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|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=This version of the bible for toddlers has been cleverly retold Murray is supposed to engage little onesbe a humble, with lots of illustrationstidy and friendly cat, pictures one who is able to point at sleep and eat and eat and words to learnsleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the two. It includes stories from 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 old regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and new testamentswhiffs. 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, from the creation but he's turned up and Noah through he'll have to the birth of Jesus as well as some of his parables and the crucifixion.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0745962068</amazonuk>0008561249
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Carey Morning and Alan Marks1732898766|title=The Shepherd Girl Adventures of BethlehemBirpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=The little shepherd girl is When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the daughter Forest of a shepherdFine Repute. She helps her father in Their greatest fear has come about: the hillsSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, tending the sheepspewing hot, but only during the day for sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at night she's told home: itwon's too dark and is sent to bed in their house to sleep whilst he watches over the sheep in the hillst end well. ) But one night she finds it isn't dark Fortunately, they were nearly at all, Nobby Lob-lolly - and the light from when a star is shining so brightly it seems like ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. They climbed up to the whole world is lit Tree Wee homes high up. So she sneaks out of her house in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and goes into the hills to find her fatherGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745962327</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sarah GibbB0CC9W7GLR|title=Best-loved ClassicsOn the Beach: RapunzelThe Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda
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|summary=Educators areKit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, apparentlybored but warm, concerned at or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. On top of the moment at ice was a polar bear. As the number of children starting school who don't know any of ice bumped onto the old traditional fairy talessand, so the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a run for it's nice , but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to see a new version of Rapunzel that is based be taken home on the original story by The Brothers Grimm. This is bus and given a lovely book to share good meal and stays closer somewhere to the original story than Disney's 'Tangled' filmsleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007364806</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Elena Pasquali and Giuliano Ferri1913839656|title=The AnimalsLet' Christmass Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee
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|summary=Seeing Todd was excited about spending the title weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of ''The Animals' Christmas'' I had expected this story dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to provide perhaps an alternate perspective of the Christmas storyshow his grandmother. However, although She had promised to take him to the illustrations have lots of animals throughout, Friday Night Club at the story itself sticks local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to the traditional tellingmake new friends. At home, with a couple of animal references seemingly thrown inhis only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745962491</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Joanna Nadin1529504775|title=Penny Dreadful is a Complete Catastrophe|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Penny is not really Penny Dreadful. She is Penny Jones. But when her encounters with a rat called Rooney, a cat called Barry and her cousin Georgia May, and her testing of a patent burglar trap and digging for buried treasure all end in catastrophes, is it surprising that she is known as a Disaster Magnet? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1409536076</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Brian Patten Amy Sparkes and Nicola Bayley|title=The Big Snuggle-upKatie Hickey
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|summary=The story 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 BIG Snugglethe park but David couldn't -he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up takes place on a was very cold snowy difficult. One dayElsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. The storyteller Gradually, a small childDavid learned to stand up, tells use the reader that because bus for support, and walk behind it was so cold he invited a scarecrow in to be a guest in his house. However Many decades later, living in Elsie brought the scarecrow's sleeve is a little mousebus, now damaged and rusted, so to the scarecrow asks whether Repair Shop, hoping that the mouse can come in tooexperts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392080</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Judy Bee and Little Pink Pebble1529504767|title=The Zoo Crew Play Ball|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=On the second weekend of every month the zoo keepers plan special activities for the animals and this time the San Carlos Beavers are going to show them how to play ball. Helga the Hippo hopes that she won't have to run because all she wants to do is wallow in the mud – which would make a bit of a mess of the lovely red-and-white outfit which she's wearing. Eddie the Elephant is keen to get all the animals together to make plans and discuss strategy. Lenny the Lion organises training sessions – but Helga really isn't that enthusiastic.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780920008</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewChristmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Jeanne Willis Amy Sparkes and Tony Ross|title=We're Going to a Party!Katie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=The animals are going Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to a fancy dress party! her final destination. But what is everyone going She needn't have worried though as she went to dress up as? Can you guess the home of Mr and Mrs Russell, whocouldn's inside each costume? t have been kinder to her. This lift She even had her own room - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. She'd help Mrs Russell with the flap book allows you baking and when it came to take a peek beneath Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the costume to see exactly who's inside!