her money box to happen. The story is then set pay for a struggle to save the smallest piglet, called Truffle.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637738</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author= Julia Donaldson and Sebastien Braun|title= Spinderella|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= From high above the classroom, Spinderella watches in fascination the classroom activities it as cash was tight at Scuttleton Primary Schoolhome. She wants to be able Gradually, David learned to do two things: play football and count. Howeverstand up, her family of spiders are only interested in fliesuse the bus for support, flies and flieswalk behind it. They also have no desire to learn how to count ''Down with numbers'' they all cry. Unperturbed by their lack of enthusiasmMany decades later, Spinderella goes in search of numbers and playing football. Along the way she meets a familiar wish granting character (no spoilers here) and her journey begins. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>140528272X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lou Treleaven|title= Letter to Pluto|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Letter to Pluto is a story told through an inter-planetary pen-pal friendship. Set in Elsie brought the year 2317bus, writing with a pen now damaged and sending letters has certainly become a dying art-form. Howeverrusted, Jon’s teacher, Mrs Hall, decides it is important to keep the art of letter writing alive. The only difference is that Jon’s pen-pal lives a long way away. 75 billion km to be precise. On Pluto. At first the idea of writing at all is bad enoughRepair Shop, but when Jon finds out hoping that his pen-pal is a girl he nearly quits the programme. Encouraged by his teacher’s bribes of merit awards for his best writing, Jon soon learns experts there could make it so that Pluto is not as boring, small and smelly as he first thoughther grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862318</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rob Biddulph 1529504767|title=Odd Dog Out The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=As the title suggests this is the story Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her final destination. She needn't have worried though as she went to the home of Mr and Mrs Russell, who couldn'Odd Dog Out't have been kinder to her. All Odd Dog wants is She even had her own room - all to fit in herself. Gradually she relaxed and she, therefore, travels around the world began to find a place where everyone is just like enjoy herlife. Everything seems perfect until she meets a dog who is behaving differently She'd help Mrs Russell with the baking and realises that when it might actually be a good thing came to stand out from Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the crowdfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007594151</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mo O'Hara and Ada Grey 1916459943|title=More People to Love Me Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - or won'More People t - go to Love Mesleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ' is a story about a little girl with a huge family'wails''. The sea offers to help. She has a mummy It rocks Baby gently and a step-mumthe waves sing ''hush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a daddy sandy beach and a step-dad and four brothers and sistersyou have the sound perfectly. She also has lots of grandparents: The mermaids join in fact, she has so many grandparents she has to have a special name for some of them – like Grananna, who is her step-dad David's mum'la lou, la lay... Given the size of her family, '' And for a moment it's not surprising that this little girl struggles seems to fit everyone on the family tree she draws at schoolhave worked as Baby closes his eyes. This upsets her Then a bit until she realises itseagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's actually better going to have a forest than a single treehappen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509821295</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Katie Cotton and Sarah Jacoby140639131X|title= The Road Home|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The year is winding down, and nature is beginning to turn her thoughts again to winter. As the leaves begin to change, and birds start to fly South, animals throughout the forest are preparing A Practical Present for this change in seasons. This book follows their trials and tribulations as they all try to take the road that leads them home.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808034</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author= Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton|title= Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky SchoolBriony May Smith|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing |summary= As a teacher and a parent, one of the main aims I have when it comes to reading is to promote a love of reading in all children. This can of course in general be more challenging with boys. Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton have created a wonderful book with two familiar characters at the centre. Their previous tales of Shifty McGifty were shorter books around 35 pages told though rhyme. However, their latest book, The Spooky School, at 124 pages, is perfect for the maturing primary school student (approximately 6-9 years of age). If these children had experienced the earlier books, then there is a feeling that Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have grown up with them. Although this book will appeal to both boys and girls, boys will particularly enjoy these fun tales4.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637010</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lari Don|title= The Dragon's Hoard|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= If you ask anyone to name a Viking story, legend or tale, my money would be on ''Beowulf''. However, it is not clear whether this was an Anglo-Saxon or Viking tale. Try further and search on Amazon for Viking sagas for children and you won't get very far. Until now, that is. Lari Don has written a collection of stories which bring tales from this historical era to life. Most primary schools study Vikings as a topic, so it is surprising that there are so few quality stories around for this age group.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806813</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Kate Prendergast|title=Dog on a Digger: The Tricky Incident|rating=5

