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|summary=Murray is supposed to be a humble, tidy and friendly cat, one who is able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two. But he's a bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but he's turned up and he'll have to do…
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|title=The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon
|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
|rating=4
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|summary=When 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 right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.
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|title=On the Beach: The Winter Visitor
|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda
|rating=5
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|summary=There's a Boy (who doesn't have a name) and a Dog (likewise) Kit and in the Teal were just beginning you get the feeling that the Boy would prefer to have next door's Dog who wins prizes in obedience classes wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and does clever things with the television remote control. That is until one morning building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when Boy opens the door a little earlier than usual and spots Dog getting out large slab of a limousinesilvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. In On top of the ice was a tuxedopolar bear. The he disappears into As the back gardenice bumped onto the sand, the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Boy's shocked Kit was all for making a run for it, but a few minutes later he goes to Teal knew that the back door bear was hungry and gave him one apple and whistles for Dog, who comes dashing in, anxious to eatthen another. At first Boy can't ''quite'' believe what he ''thinks'' he saw, so he determines He obviously needed to follow Dog be taken home on the next nightbus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1452161348</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ted Dewan1913839656|title=Something for Mummy (Bing)Let's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee
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|summary=Having a child gives you a glimpse into a world that you never knew even existedTodd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. Unfortunately, She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this not a winter wonderland hidden in a wardrobeas he wanted to make new friends. At home, but a world of children's TV charactershis only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=The Toy Bus (The mainstays Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=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 genre have still survived; Sooty, Noddy park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and Postman Pat, but who is RaRa or Mr Tumble? even just standing up was very difficult. One popular show that takes some getting used day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to is Bingpay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, a series all about a rabbit that seems David learned to have a stuffed animal as a carerstand up, use the bus for support, and walk behind it. There are seemingly no parents in Many decades later, Elsie brought the show as if bus, now damaged and rusted, to the town is one giant crècheRepair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so how come Bing and his helper Flop are making a gift for Mummy?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008212015</amazonuk>that her grandchildren could play with it.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=AinoAmy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=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't have been kinder to her. She even had her own room -Maija Metsolaall to herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the following morning.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=My First Animals Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Get used to two simple words if you have a childMuch as mothers love their babies, there''Whats something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's That?so tired but he can't - or won' You will hear it over t - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and over and over again''wails''. If you are lucky they are pointing at something that you actually know – chair, hat, my sense of regretThe sea offers to help. Sometimes they will point at something that is not too familiarIt rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, hush''. Here the parental practise Think of making something up comes into play – it's gentle wavelets falling onto a bird type thingsandy beach and you have the sound perfectly. Books that show images of itemsThe mermaids join in - ''la lou, colours or animals may seem la lay...'' And for a little dull to an adult, but moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a toddler learning about the world they are a whoseagull '''shouts'''s who of and we know exactly what's thatgoing to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847809677</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Quentin Blake140639131X|title= The Story of the Dancing Frog|rating= 4.5|genre= Dyslexia Friendly |summary= When Jo's Great Aunt Gertrude's sea captain husband is drowned at sea she is grief-stricken and, in despair, she goes A Practical Present for a walk alone. During this walk she notices a small frog on a lily-pad. But he is no ordinary frog - he's a dancing frog and the two quickly become good friends. Soon the duo are touring the world with their routine, spreading joy and fun - and carrying out the occasional rescue - wherever they go.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781125910</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author=Jonny Lambert|title=Tiger Tiger Briony May Smith
|rating=4.5