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184939122X</amazonuk>decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Carol Thompson1916459943|title=Noo-Noos!Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Almost everyone has had Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a noosqueakily baby. He's so tired but he can't -noo at some point in their lives; an object that brings comfort and solace like a dummy or a won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket or a favourite bearand ''wails''. The sea offers to help. Amongst friends It rocks Baby gently and family Ithe waves sing 've seen a variety 'hush, hush''. Think of such objects ranging from your typical teddy through to gentle wavelets falling onto a mummy's satin bra (it has that lovely silky feel to it) sandy beach and even, you have the sound perfectly. The mermaids join in one case, a bathroom sponge! This book depicts a variety of noo-noos and looks at their attributes (big''la lou, small, shiny, knittedla lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes.) Then a seagull '''shouts''' and also we know exactly what one does with them's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846431875</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Orla Kiely140639131X|title=Orla Kiely Numbers|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=This counting book (from one to ten) makes a nice partner to Orla Kiely's book about [[Orla Kiely Colours by Orla Kiely|colours]] if you're looking A Practical Present for a pretty gift to give to a new yummy mummy. The fabric cover is rather lovely to touch and feel, and the board book feels well constructed and able to withstand a bit of a chew from a teething baby.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405258551</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Orla Kiely|title=Orla Kiely Colours|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Orla Kiely is one of the UK's most popular designers at the moment. I seem to see her designs everywhere on everything from stationery to kitchen jugs, and now her graphics are available as a baby's book of colours.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140525856X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Saviour Pirotta and Mark Robertson|title=The Giant Book of Giants|rating=4|genre=Confident Readers|summary=There's a rather large giant's eye starting back at me from the cover of this book...I'm not scared though, because the book promises that the giant contained within is a gentle giant who will guard my room! And he really is contained within since this is a book set which includes a book of giant stories from around the world as well as a huge giant poster (over one metre high!) which is in 3D and contains moving parts!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405260084</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author=Caroline Stills and Heath McKenzie|title=An A to Z of Pirates|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Pirates! There seems to be, in my experience, an age at which almost every small child goes through a pirate phase. My daughter's certainly been there, to the extent that she had a full pirate costume, complete with a knitted parrot and a knitted eye patch (thank you Nanna!) that she'll happily wear around town. So if there's a little pirate in your life this is the sort of book they're going to thoroughly enjoy.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1921714220</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=David McKee|title=Elmer and Super El|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=In 'Elmer and Super El', Elmer, the patchwork elephant, is out walking when he comes across his friend Super El who is very upset. His clothes have been ripped by a thorn bush and he is scared that all of the other animals will laugh at him because he looks so shabby. Elmer knows that his Aunt Zelda will be able to fix the clothes but how can he help his friend get past all of the animals without being noticed? He has to come up with some ingenious ideas in order to distract the elephants, Lion and Tiger, all of the hippos and the rest of the animals. Luckily, clever Elmer always comes up with a plan and no one ends up laughing at Super El.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849393354</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul|title=Winnie Under the SeaBriony May Smith
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|summary=It is holiday time and Winnie Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Witch has found a little island with blue sea, golden sand and coconut treesOld Oak Road. She and Wilbur, her cat, arrive and find accommodation in a comfortable hut on wrote to the water's edge – just perfect for swimming. Winnie dives in and soon sees mayor about the most amazing fish, turtles, dolphin and coral. She wants Wilbur to see all these lovely things problem but, being didn't even get a cat, he is not particularly keen on getting wetreply. However, Winnie has an idea and, waving her wand shouts Philippa wasn'Abracadabra' and turns Wilbur into t a cat-fish. Winnie turns herself into an octopus and the two of them have bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a wonderful underwater adventure, although it almost goes disastrously wrong when Winnie loses her wand. Maybe problem which needed solving: she needs to think saw the benefits of an alternative way of exploring under the sea?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192757474</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Elizabeth Baguley and Marion Lindsay|title=Ready Steady Ghost!|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=We're introduced to a small lollipop lady at the school crossing and loveable ghost called Bertie. Even though he knows decided that he should be out haunting in the big dark woods, he feels far too small to haunt somewhere that is so hugeshe would set up something similar herself. He does creep into the forest Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little though and is pleased amateur to see a couple of lights shining through the darkness that he believes to be start with but the windows of a welcoming housebenefits were obvious. Sadly though, Bertie is mistaken and All the lights are actually animals used the eyes of a 'big gobble-me wolf'. Many times he doesn't recognise what he sees, mistaking a snake for a homely path, a dragon's breath for chimney smoke crossing and so on. Luckily, not one of those scary creatures spots Bertie and he is able to go on his way until he makes his way Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a 'gigantic freak-me castle' where things look to get even worse. However at the top of a winding stairway he discovers just what he has been seeking all along – a toy castle with a king and queen who only need a small timid ghost to make them jump!