|summary=IPhilippa Pheasant was 'm going 'tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to tell you a story the mayor about Dog, Man, Lady and the Pupproblem but didn't even get a reply. They all work Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on an industrial site - in fact Dog and Man live her tail feathers when there in was a caravan and Man drives problem which needed solving: she saw the sort benefits of digger which is dreamed about by boys large and small. Lady and the Pup run lollipop lady at the snack bar school crossing and one day as they're all having decided that she would set up something to eat, the Pup goes missingsimilar herself. Man Her uniform and Lady search everywhere but it's Dog's sharp ears which finally track him down - caught in lollipop stick were both a branch over a fast-flowing stream. And it's Dog who works out how little amateur to rescue himstart with but the benefits were obvious. I needed 88 words All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to tell you that story, but Kate Prendergast does it without using a single one - and she tells it in provide a far more engaging way than I could ever managesafe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646148</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sebastien Braun1776574338|title=Can You Say It Leilong's Too? Brrr! BrrrLong!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn

|summary=What most parents 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't tell you is that even need to go downstairs – they only have children for their own entertainment – simply climb out of the little tykes can be hilarious funnywindow and slide down his neck. One It's perfect, isn't it? What could be a more fun area way of going to school? There is when a baby starts to learn words – DaDaproblem, MaMathough. Soon they pick up seemingly random words Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – Light! Yallow! (I think that is meant he often causes damage without intending to be hello)and traffic regularly gets snarled up. Once they start looking intently at your lips as you speak you The school decides that he can start to guide them to words that you want them to use't be the bus anymore. For example, what language skills would they require if they visited Antarctica?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637177</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dorothee de Monfreid1776574028|title=A Day With DogsBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott

|summary=I couldn't resist love a good board book entitled ! ''A Day With DogsBumblebee Grumblebee'', not least because is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my idea of heaven, and I was intrigued by the subtitle first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''What Do Dogs Do All Day?play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. Well, when you open We have the book youelephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''ll get an answer to that question, although it certainly wonballetphant't be the one that you're expecting: these dogs are in cars, on skis, in the kitchen, at the doctor and in lots more places. ThereThe buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a 's 'fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a hint to the style of the book in the dedication: ''for [[:Category:Richard Scarry|Richard Scarry]]crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1776570987</amazonuk>......'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Yu-hsuan Huang1838226834|title=Sing Along Carried Away With Me: We Wish You a Merry Christmasthe Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=4.5

|summary=I'm not normally a great fan It was one of Christmas-themed booksthose memories we treasure from our childhoods: after the day theyan outing with our grandparents. They're a bit old hat - for there to undo all the adults if not for good that parents do, so the children, but just occasionally something comes along that's trips out were always so well done that an exception can be mademuch fun. As soon as I touched A young boy was going to the carnival with his Grandad, who told him: ''We Wish You a Merry ChristmasIt'll be brilliant, just remember, don' I could feel the quality: itt let go of my hand.'s a chunky board book with added extras. The fun starts on the cover: there's a slider (look for the red ring with the yellow arrows) which makes a penguin (I think!) and a fox appear and disappear from behind a Christmas tree. As the animals move you can see pictures of two more animals playing in the snow.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857636782</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=LamelliaOtter's Coat: The Kingdom of MushroomsReal Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Gloria D GonsalvesCordellya Smith