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|summary=Until you spend a day hanging out with a child you will never know how exhausting it can bePhilippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. As an adult you are used She wrote to peppering your day with little downtime treats; a cup of tea perhaps, a biscuits, or maybe the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a cheeky nap? reply. The kids I know have no end of energy and at best you will get Philippa wasn't a sip of cold coffee, have bird to give them most sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the biscuit lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a nap would consist of them jumping on your headlittle amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. However, although their enthusiasm All the animals used the crossing and zest may be tiring, it is also infectious, just ask any old tiger you meetHedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869444X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=DK1776574338|title=Baby Dinosaurs (Follow the Trail)Leilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|genre=Children's Non-FictionFor Sharing|summary= If you ever have Every morning Leilong, the misfortune to stumble across some brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as yet undiscovered dinosaur I offer this piece he goes. Children who live at the top of advice; tower blocks don't take your finger even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and track their spineslide down his neck. It's perfect, donisn't put it in their mouth and don't go following them ? What could be a more fun way of going to their parent. school? InsteadThere is a problem, runthough. Run faster than you have ever run before Leilong isn't happy in the opposite direction. The unfortunate thing is that anyone with a toddler knows, they love city: he's always having to grab be careful about where he puts his feet and poke anything – including terrible lizards if they got the chance. Better play safe because he's longer than sorry and just get them a book that allows them tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to get their dinosaur touching thrills vicariouslyand traffic regularly gets snarled up. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241273129</amazonuk>The school decides that he can't be the bus anymore.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jana Novotny Hunter and Paula Bowles1776574028|title=My Tail's Not Tired!Bumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=Little Monster I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is supposed to be going to bedaimed at quite a niche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but how has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can he, when his knees are still bouncy ''play'' with words and his arms still need to fly make something quite different from each one. We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and his bottom becomes a ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has lots of jiggling had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and wiggling left to do?then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it! ) As Big Monster groans and sighsThe pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......'' OK, Little Monsterlet's energy seems to have no end. not go there But will Little Monster finally wear himself out and end up in bed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846439868</amazonuk>Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Silvia Borando1838226834|title=The Hamster BookCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=4.5
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|summary=Look! You finally have your very own pet, a sweet little hamsterIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. You can give her a nameThey're there to undo all the good that parents do, smooth down her fur, watch her do tricks and give her some foodso the trips out were always so much fun. It’s not all fun and games A young boy was going to the carnival with your new hamster however! Of coursehis Grandad, every responsible pet owner knows that they need to clean up after their pet, if there are any little accidents...who told him:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406367729</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Meg McLaren|title=Pigeon P.I.|rating=3|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=The world of birds is in a flap. They're being nabbed – plucked from the air (or at least from their cages). Murray MacMurray'It'll be brilliant, the brilliant pigeon private eyejust remember, doesndon't want anything to do with crime now his old partner has flown the roost, but an eager and bright young thing might just about persuade him to take up the caselet go of my hand. But both will have to be plucky to survive the dangers it leads to…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783444835</amazonuk>''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Eric VeilleB09MYXSRV4|title=My Pictures after the StormOtter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith
|rating=4
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|summary= One of When the staples of baby books are those world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that look at oppositeshe could see the present ''and'' the future. This elephant is bigRabbit developed intelligence - but, whilst this mouse is smallunfortunately, not the ability to use it well. They help children He liked to understand the world around them, but can trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a little dullrace with Turtle. What about You might think that's not a more interesting book about cause and effect that looks at what happens before fair contest but wait and after an eventsee. You could start off gently by seeing what happens to items after a storm, but if you Things are Eric Veillé not always as they seem. I'll tell you can soon spiral into a madcap world of elephant stampedes and babies being bornhow it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1776571045</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kristyna LittenRob Keeley|title=Norton and AlphaCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5
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|summary=We 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 used for you and how nice to the world around us and every eat. One day take amazing things for granted; a sunset, or poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that cold bite in carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the air teacher, who explains that makes you want to go fruits grow on trees and walk vegetables, like carrots, grow in the dogground. To a robotJordan says, "I did try to tell her, our world would look pretty strange as everything would be newMiss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily. What would you think the first time that you happened upon a flower?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1471145778</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rebecca ElliottB09FFJF8YS|title=Dalmation on a DiggerYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating=43.5