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192792644</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Michael Foreman|title=Oh! If Only...|rating=3safe path overnight.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=If only he hadn't met that dog who wanted to play with that ball, the Queen's birthday might not have been ruined and he wouldn't be the most embarrassed person in the whole world!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849393230</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jess Stockham1776574338|title=RumpelstiltskinLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|summary=Rumpelstiltskin is Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the tale of a miller city, picking up children as he goes. Children who is so proud live at the top of his daughter that he lies tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his friend and says that she can spin straw into goldneck. The king overhears this story but doesn’t believe It's perfect, isn't it and so orders the miller ? What could be a more fun way of going to bring his daughter to himschool? There is a problem, he imprisons her and says she must spin the straw he has left for her into goldthough. Distraught, she sits Leilong isn't happy in the room alone city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and cries. Just then, – because he's longer than a creature appears tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and offers her helptraffic regularly gets snarled up. But what happens next and what does The school decides that he can't be the creature want in return for his help?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846432502</amazonuk>bus anymore.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=John Fardell1776574028|title=The Day Louis Got EatenBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=Louis gets eaten by I love a Gulpergood board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but ithas mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make 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''s okay as . The rhinoceros who drops his sister Sarah has ice cream cone is a plan''crynoceros'' (think about it! But what will she do when the Gulper gets eaten by ) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a Grabular? And the Grabular by an Undersnatch? Surely this day can't get anymore ridiculous'sm.......'' OK, or can it?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390150</amazonuk>let's not go there Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Fin Gypsy, Zoa Gypsy and Monika Suska1838226834|title=The Dog Detectives: Lost in LondonCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall
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|summary=There are six ravens kept in the Tower It was one of London and they hold a magical spell which stops those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all the city falling into ruingood that parents do, but only so long as they stay in the Towertrips out were always so much fun. So what happens when they decide A young boy was going to have a game of hide and seek? Luckily Detective Jack and Deputy Poco Locothe carnival with his Grandad, The Dog Detectives, are on hand to help. Will they find all six before afternoon tea?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860692</amazonuk>}}who told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Albert Uderzo and Renee GoscinnyB09MYXSRV4|title=WhereOtter's Asterix?Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|summary='NoraWhen the world was made, the girl who ate and ate and ateanimals were given gifts...' is Bear was given strength so that he could become a fabulously funny bookprotector. Before you even open it, you can tell that Nora is Water Spider received a small child with a huge appetite as on the front cover her plate is piled high with all manner of food strong web that she appears extremely eager to devoureven fire could not burn. Throughout Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the story, Nora eats more present ''and more but when she scoffs all of the 'hugest gooey chocolate cake' that her mother has just madethe future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, she is sent not the ability to her roomuse it well. It doesn't stop there though as Nora hunts round for more things He liked to eat and I am not just talking about foodtrick other animals. She eats everything including her teddy bear curled up He was also jealous which was how he came to be in her mattress in order to make a sandwich! After finally eating her clothes she lets out an almighty burp race with Turtle. You might think that has the most surprising 's not a fair contest but happy consequence for this hungry heroine! She whizzes into Space like a balloon wait and ends up on the moon which, of course, see. Things are not always as we all know, is made of cheese!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390517</amazonuk>they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ann Bonwill and Simon RickertyRob Keeley|title=I Don't Want To Be A PeaCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=54
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|summary=Hugo is a hippo Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and Bella aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is a bird and keen to explain how good they belong to each other because all hippos have birds and all birds have hippos. They are all set for a very special night as they get ready you and how nice to attend the very exciting Bird-Hippo Fairytale Fancy Dress Party but first they need to decide eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on what costumes they will wear in order to go as a pairtrees. Hugo's first suggestion is that they should go as Infuriated, Lily checks with the princess and the pea but Bella does not want to be a pea because it is too small and green. She suggests teacher, who explains that they go as a mermaid fruits grow on trees and her rockvegetables, like carrots, but this time Hugo objects to being grow in the rock as it is too grey and blobbyground. They continue in this way making and rejecting suggestions until it looks as if they have reached a stand-off with neither willing Jordan says, "I did try to give in. This situation makes both Bella and Hugo miserable though so at last they agree to a rather surprising and ingenious solution tell her, Miss!" and end up having great fun everyone laughs at the party after allpoor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192780174</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=James MayhewB09FFJF8YS|title=BoyYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating=43.5
