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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]==For sharing==__NOTOC__{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Fin Gypsy, Zoa Gypsy and Monika SuskaAdam Stower|title=The Dog Detectives: Lost in LondonMurray and Bun|rating=4.5|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=There are six ravens kept in 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 Tower of London 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 hold a magical spell which stops both use can chuck them out, not into the city falling into ruinregular back garden, but only so long as they stay in the Tower. So what happens when they decide to have into a game world of hide frightening adventure and seek? Luckily Detective Jack and Deputy Poco Locowhiffs. This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, The Dog Detectivesto be honest, are on hand but he's turned up and he'll have to help. Will they find all six before afternoon tea?do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848860692</amazonuk>0008561249
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Luana Rinaldo1732898766|title=Who Am I? This is My MouthThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=Who am I? Well, IWhen we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they'm a very sturdy board book, but forget any idea of just having eight to twelve pages with pictures and an elementary story re running for their lives in the youngest childrenForest of Fine Repute. On each double page spread we have an animal and a rhyme which gives a hint as to who Their greatest fear has come about: the animal might be – but the mouth obviously belongs to another animal altogetherSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. So – on the first page we have an animal with long teeth which are used to eat hay – but the snout is green and appears to be underwater! Pull the slide (Please don't try this at the side of the page and the correct body part appears along with the word 'horsehome: it won't end well.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408315092</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Albert Uderzo ) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and Renee Goscinny|title=Where's Asterix?|rating=4|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Following in the tradition when a ladder of 'Where's Wally' books here we have 'Where's Asterix?' moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. There are 12 different scenes from They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in the Asterix stories tangled woods where you have to find not just Asterix but a whole range of other characters hidden throughout as wellthey lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny. Turn it into a competition as you win a laurel wreath for each character you find!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444004441</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Andrew Weale and Ben CortB0CC9W7GLR|title=NoraOn the Beach: The Girl Who Ate and Ate Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and AteJenny Fionda
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|summary='Nora, the girl who ate Kit and ate and ate...' is a fabulously funny book. Before you even open Teal were just beginning to wonder whether itwas better to be at home, bored but warm, you can tell that Nora is or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a small child with snowy beach when a huge appetite as on large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the front cover her plate is piled high with all manner shoreline. On top of food that she appears extremely eager to devourthe ice was a polar bear. Throughout As the storyice bumped onto the sand, Nora eats more the bear woke and more but when she scoffs all of with wobbly legs moved from the 'hugest gooey chocolate cake' that her mother has just made, she is sent to her roomice. It doesn't stop there though as Nora hunts round Kit was all for more things to eat and I am not just talking about food. She eats everything including her teddy bear curled up in her mattress in order to make making a sandwich! After finally eating her clothes she lets out an almighty burp run for it, but Teal knew that has the most surprising but happy consequence for this bear was hungry heroine! She whizzes into Space like a balloon and ends up gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the moon which, of course, as we all know, is made of cheese!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390517</amazonuk>bus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep. What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ann Bonwill and Simon Rickerty1913839656|title=I DonLet't Want To Be A Pea!s Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=3.5
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|summary=Hugo is a hippo and Bella is a bird and they belong to each other Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because all hippos have birds and all birds have hippos. They are all set for a very special night as they get ready to attend she made the very exciting Bird-Hippo Fairytale Fancy Dress Party but first they need to decide on what costumes they will wear in order to go as a pairbest beetle juice. Hugo's first suggestion is that they should go as the princess He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and the pea but Bella does not want then gathered together his button collection to be a pea because it is too small and greenshow his grandmother. She suggests that they go as a mermaid and her rock, but this time Hugo objects had promised to take him to being the rock as it is too grey Friday Night Club at the local community centre and blobby. They continue in Todd was pleased about this way making and rejecting suggestions until it looks as if they have reached a stand-off with neither willing he wanted to give inmake new friends. This situation makes both Bella At home, his only friend was his mum and Hugo miserable though so at last they agree to a rather surprising and ingenious solution and end up having great fun at the party after allhe wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192780174</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=James Mayhew1529504775|title=BoyThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=Boy is chilly, Elsie and looking for somewhere cosy her little brother David loved to go to snuggle upthe park and watch the red buses drive past. He doesnElsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't want to share - he'd been born with his parents though so he goes off exploring by himself cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to find use the perfect cosy spotcoins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Several times he thinks he's discovered somewhereGradually, but then it turns out David learned to be where a sabre-toothed tiger livesstand up, or use the home of a woolly mammothbus for support, and walk behind it. Will he ever find Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and rusted, to the Repair Shop, hoping that the place experts there could make it so that's perfect just for him?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408314096</amazonuk>her grandchildren could play with it.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mat Head1529504767|title=Warduff The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and the Corncob CaperKatie Hickey|rating=45