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|summary=What's all that noise just outside 'For the big, grownup girls out there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the bedroom window?big-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''
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|summary=Bathing a child normally goes one of two ways; they love itToots, trumps, or they hate itfarts. Very rarely will you Whatever your word for them, find us a child that sits in the bath with a nonplussed expression on their face, suffering the ridicules of hygiene with an air of indifferent sanguinedoesn't find them irresistibly funny. You are much more likely Funny to have a child that splashes water everywhere in the hopes of finding talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one gap in go at the groutingwrong time. In class, or a child that say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will arch their entire body 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 hope familiar humour attached, explains that doing so will prevent them touching anything wet. A book that teaches a toddler how bathtime tooting is meant to be may just help your nightly routine, but also greatly entertain everyoneperfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1776571371</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Duncan BeedieB09BG8V3Q6|title=The Lumberjack's BeardWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=Jim Hickory ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is a Lumberjack the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of routine. Every morning, after he gets up, he does his limbering up exercises (very important for a lumberjack!), then he eats his breakfast fun picture books aims to take the pain out of pancakes potty training children and replace it with maple syrup, before finally getting his trusty axe and heading out into the forestsome fun. One day, however, this routine becomes interrupted when he hears someone peck-pecking at his door, only to discover itIt's a small owl who has been made homeless by Jim's tree fellingworthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. Jim allows the owl to set up home in his big bushy beard, without realising just quite what he is letting himself in for…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783706880</amazonuk>.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Michael Rosen When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Tony RossMended|titleauthor=Barking for BagelsPeter Cotton
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|summary=Meet Fred. Well, actually, you''Barking re going to be meeting Fred-Fred for Bagelsreasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I' d better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is the story a snake and even those of Schnipp the dog, us who loves her owners very much, though she does find their snickering have a little annoying from time phobia about snakes are going to timewarm to him. One dayHe arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, whilst to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk in . And that was where the park, she starts to run away, and she finds that once she starts running she canproblem started. Fred didn't stop, and she runs and she runs until she finds Bessie the Bagel lady and thus discovers her new favourite food, and her new homehave any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178344505X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Steve AntonyJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Thank You, Mr PandaEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=Mr Panda is back! And this timeCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, rather than his box of doughnutsas any parent will tell you. But really, he has a large pile of presents for why shouldn't it be? We all of his friendshave to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. Accompanied by his friendWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, the ring-tailed Limasay, he goes around giving out learning about why the presents, whilst Lima helpfully reminds everyone on sun and the receiving end that ''it's the thought that counts'' since it moon take turns out that Mr Panda is perhaps not in the best judge of gift giving!sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>144492785X</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Greg Gormley Justine Avery and Steven LentonNaday Meldova|title=Fairytale Frankie and the Mermaid EscapadeNo, No, No!
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|summary=If you think about it enough it is amazing how many characters in fairytales They say the best picture books are thickthe simplest ones. How long would it take you to figure out that was not your NanAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, but a wolf? OrBookbag favourite. ''No, how many people would decide to start eating a house that appears to be made out of gingerbreadNo, but No!'' is overseen by what looks like a crazy lady? Nopebased around the simplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! Okay, okay. Yes, the only reason that fairytale characters make you may.'' That's it half ! But, like all the time best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is because a sensible and brave character saves veritable tardis - so much bigger on the day; an intelligent brick laying pig, or a feisty woodsman. Your average story dweller needs a guardian angel and this may just come in inside that it appears on the form of Fairytale Frankieoutside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408333872</amazonuk>1638820457
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sophy Henn194812467X|title=Edie|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Edie is a gorgeous little girl and with the sort of nature which we all hope that our children will have in abundance. She's just so ''helpful''. For instance, she's gets up extra early herself just so that she can make certain that everybody else in the house gets up in good time. The cymbals work well on her brother, but if not, dragging him out of bed usually achieves the desired result. As for her parents, playing her guitar and serenading them usually does the trick. She's an independent young lady and likes to dress herself. It's not ''exactly'' school uniform and her mother might well be wondering where some of her clothes have got to - but what's a girl to do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141365005</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewFarm Shop|author= Roger Hargreaves|title= My Mummy|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In ''My Mummy'' we learn of all the ways Mummy is wonderful. And, funnily enough, her positive attributes are quite a lot like those singular, nominal traits beheld by certain Little Misses. For example, she is happy like Little Miss Sunshine, she is curious about things like, erm, Little Miss Curious, and she enjoys her cakeDevon Avery, just like Little Miss Greedy. Ooops.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405285508</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Wendy Meddour and Rebecca Ashdown|title=The Glump Justine Avery and the Peeble Ema Tepic|rating=34