|summary=Lamellia is When the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a kingdom of mushrooms lying deep within protector. Water Spider received a foreststrong web that even fire could not burn. It is ruled by Polipoli Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, its big brown king. One dayunfortunately, a group from his mushroom army finds a human baby abandoned in not the forestability to use it well. The baby is hungry and crying He liked to trick other animals. What will the mushrooms do? Will they reject the baby as He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a member of race with Turtle. You might think that's not a hostile species? Or will they take care of it fair contest but wait and accept it see. Things are not always as one of their own? They choose the latter option, but they seem. I'll tell you how will a kingdom of mushrooms take care of a human baby? By working together, of course!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524634972</amazonuk>it came about.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Beatrix Potter and Quentin BlakeRob Keeley|title=The Tale of Kitty-in-BootsCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4

|summary=At night a serious Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, well-behaved broccoli, cabbage and (let's be honest) rather ''superior'' young black cat goes out huntingaubergines. WellWhen her friends at school turn up their noses, if we're being ''totally'' honest, there's a little bit of poaching in there tooLily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to eat. By One day she is Miss Catherine St Quintin, although poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her owner calls her Kittythat carrots grow on trees. Other cats call her ''Q''Infuriated, or ''Squintums''Lily checks with the teacher, but they are very common cats who explains that fruits grow on trees and Kitty's owner would have been scandalised had she known that there was an acquaintancevegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. The reaction would have been even stronger had she known that Jordan says, "I did try to tell her, Miss Kitty went out in a gentleman's Norfolk jacket !" and fur-lined boots. With a guneveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0241247594</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

 And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Neither can the flowers, nor the fish, nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Alison Donald Justine Avery and Alex WillmoreNaday Meldova|title=The New LibearianEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=For Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a job child that often deals with wordsdoesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, Librarian that is not an easy thing to spell. I often drop But horribly embarrassing if you let one of go at the Rs wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and end up everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with Libarian tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, explains that just will not dotooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} One simple spelling mistake can make a word {{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary= ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take on a whole new meaning; what would possibly happen if you spelt it Libearian? Is the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It's a mistypeworthy aim, or does the person behind the Help Desk look a little hairy to as any frustrated parent will tell you? . What big paws you have Libearian – all the better to stamp your books with.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862237</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jill MurphyB07GZ81J7C|title=Meltdown!When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton

|summary=Before I say a word about this book, I want to offer a few words of reassuranceMeet Fred. FirstlyWell, weactually, you've re going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all been there, cringing, trying to pretend that it's not your childtoo obvious very quickly. Secondly, it doesnBut I'm getting ahead of myself: I't mean that d better tell you're a bad parent - or, if you bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are, so is everybody elsegoing to warm to him. Finally there is nothing wrong He arrived as a present in a box with your child: they've just got a dose holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the terrible twos (or threes) or family, to the frightful foursextent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. It will passAnd that was where the problem started. HonestlyFred didn't have any road sense. Right? Are you ready to read on now? Good. Just take it steadilyOr brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406327913</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Bhakti MathurJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Amma, Tell Me About DiwaliEverybody Pees!(Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Klaka had celebrated Diwali and it had been great fun - a wonderfulCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, beautiful day and tonight the city is lit up by thousands and thousands of lightsas any parent will tell you. Amma and daddy had given many gifts But really, why shouldn't it be? We all have to their boy and Klaka and his brother had lit the earthen oil lamps known learn about our bodily functions just as diyaswe have to learn about everything else when we are small. They didnWhy shouldn't just eat and have a good time - they also offered their prayers for good fortunepotty training be as much fun as, prosperity and health to Ganeshasay, learning about why the God of new beginnings sun and to Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. But Klaka was curious: ''Amma'' he said, ''tell me about Diwali''.moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>9881502888</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Lou Treleaven Justine Avery and Maddie Frost Naday Meldova|title=The Snowflake Mistake No, No, No!