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|summary=ThereSusan 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's trouble on Corncob Farmt have been kinder to her. A fox is coming round for tea and poor old Fefferflap is She even had her own room - all a flutter because to herself. Gradually she suspects that 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 all Mr Russell put the other farm animals, are decorations on the menu! Christmas tree. Can Warduff save The best surprise happened the day?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392269</amazonuk>following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz1916459943|title=Mad About Minibeasts!Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Is your little one mad about minibeasts? 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't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. Are they forever summoning you The sea offers to come help. It rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and see you have the spider sound perfectly. The mermaids join in the bathroom or the ladybird on the log? - ''la lou, la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. If so then this rhyming book is perfect Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's going to read with them!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309467</amazonuk>happen next.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emily Bearn140639131X|title=Tumtum and Nutmeg: Trouble at Rose Cottage|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Mysterious things are afoot in Rose Cottage. It appears that some new mice, one with golden teeth, have moved into the kitchen and are threatening the tranquil lives of Tumtum and Nutmeg who live in Nutmouse Hall. After some investigation they discover the new mice are town mice, intent on causing trouble. Will the children discover who has been stealing their things, or discover a way to stop their father from selling Rose Cottage before it's too late and their lives, as well as Tumtum and Nutmeg's, are changed forever?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405256559</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Francesca Simon and Pete Williamson|title=The Parent Swap ShopBriony May Smith
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|summary=AvaPhilippa Pheasant was 's parents like 'tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to nagcross the Old Oak Road. They nag her She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her spelling, about eating with her knife tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and fork, or sitting straight on her chair, or going lollipop stick were both a little amateur to bed on time.start with but the benefits were obvious..nag, nag, nag! But then one day she finds a card advertising 'The Parent Swap Shop' and when her parents nag her one more time she packs them off All the animals used the crossing and sets out Hedgehog was even trained up to find herself provide a new set of parents!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444002678</amazonuk>safe path overnight.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alexander McCall Smith1776574338|title=Precious Leilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and the MonkeysBei Lynn|rating=4.5
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|summary=Someone has been stealing food Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at Preciousthe top of tower blocks don' schoolt even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his neck. There are suspicions about who It's perfect, isn't it might ? What could bea more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, but no one is sure so Precious sets out to try and discover though. Leilong isn't happy in the truth as city: he's always having to just be careful about where all those snacks are disappearing off he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending toand traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be the bus anymore.. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846972043</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Marta Altes1776574028|title=No!Bumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=4.5
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|summary=I love a good board book! ''No!Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is all about one family petaimed at quite a niche market: it's desperate attempts to please his owners. He helps with for the laundrychild who still enjoys board books (er, tastes their food before they eat it see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to make sure ithave realise that you can ''play''s all right, with words and even warms up their beds for them before they go to sleepmake something quite different from each one. We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''.the poor deluded pup thinks The rhinoceros who drops his family love him very much since theyice cream cone is a ''crynoceros''re always calling out what he thinks is (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his namepotty changes into a ''sm.......'' OK, let'Noooooos not go there Some people are eating!'|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846434173</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rebecca Elliott1838226834|title=SometimesCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=4.5
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|summary=Clemmie is TobyIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They's big sister. Sometimes she has re there to go and stay in hospital. This story tells us undo all about the fun Toby and Clemmie have in hospital togethergood that parents do, and some of so the harder parts of being poorly tootrips out were always so much fun.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745962696</amazonuk>}} A young boy was going to the carnival with his Grandad, who told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Claudia BoldtB09MYXSRV4|title=Uugghh!Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith|rating=3.54