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|summary=When does someone learn who they truly are? As Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a baby, you don't know what your feet are, so any sense of true self-discovery walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is going to at least wait until you are perfectly turned out of nappiesas ever in his smart grey fur coat. As a child you start they walk to see the worldtop of the hill, but most of us only they see our part in ita big barn with a sign outside. Enter your teenage years and twenties and you start to understand what role you play in life, but do you really know yourself? If you are lucky, very lucky, you may start to figure stuff out in your thirties and know who you are and what you want to do. Things may have happened It's a farm shop! But this is a little quicker if you had read more books as farm shop with a child difference: all about being whomever you want to bethe stallholders and customers are farmyard animals.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807100</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=George Szirtes There are sheep and Tim Archbold|title=How to be a Tiger|rating=4.5|genre=Children's Rhymes ducks and Verse|summary=''Wet againcows, yet again! Down it dripsgoats and chickens, little fingertipsand even some mice. Excited, tapping Kirelle and snapping as if the rain were cross.''<br>''See the branches toss? See the puddles grow? Has it stopped raining?NOSam go shopping.''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ellie Sandall 0995647895|title=Everybunny Dance |rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Children's book have a long history of the lion lying down with the lamb when most adults understand that the only thing that the lamb would be lying on is the lining of the lion's stomach. However, there is plenty of time to learn about what creature eats what creature Sadie and perhaps we should just allow children to imagine that bunnies like to dance the night away and perhaps even get along with a fox.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444919865</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewSea Dogs|author=Carna Brooks|title=What are Aunties Made Of?Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice
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|summary=We all know what little boys and girls are made of, although I have to confess to having Sadie's mother always been just said that she was a little bit jealous of dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the puppy dog tails River Thames at Greenwich and quite willing she loves to pass on the sugar, spice, slugs and snailsspend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. But what are ''aunties'' made of? Could it be:
''Smelly old cars and old milk jars?Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''Or fragrances of lavender and roses When all the houses cowered in our noses?the gloom,''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524666424</amazonukbr>}}{{newreview|author=Carol Ann Duffy and Lydia Monks|title=Queen Munch and Queen Nibble|rating=4''To the Maritime Museum''.5|genre=For Sharing |summary=Queen Munch and Queen Nibble are two very different queens, in two very different kingdomsHer imagination was fired. Queen Munch, as you might imagine from her name, really loves her foodShe'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. Her Saturdays begin with One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it'The Munching of s the Breakfastone where Nelson' which is a grand extravaganza that her people all come s Trafalgar breeches are on show) and watch involving a grand setting, missed the Royal Musicians playing closing bell and the attendant'Queen Munch Tunes warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don', dancing and an important reader of the menu, a delicious breakfast all finished off with a nice belch from the Queen! Queen Nibble, then, is much t make comfy beds) she was in the opposite midst of Queen Munch. She is tall and ''as pale as an adventure that she could never have imagined in a stick world of celery''! She lives alonedolphins, barely eatspirates, but she makes beautiful jewellry from raindropsmermaids and treasure. One day, Queen Munch invites Queen Nibble over for a visit, and what will happen when these two extremely different rulers come together?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509829261</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Julian Gough and Jim Field1782227741|title=Rabbit Little Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Bear: The Pest in the NestSasha Satha
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|summary=Getting One day, Gold Ted falls into a new pet puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is rife with things that you have swirling. Poor Ted starts to dospin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of the street. Finding himself Where will they sleep? What will they eat? Anddown in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of coursethe dirty water using his cane, what on Earth are you going to call them? Giving which might look just a pet the right name when they are tiny can be bit like an issue in itself – old cricket bat. Reg is a cute fluffy dog can grow into kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a massive hound called Fluffy, or you could call your male cat Clairenice bowl of broth. Perhaps it would help if the animal itself could tell you what name they want?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471124134</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar B08R7LXQ9S|title=That's Not How You Do It! Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
