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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]__NOTOC__{{Frontpage|author=Adam Stower|title=For sharingMurray and Bun|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers __NOTOC__|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…|isbn=0008561249}}{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Gareth Edwards and Kanako Usui1732898766|title=The Big Animal MixAdventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-UpAlbanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating=54
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|summary=WeWhen we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're back with Big Bear and little bear again and this time, Big Bear is teaching little bear all about running for their lives in the animals from little bear's big ''Book About Animals'' as they are settling down for bed one nightForest of Fine Repute. But Big Bear keeps mixing them up and once again little bear Their greatest fear has to keep putting him straightcome about:the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He'This is a fishs right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. It has very soft fur. If you give it a cuddle, you(Please don'll hear t try this at home: it go 'purr'… 'Hang on a minute! A fish canwon't do thatend well. ) If it's purry Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and furryvines was lowered for them, it must be a.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. *open flap* CAT!'|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989890</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Amber Stewart and Layn MarlowB0CC9W7GLR|title=Bramble On the BraveBeach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda|rating=4.5
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|summary=Bramble Kit and her friend Twig love adventures especially when Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it comes was better to digging very deep molehills. Bramble leads and Twig follows whether they are diggingbe at home, wading through pondsbored but warm, climbing or rolling down hills. You would think that this brave little mole would be prepared to try anything frozen cold and she isbuilding sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. That is until it comes to food when she turns into On top of the fussiest little mole imaginableice was a polar bear. She won't eat pondweed soup because it is too slimy; four-leaf clover salads are too crunchy As the ice bumped onto the sand, the bear woke and she won't even try Mummy's hazelnut pie because she only likes berrieswith wobbly legs moved from the ice. Her parents try to persuade her to try Kit was all of this lovely food but eventually they get fed up of for making a fuss and just let Bramble eat berries run for a whole week. At firstit, Bramble is delighted but soon her paws look as if they have been splashed with purple paint Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and her whiskers feel sticky all then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the timebus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192780239</amazonuk> What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tony Ross1913839656|title=Little Princess: I Want to Win!Let's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=3.5
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|summary=The Little Princess always likes to win so, when at Todd was excited about spending the castle sports day she finds herself trailing in the running raceweekend with his grandmother, not least because she insists that they all run in made the opposite direction best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then she has least far gathered together his button collection to goshow his grandmother. When playing table tennis with the maid, she is always allowed She had promised to win. She is so used take him to winning that it comes as a big shock the Friday Night Club at school when other children win the prizes for numbers, painting, science local community centre and poems. It's especially disappointing Todd was pleased about this as she really tried her hardest in all of those subjectshe wanted to make new friends. However, some of her efforts are quite scary, unorthodox At home, his only friend was his mum and even a bit dangerous as she almost blows up the science labhe wondered why that could be. Luckily, there is one more cup and as Grandma thought that's the prize for 'trying the hardest', there is obviously only one worthy winner!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394024</amazonuk>it might be because he looked different.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stephen Davies and Christopher Corr1529504775|title=The Goggle-eyed GoatsToy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=Life is pretty chaotic in Timbuktu where Ali Haji Amadu lives with his wives, children Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and their many animalswatch the red buses drive past. They have one dangle-tailed donkey, two snaggle-toothed camels, three curvy-horned cows, four wobble-legged lambs and five goggle-eyed goats. That Elsie would probably be enough if race the goats were not so troublesome buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and mischievous, munching and chewing everything even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a bus in sight. At the insistence of his three wives, Fama, Rama toy shop window which would help David - and Sama, Ali Haji sets off was happy to Mopti Market with use the intention of selling the goatscoins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. It's a long trek but he finally arrives early Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the following morning bus for support, and tries to find someone to buy themwalk behind it. It's not as easy as he expects though Many decades later, especially when certain members of his familyElsie brought the bus, having followed himnow damaged and rusted, decide to intervene. It seems the Repair Shop, hoping that the goats are wanted after all even though experts there is always such a hullabaloo when they are aroundcould make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392935</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ronda Armitage and Andrew Gordon1529504767|title=Wave the Flag The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Blow the WhistleKatie Hickey|rating=3.5
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|summary=A little boy Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and his grandadnervous 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 - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and a spotty giraffe toy go out one day for a ride on a trainbegan to enjoy her life. TheyShe're off d help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on a journey to Blueberry Hillthe Christmas tree. What will they see? What will they do? All The best surprise happened the excitement of travelling by train are looked at in this story!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405253401</amazonuk>following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Lucas1916459943|title=The Lying CarpetSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Have you ever noticed that Much as mothers love their babies, there are certain processes which 's something they all dread - a child needs to master squeakily baby. He's so tired but which cause quite a lot of grief along the way? Most children are alright with one he can't - or two but stick won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on others - his blanket and they're 'wails''. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and the ones which parents come to dread each daywaves sing ''hush, hush''. Getting dressed is one Think of thesegentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and you have the sound perfectly. The need mermaids join in - ''la lou, la lay...'' And for a moment it isnseems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts'''t immediately obvious and - let's be honest - therewe know exactly what's not a lot of fun in it is there? Well - that might be about going to change with a series of books from Debbie Foy which inject some fun into the processeshappen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0750265817</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Charlotte Middleton140639131X|title=Christopher's CaterpillarsA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith