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|summary=I like it when I find When the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Water Spider received a completely different style in this genre of book as it reminds me strong web that picture books are even fire could not just for burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and'' the under fivesfuture. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, they can reach a much wider audience as not the ability to use it well as giving out strong and important messages. This book is an interesting one; it is obviously giving He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a very clear message about self perception and image, which implies race with Turtle. You might think that everybody is special to somebody 's not a fair contest but wait and you can see. Things are not always find beauty in the world, even if not everybody find beauty in as they seem. I'll tell youhow it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184643372X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Caryl Hart and Leigh HodgkinsonRob Keeley|title=Don't Put Your Pants on Your Head, FredCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=54
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|summary=This is a gem of a book Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. Fred just can't get to grips with his underwear; pants She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and vests alikeaubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, it's taking him most of the day Lily is keen to get dressed explain how good they are for you and it's going how nice to take much more than his sister's endless advice to helpeat. Caryl Hart and Leigh Hodgkinson have made a great job of turning what is just a nice premise into a brilliant bookOne day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Though some might suggest Infuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that pants have been overdone fruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the world of picture booksground. Jordan says, "I think I could find a few thousand five year olds who would disagreedid try to tell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408309165</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Bob Hartman and Krisztina Kallai NagyB09FFJF8YS|title=The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal Tales|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=If you want to know how the turkey got its spots, or what advice was given by a lion, or even why the tortoise has no hair, then this is the book for you. It holds a collection of thirty six enchanting stories that will answer these questions and many many more. There are well known fables from Ancient Greece such as The Fox and The Crow and The Boastful Toad, and many other traditional tales from countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Peurto Rico, Syria and India to mention just a few. As you would expect, with tales from so many different parts of the world, there is great variety within this collection which also enables children to read about many different cultures, beliefs and ways of life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745961312</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross|title=Dr Xargle's Book Of Earth Tiggers|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=We have met Dr Xargle before, telling his class all about 'earthlets' and 'earth hounds', so now we see him again bumbling through his lesson with highly amusing misinformation about Earth Tiggers, or cats as we like to call them. As with many books by these authors, ''Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers'' is very witty indeed. The illustrations are funny as ever Justine Avery and work together with the words incredibly well, as without the correct pictures, this style of books can fly over the heads of little readers.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392978</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Peter Schossow|title=My First Car Was RedKate Zhoidik
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|summary=A young boy receives a pedal car from his grandpa, but it's old, rusty and needs work. They tinker with it, do it up, and paint it bright red. Grandpa gives 'For the young boy instructions on how to use itbig, then the boy and his brothergrownup girls out there, Cornelius, go off for an adventure in the car. They careen round corners, barrage through wasp nests, duck low branches potty masters in the forest, and nearly go flying off a cliff, before crashing into a creek and pushing the car back home, exhausted.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877467685</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=David McKee|title=The Conquerors|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=The General rules the countrytraining, with his strong army and large cannon. The army stomps from country to country, conquering other people, until they"You Can've conquered all the countries except one. Rather than fighting back, this tiny little country treats the army as friends, welcoming them into their homes, with warmth and kindness.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842704680</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Fiona Roberton|title=Wanted: The Perfect Pet|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=What Henry wants most in the world, more than chips, more than t Wear Panties!" is a trip to cry (the moon, is a dog. He has 27 different sorts big-girl kind!) of frogs but they, he claims, are boring. What he really, really wants is a dog, toilet triumph and so he decides to advertise to try and find onepersevering panty pride.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444902628</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan|title=Get Well Friends|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Nurse Nibbles has a hospital full of patients - who can we see who is poorly? There's a hamster whose whiskers got caught up in his wheel, and a centipede who sprained 98 ankles playing hockey! Will Nurse Nibbles be able to make them feel better?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903810</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Mark Birchall|title=Copy Cat|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=''Copy Cat'' begins with the reader being told that:
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|summary=Dormouse is the leader of the woodland orchestraToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and it joke about, that is . But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time for the lullaby of the forest to begin. SoftlyIn 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 the animals play and off goes Dormouse to hibernate for the wintercalmly, departing with the strict instruction ''rememberfamiliar humour attached, WHATEVER you do, donexplains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: 't wake Mr Bear!'Everybody Toots' It's not hard to guess what happens next, is it?!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405249668</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=John Yeoman and Quentin BlakeB09BG8V3Q6|title=Beatrice and Vanessa|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Beatrice Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (the sheepEverybody Potties!) and Vanessa (the goat) live together on a farm, staying in the same field, looking out at the same view, and talking together about the same things day after day. One day they find they've run out of things to say, so they decide to take a holiday together.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392692</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Kallie George Justine Avery and Abigail Halpin|title=The Melancholic MermaidSeema Amjad
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|summary=Sock It''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! '' is a bit like the latest release in the ''PantsEverybody Potties!'' by Nick Sharratt, which makes it more series from Justine Avery. This series of a long entertaining rhyme than a story as such. Because fun picture books aims to take the pain out of this I'd say potty training children and replace itwith some fun. It's one to read together with your child when you want a bit of funworthy aim, as opposed to a bedtime story, as it has a very loud feel, with bright illustrations and silly rhymes to make kids giggle and want to join inany frustrated parent will tell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905434820</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|authortitle=Steve Webb When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Katharine McEwenMended|titleauthor=TigerbearPeter Cotton
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|summary=Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a sucker for bit more about Fred. Fred is a good bedtime story snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to me ''Tigerbear'' is just thatwarm to him. With the perfect tone for He arrived as a bedtime read, present in a small amount box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of adventurethe family, to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a nice rhyming pattern and friendly illustrations, I can see this book sending many children off to sleep to walk. And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't have their own adventure in years to comeany road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184939007X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Simona SanfilipoJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=RapunzelEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=A poor villager and his wife are expecting a babyCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. HoweverBut really, when the man steals some rapunzel from a witchwhy shouldn's garden and is caught, she insists that she t it be given the baby ? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when it is bornwe are small. That baby turns out to Why shouldn't potty training be a girl called Rapunzelas much fun as, and as she grows up she is imprisoned in a tall tower by say, learning about why the witch. Her hair grows incredibly long sun and the witch uses this as a means of reaching Rapunzel moon take turns in her room at the top. A passing prince hears her sweet singing and seeing what the witch does, also calls to Rapunzel to let down her hair. They form a friendship but before the prince can help Rapunzel to escape, the witch discovers what has been going on and cuts off Rapunzel's hair and banishes her to a lonely desert. The prince searches for her, albeit rather hazily, as he has lost his glasses. Will he find her so that they can live happily ever after? Well it is a fairy tale so what do you thinksky?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846432499</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Neil Griffiths Justine Avery and Janette LoudenNaday Meldova|title=Sneezy BearNo, No, No!
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|summary=At They say the beginning of 'Sneezy Bear', we meet Bear who is enjoying a soak in best picture books are the riversimplest ones. Although he would And nothing could be happy to luxuriate in the water all day, he starts to feel hungry so decides that he needs to go in search truer of some food. First he spots some tasty looking salmon but just as he is about to grab onethis latest from Justine Avery, he lets out an almighty sneeze that causes a huge splash which allows all of the fish to escapeBookbag favourite. Next he spots a cherry tree ''No, but before he can taste the juicy fruitNo, he sneezes yet again and No!'' is based around the cherries explode everywhere leaving nothing to eatsimplest text imaginable.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>190543426X</amazonuk>}}''No, no, no! Okay, okay. Yes, you may.''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rebecca Elliott194812467X|title=Zoo GirlThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=Zoo girl was not what I expectedKirelle 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. I was anticipating your average rhyming story aimed at preschoolers It's a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the usual obsession over zoo stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. What I got was a very deepThere are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, moving tale aimed above the usual picture book age that will resonate with people who read it from children to adultsKirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>074596270X</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Nat Lambert Sadie and Andrea Petrlikthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=Colours Sticker Activity BookMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice