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|summary=Lucy the cat knows how to do everything. Yes, she Remy is one of those dreadful know-it-alls who can build a tower, play the xylophone, eat with a knife and forkfeeling miserable...you name it, she can do it! Everyone knows that sheHe's the best at all of these things, so shelet himself down ''again''s the one they go to if they need help. The school bully Jayden, One daytogether with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, howeverhave been laughing at Remy, there's a new panda in town, Toshi, and Lucy watches calling him and sees that names because he doesn't know how to do anything right at all! His music is strange, short and he eats differently has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to everyone elsewind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. So, and when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the instigator. And then he can't make paper stars, only some weird-looking bird! Lucy finds this more gets into trouble at school and more frustrating until she suddenly canthe teachers don't contain herself any longer and she tells Toshi that believe him when he's doing everything wrong…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846439280</amazonuk>tries to explain what happened.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rebecca Lisle and Richard Watson1471191303|title=Stone UnderpantsThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=45
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|summary=Poor Pod has a chilly bottom! His leafy clothing This is just not cutting itthe story of Isobel, and he needs to find an alternativea little girl who made a big difference. But what can he use to make himself some pants? This is Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a madcap story that will see Pod wearing everything from stone pants to feather pants, to even, in desperation I suspectvery cold house, some pants made from spiderbecause her parents couldn's webs! Will he ever manage t afford to find something suitable to make his pants from?put the heating on:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862210</amazonuk>}}''Ice curled across the inside of the window and crept up the corner of the bedpost.''{{newreview|author=Kyo Maclear and Julia Sarda|title=The Liszts|rating=3|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=When you read enough childrenfamily didn's books you start to be able t go to pick up patterns in the genrecinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. There are books that are aimed at Then the child alone and alienate day came when they couldn't afford the adult and there are those that cater rent for both. Perhaps the oddest grouping is those children's books that are seemingly designed for adults house and they had to enjoy and do not appeal move to children. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783445157</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Kurt Vonnegut and Ivan Chermayeff|title= Sun Moon Star|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In his own delightfully imaginative way Kurt Vonnegut tells the story far side of the birth of Christ in this unique and long out of print children's bookcity. Told from the perspective This part of the new born infant in his first hours of birthcity was cold, this charming little story feels different to other children's Christmas books whilst at the same time goes back to the basics in exploring the true nature of Christmassad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1609807243</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Gwen Jackson Nick Jones and Lissa CalvertSi Clark|title=Lump Lump and the Blanket of Dreams: Inspired by Navajo Culture and FolkloreOne Night in Beartown
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|summary=In the fir tree in the forest there were two holes: in the small hole at the top Blue Bird lived, but the big holeMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in the ground below the fir tree was the home of Mother Bear and her little bearBeartown, Lump Lumpis obsessed with bears. It was coming to the time when She collects books about bears should be hibernating. Her favourite toy is Berisford, but Lump Lump wanted to run in the forest and eat more honey. Somehow he didn't think that sleeping could be ''that'' much fun. Blue Bird sang him a song about a blanket of dreams and Lump Lump ''had'' to have oneteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. There was a snag though - before the blanket could be woven Lump Lump had to collect the white light of morningEvery night, the red light she looks out of evening, the falling rain and the rainbow for Spider Woman to weave into his blanket.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1460299299</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Gary Sheppard and Tim Budgen|title=As Nice as Pie |rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=The day that you build that bird table her bedroom window and set out some nuts you are unwittingly creating a millstone for your own neck. From now on your inner voice is going to keep telling you says goodnight to keep the food topped upbear statue outside. What will happen Every morning she says hello to those poor little birdies should they go withoutBee Bear, will you be to blame for their hunger? Worse than the voice in your head is if the birds themselves started to demand more food. Could you deal with a cheeky chaffinch or a rabid robin? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862229</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lina Sunderland and Daniel Egneus|title= Raven Child and the Snow Witch|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= A beautiful story of hope, family and love. In the frozen north and safe away from the icy wilderness, young Anya colourful painted bear that lives a happy care-free life in the Snow Garden. She plays, she is at one with the animals and she dreams. On one day, no different from any other, Anya’s mother sets off on a journey to the glacier to collect a special flower to plant in the Snow Garden. Anya waits for her mother’s return and keeps busy throughout the dayschool. After a long while of waiting Anya falls asleep and dreams of a terrible event involving the most dreadful enchantress of them all – the Snow Witch. From here She even has bears on, Anya becomes determined to find and save her mother but she has no idea what lies ahead. Can Anya pit her wills against the frozen wilderness, the wild wolves and ultimately the Snow Witch herself?bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783704187</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}} {{newreview|author= Surya Sajnani|title= Farm|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= In this sturdy, interactive board book little ones have clues to animals you might find on the farm, and can then slide the pieces of picture round Move on the facing page to uncover the answer.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178493660X</amazonuk>}}[[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]