|summary=Princess Ellie lives in an ice palace that floats high in They say the best picture books are the skysimplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. Her mum  ''No, No, No!'' is based around the Snow Queen and they have a very special machine that collects clouds and turns them into snowflakessimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! Okay, okay. Yes, you may. The machine works perfectly until '' That's it! But, like all the day that Princess Ellie best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is left in charge – a veritable tardis - so much bigger on the machine breaks and Ellie has to find another way of making snowflakes. Luckily her friends inside that it appears on the birds are able to helpoutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848862180</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Oliver Jeffers194812467X|title= An AlphabetThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating= 54|genre= For Sharing|summary= Some might say you only ever need one alphabet book in Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a homewalk. Considering we have half a dozen (Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and, Sam is perfectly turned out as it happens, no little ones ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the top of the house) I would counter hill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. It's a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a questiondifference: how many words all the stallholders and customers are there in the world? Because when you only get one for each letterfarmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, you may find a simple book of 26 entries may not be enoughKirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008182515</amazonuk>What will they buy?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Judith Kerr0995647895|title= Mog TimeSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Sadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. 'Mog Time'Her class had gone one rainy afternoon' is a compendium of six stories about '<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>''To the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the beloved catoceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. It is One day she fell asleep under a beautiful, heavy hard back book which means glass case (it is perfect for reading together. The pages 's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are large so everyone can crowd round on show) and have a lookmissed the closing bell and the attendant's warning shout. It might be a little tricky for smaller hands to manage but When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that's not she could never have imagined in a problem as these are much better for reading aloud world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and enjoying togethertreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008183317</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Allan Plenderleith1782227741|title=The Snowman Strikes BackLittle Gold Ted|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summaryauthor=It's not easy being a snowman, you know - particularly when you are made by Ernest Green-Bogle, who delights in tormenting you. Sometimes he'd make you upside down or looking like a pig (it's just plain ''undignified'', you know). That's not the worst of it. He has been known to attack snowman with a hairdryerVanessa Wiercioch, feed his carrot nose to a rabbit and even encase him in a block of ice. The snow clown was ''not'' funny and the snow ice cream cone even less so. But one day everything changed when Ernest came home and there was a big boy with him. Ernest had a black eye and the big boy was threatening him.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841613932</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart |title=Little Monster Poppy Satha and the Spooky PartySasha Satha

|summary=There are spooky things happening in One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the world of books for children that can only mean one thing; Halloween water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the cornerside of the street. There are books for ChristmasFinding himself down in the sewer, Easter Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the August Bank Holidayattention of Reg the sewer rat, so why not some for who plucks him out of the scary holiday? After alldirty water using his cane, themes such as ghosts which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and skeletons are far easier to write about than traffic jams on the M6 he dries Ted off and spending time warms him up with your in-laws. One little monster has been invited to the type a nice bowl of spooky party that may just entertain your own little monsterbroth. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405277424</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mike Brownlow and Simon RickertyB08R7LXQ9S|title=Ten Little MonstersRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=Halloween Remy is a strange eventfeeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, it has together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been increasingly Americanised laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and sold has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to children as a fun day of scary activities wind up Remy when nobody can see and sweetsthen push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. HoweverSo, when Remy reacts, if you think about it, dressing your child looks as an undead bride or blood sucking vampire actually seems a little oddthough he was the instigator. These are And then he gets into trouble at school and the same kids that get scared teachers don't believe him when Brian Blessed shouts on TV, yet they are happy he tries to cover themselves in fake blood. Creating a book that is Halloween themed is a balance of making it exciting, but not scary; sometimes the books can be bothexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408334038</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Brendan Wenzel1471191303|title=They All Saw A CatThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival

|summary=If I told you that ''They All Saw A Cat'' This is a children's picture book about perceptionthe story of Isobel, you might be forgiven for thinking that toddlers were taking their pleasures a little sadly these days: you might be slightly mollified when I added girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in that it was also about a house - a very cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to put the natural world, but itheating on: ''s much better that I just tell you a little bit about Ice curled across the inside of the content window and Icrept up the corner of the bedpost.'m sure that you'll understand 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.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1452150133</amazonuk>