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|summary=ItSadie's lovely to find mother always said that she was a book – dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and even better she loves to find a series of books - which allow parents and children to do something constructive together. spend hours at The first book which we looked Maritime Museum or gazing at was Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>''ColoursTo the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. On each double page spread there are plenty of things to talk about with your child, stickers She'd love to find and put in sail the appropriate spaces oceans on an ancient sailing ship and then a game or an activity to completewent back regularly. YouOne day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson'll find songs to sing, pictures to colour in s Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and join-the-dot pictures to complete. There are even some smiley faces so that you can reward your child for what theyattendant've achieveds warning shout. TheyWhen she woke (hard floors don're suitable for t make comfy beds) she was in the three plus age group midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and will be enjoyed by both boys and girlstreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849562938</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Robin Tzannes and Korky Paul1782227741|title=When Chico Went FishingLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=Chico wants to go fishing with his father very muchOne day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and begs him, but dad says no, he will make too much noise and scare away the fishwater is swirling. In the end, Chico sets out Poor Ted starts to go fishing on his own, spin around and around and he does really well. This is sucked down a very simple storydrain on the side of the street. It is accompanied though by fascinatingFinding himself down in the sewer, detailed illustrationsTed starts to panic. In fact''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, it is billed as a Korky Paul picture bookwho plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, one in which illustrator Korky Paul has done the drawingsmight look just a bit like an old cricket bat. I think this Reg is really interesting as often illustrated children’s books are sold on the basis a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of the author of the textbroth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192729942</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Richard ByrneB08R7LXQ9S|title=This Book Belongs To Aye-Aye|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Aye-Aye goes to Miss Deer's Academy For Aspiring Picture-Book Animals. Dontcha just love that concept? He's desperate to be Remy: A book about believing in a book of his own, but he's not quite ready yet. Miss Deer announces that there's going to be a very special prize for the most helpful animal of the week. However, as the week goes on, the parameters of the competition seem to change, and the Rabbit Twins are up to their usual cheeky shenanigans.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192756192</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewyourself|author=Jan Ormerod Mayuri Naidoo and Lindsey Gardiner|title=The Animal Bop Won't Stop|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=The words are easy to read aloud and would be fun, perhaps, to share with a small group of co-operative pre-school children and try out the suggested movements. If you want to get your kids dancing, this might not be the best choice at bedtime, and my boys are a bit wary of directed activity (so we exercise them in the park).|amazonuk=<amazonuk>019278014X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Sally Gardner|title=Snow WhiteCaroline Siegal
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|summary=Having read many retellings of Grimms' tales, it Remy is refreshing to read one that expands the story familiar into six short chapters while remaining faithful to the original narrativefeeling miserable. Gardner adds some detail to the story (the Seven Dwarfs try to protect Snow White by inventing some alarm systems to warn of the queenHe's approachlet himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and Snow White Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is making an apple pie when the queen disguised as an old woman arrives with the poisoned apple) short and has small eyes. They are mean but does they are not remove or prettify the more violent aspects of the story; the huntsman kills a deer stupid. They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and persuades then push him just that little bit further when the queen that its heart is Snow White'sother kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, and the queen is ''smashed to smithereens'' on rocks it looks as she tries to escape from though he was the dwarfs instigator. The prince arriving And then he gets into trouble at school and Snow White returning to life after the piece of poisoned apple is jolted from her mouth is the resolution teachers don't believe him when he tries to the story, but the dwarfs being the guests of honour at the wedding is a nice touchexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444002430</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Bedford and Julian Russell1471191303|title=Bouncy Bouncy BedtimeThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival
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|summary=At This is the story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very start of this book it is bedtimecold house, but before going because her parents couldn't afford to sleep, the author asks put the young readerheating on:
'Have you ever wondered what 'Ice curled across the animals do?<br>Do they go to bed like me inside of the window and you?crept up the corner of the bedpost.''
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 then we are asked they had to imagine.move to the far side of the city. This part of the city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405257423</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=John Hegley Nick Jones and Neal LaytonSi Clark|title=Stanley's Stick|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Stanley loves his stick and carries it everywhere. He loves to play with it and finds all sorts of uses for it. Forget all those expensive plastic toys; the stick is the best toy he could have. (It is nice to see a child One Night in a book playing with something that doesn’t cost money).|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340988185</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Laura Barella|title=The Little MermaidBeartown
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|summary=I've always found the story of the Little Mermaid to be a rather strange choice for a toddler's picture book since it doesn't Many children have the expected happy endingan obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Of course that means that usually the ending gets alteredHer favourite toy is Berisford, to make it palatable for little onesa teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. This particular retelling for younger children is unusual as it steers clear Every night, she looks out of a romantic happy ending in Disney-style her bedroom window and actually ends on quite says goodnight to the bear statue outside. Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, a solemn, sad notecolourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846433258</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}