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|summary=Boy is chilly, and looking for somewhere cosy to snuggle up. He doesn't want to share with his parents though so he goes off exploring by himself to find 'For the perfect cosy spot. Several times he thinks he's discovered somewherebig, but then it turns grownup girls out to be where there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a sabrecry (the big-toothed tiger lives, or the home girl kind!) of a woolly mammothtoilet triumph and persevering panty pride. Will he ever find the place that's perfect just for him?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408314096</amazonuk>}}'
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=Giles Andreae Justine Avery and David WojtowyczNaday Meldova|title=Mad About MinibeastsEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=Is Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your little one mad word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about minibeasts? Are they forever summoning , that is. But horribly embarrassing if you to come let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and see the spider everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in the bathroom or the ladybird on the log? If so then this rhyming book is perfect to read with themher ''Everybody Potties!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309467</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Emily Bearn|title=Tumtum and Nutmeg: Trouble '' series takes aim at Rose Cottage|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Mysterious things are afoot in Rose Cottage. It appears that some new mice, one any shame associated with golden teeth, have moved into the kitchen tooting and are threatening the tranquil lives of Tumtum gently and Nutmeg who live in Nutmouse Hall. After some investigation they discover calmly, with the new mice are town micefamiliar humour attached, intent on causing troubleexplains that tooting is perfectly normal. Will the children discover who has been stealing their things, or discover a way to stop their father from selling Rose Cottage before Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots's too late and their lives, as well as Tumtum and Nutmeg's, are changed forever?!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405256559</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Francesca Simon and Pete WilliamsonB09BG8V3Q6|title=The Parent Swap ShopWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=Ava's parents like '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 nagtake the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. They nag her about her spellingIt's a worthy aim, about eating with her knife and fork, or sitting straight on her chair, or going to bed on time.as any frustrated parent will tell you. .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 and sets out to find herself a new set of parents!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444002678</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alexander McCall SmithB07GZ81J7C|title=Precious When Fred the Snake Got Squished and the MonkeysMended|author=Peter Cotton
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|summary=Someone has been stealing food at PreciousMeet Fred. Well, actually, you' schoolre going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. There are suspicions But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and even those of us who it might be, but no one is sure have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so Precious sets out to try that he could breathe and discover immediately became part of the truth as family, to just the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. And that was where all those snacks are disappearing off tothe problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846972043</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Marta AltesJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=NoEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4.5
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|summary=Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. But really, why shouldn'No!'' is t it be? We all have to learn about one family pet's desperate attempts our bodily functions just as we have to please his ownerslearn about everything else when we are small. He helps with the laundryWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, tastes their food before they eat it to make sure it's all rightsay, learning about why the sun and even warms up their beds for them before they go to sleep...the poor deluded pup thinks his family love him very much since they're always calling out what he thinks is his name, 'Noooooo!'moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846434173</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rebecca ElliottJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=SometimesNo, No, No!|rating=4.5
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|summary=Clemmie is Toby's big sister. Sometimes she has to go and stay in hospital. This story tells us all about They say the fun Toby and Clemmie have in hospital together, and some of best picture books are the harder parts simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of being poorly toothis latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745962696</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Bob Hartman and Krisztina Kallai Nagy194812467X|title=The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal TalesFarm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=4.5
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|summary=If you want Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to know how the turkey got its spotstop of the hill, or what advice was given by they see a big barn with a sign outside. It's a lion, or even why the tortoise has no hair, then farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the book for you. It holds a collection of thirty six enchanting stories that will answer these questions stallholders and many many morecustomers are farmyard animals. There are well known fables from Ancient Greece such as The Fox sheep and The Crow ducks and The Boastful Toadcows, goats and many other traditional tales from countries such as Japan, Indonesiachickens, Peurto Rico, Syria and India to mention just a feweven some mice. 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 culturesExcited, beliefs Kirelle and ways of lifeSam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745961312</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Peter Schossow0995647895|title=My First Car Was RedSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice
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|summary=A young boy receives a pedal car from his grandpa, but itSadie's old, rusty and needs work. They tinker with it, do it upmother always said that she was a dreamer, and paint it bright red. Grandpa gives the young boy instructions her mind never on how to use it, then the boy and his brother, Cornelius, go off for an adventure in the carwhat she should be doing. They careen round corners, barrage through wasp nests, duck low branches in She lives by the forest, River Thames at Greenwich 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 country, with his strong army and large cannon. she loves to spend hours at The army stomps from country to country, conquering other people, until they'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 kindnessMaritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842704680</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan1782227741|title=Get Well FriendsLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=Nurse Nibbles has One day, Gold Ted falls into a hospital full of patients - who can we see who is poorly? Therepuddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a hamster whose whiskers got caught up drain on the side of the street. Finding himself down 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 the dirty water using his wheelcane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a centipede who sprained 98 ankles playing hockey! Will Nurse Nibbles be able to make them feel better?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903810</amazonuk>nice bowl of broth.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mark BirchallB08R7LXQ9S|title=Copy CatRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
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|summary=Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''Copy Catagain'' begins . The school bully Jayden, together with the reader being told that: ''Cat was small his sidekicks Ryan and Dog was big;''<br>''and whatever Dog didBrandon, Cat did too''.' We soon learn that this involves very exciting activities such as dinosaur huntinghave been laughing at Remy, balancing on a high wire, digging for pirate treasure calling him names because he is short and deep sea divinghas small eyes. Although it is perfectly understandable that Cat should want to join in all the fun, Dog does start They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to get fed wind up with Remy when nobody can see and then push him always tagging alongjust that little bit further when the other kids are around. That is whySo, when she decides to explore SpaceRemy reacts, she makes sure that there is only room for one on her spaceshipit looks as though he was the instigator. You can imagine her annoyance though And then he gets into trouble at school and the teachers don't believe him when Cat shows up in his own spaceship and this leads he tries to her telling him off for being such a copycatexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846433673</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jill Newton1471191303|title=Don't Wake Mr Bear!|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Dormouse is the leader of the woodland orchestra, and it is time for the lullaby of the forest to begin. Softly, gently the animals play and off goes Dormouse to hibernate for the winter, departing with the strict instruction ''remember, WHATEVER you do, don't wake Mr Bear!'' It's not hard to guess what happens next, is it?!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405249668</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewThe Invisible|author=John Yeoman and Quentin Blake|title=Beatrice and VanessaTom Percival|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Beatrice (the sheep) 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 and Abigail Halpin|title=The Melancholic Mermaid|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Maude is a mermaid who was born with two tails. Her parents tell her it makes her special, stronger and faster, but amongst the other mermaid children it makes her an outcast. She is lonely, and she longs for a friend. Feeling sorry for herself one day she isn't paying attention and she is captured by a fisherman who sells her to a circus. On the same day that Maude was born, Tony was born in a cottage by the sea. He has webbed hands and, like Maude, is teased at school and left lonely and sad. His parents send him to live with the circus, believing he will be accepted and happy there but Tony is still lonely and he misses the sea. But then one day he is put in charge of a new attraction for the circus. A mermaid with two tails...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1897476531</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Neil Griffiths and Janette Louden|title=Sock It!|rating=3
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|summary=Sock It! This is a bit like ''Pants'' by Nick Sharrattthe story of Isobel, which makes it more of a long entertaining rhyme than little girl who made a story as suchbig difference. Because of this I'd say it's one to read together Isobel lived with your child when you want a bit of fun, as opposed to her parents in a bedtime story, as it has house - a very loud feelcold house, with bright illustrations and silly rhymes to make kids giggle and want because her parents couldn't afford to join in.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905434820</amazonuk>}}put the heating on:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Neil Griffiths Nick Jones and Janette LoudenSi Clark|title=Sneezy BearOne Night in Beartown
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|summary=At the beginning of 'Sneezy Bear'Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, we meet Bear who lives in Beartown, is enjoying a soak in the riverobsessed with bears. Although he would be happy to luxuriate in the water all day, he starts to feel hungry so decides that he needs to go in search of some foodShe collects books about bears. First he spots some tasty looking salmon but just as he Her favourite toy is about to grab oneBerisford, he lets out an almighty sneeze that causes a huge splash which allows all of the fish to escapeteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Next he spots a cherry treeEvery night, but before he can taste the juicy fruit, he sneezes yet again she looks out of her bedroom window and the cherries explode everywhere leaving nothing says goodnight to eat.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>190543426X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura|title=In The Attic|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=''I had a million toys and I was bored,'' exclaims the unnamed protagonist of ''In The Attic''bear statue outside. Rather than moaning about his boredom, he does something about itEvery morning she says hello to Bee Bear, so he climbs into the attic and into his imagination. He finds little creatures, miraculous worlds, an old engine, and a tiger to be his friend. He fills his day with miraculous and dreamy adventures, then heads back home to report back to his mumcolourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849392986</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}