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|summary=Christopher Nibble, Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a charming little guinea pig, loves gardening with his friend Posiereply. When they find six munching caterpillars Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on their plants though they decide that they cannot stay and choose to keep them as pets instead. They make her tail feathers when there was a list problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the things that they think that lollipop lady at the caterpillars will need such as woolly socks school crossing and mini hairbrushesdecided that she would set up something similar herself. When they visit Mr Rosetti, who runs the local café, he puts them straight Her uniform and suggests that they get some clean jars, juicy leaves, twigs, and make lids lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with holes in them insteadbut the benefits were obvious. They now know exactly what All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to do in order to look after their new pets and they do – very carefullyprovide a safe path overnight. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192732315</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Gerry Boland1776574338|title=Marco Moves In (A Rather Remarkable Grizzly Bear)Leilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=4.5
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|summary='Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his neck. It's not every day that perfect, isn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a grizzly bear turns up on your doorstepproblem, though. Leilong isn't happy in the city: he' Yet, this is exactly what happens one night at Patricks always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he'shouse. The grizzly bear, Marco, has escaped from the local zoo s longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and is looking for somewhere to livetraffic regularly gets snarled up. The entire town is on the lookout and a grizzly school decides that he can 't be rather hard to hide. After a host of close calls, Patrick and Marco find the perfect placebus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847172296</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKee1776574028|title=Elmer's First Counting BookBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=It's I love a lovely good board book in the ! ''ElmerBumblebee Grumblebee'' series and is aimed at quite a lovely way of introducing niche market: it's for the youngest readers child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. We have the patchwork elephant although therewho dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''s only one of him . The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and as this then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a counting book he only gets to feature ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on the front and back covers and the first pagehis potty changes into a ''sm.......|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842706306</amazonuk>'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alison Murray1838226834|title=Little MouseCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=54
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|summary=It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They'Sometimesre there to undo all the good that parents do, when I am being very quiet and cuddly, my mummy calls me her little mouse'so the trips out were always so much fun. Although mostly, Little Mouse is anything but quiet, just as you would expect from a pre-school age child; she can waddle like a penguin, eat like a horse and splash like a whale in author Alison Murray's gorgeous wander through A young boy was going to the daytime exploits of an imaginative little girlcarnival with his Grandad, who likes to turn the plainest of activities into something fun and adventurous, becoming her favourite animals en route.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408316331</amazonuk>}}told him:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tariq Kurd and Laura RobertsonB09MYXSRV4|title=Otter's Coat: The Quest In Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Vest (Gordon the Goblin)Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|genre=Confident ReadersFor Sharing|summary=Gordon When the Goblin is more than a little fed up because he is so small and not big and tough like all of world was made, the other goblinsanimals were given gifts. They are all fearless hunters and go off on exciting adventures whilst Gordon is left behind. He decides Bear was given strength so that there is nothing else for it but to set out on his very own quest even though he feels very nervous at the thought of itcould become a protector. He approaches the chief goblin who laughs at him, before deciding to send him off to capture Water Spider received a dragon – strong web that even fire could not for one moment thinking burn. Owl had excellent sight so that Gordon will succeed. It does look like an impossible feat especially as Gordon does lack strength he could see the present ''and muscles'' the future. Maybe though Rabbit developed intelligence - but, he will be able unfortunately, not the ability to use his brains and charm rather than relying on brute forceit well. Will Gordon be able He liked to find a dragon and actually persuade him that trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he wants came to be captured in a race with Turtle. You might think that's not a fair contest but wait and what will happen if he does? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907762051</amazonuk>see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rachel BrightRob Keeley|title=Love MonsterCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5
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|summary=At the start of this lovely book Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, the reader meets a red googly-eyed monster who Lily is a 'bit funny looking keen to say the least'explain how good they are for you and how nice to eat. Unfortunately for himOne day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, he lives in a world of cute looking things which only make his strange unorthodox looks more noticeablewho tells her that carrots grow on trees. He feels lonely when he sees that everyone loves Infuriated, Lily checks with the cute bunniesteacher, kittens who explains that fruits grow on trees and puppies who live close by but no one seems to love himvegetables, like carrots, grow in the ground. Rather than be downhearted thoughJordan says, he decides "I did try to set out to find someone who will love himtell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007445466</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Bedford and Tor FreemanB09FFJF8YS|title=Babies DonYou Can't BiteWear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
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|summary=Hegley ''For the pony is excited. His mummy is having a baby! His friendsbig, grownup girls out there, howeverthe potty masters in training, don"You Can't seem to share his excitementWear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride...their mums are all having babies too, but they know that babies just mean trouble!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903527</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=Rachel Mortimer Justine Avery and Liz PichonNaday Meldova|title=Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little WolfEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4.5
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|summary='Once upon Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a time there was a Big Bad Wolf who lived in the woods. Well. Thatchild that doesn's not quite truet find them irresistibly funny.Funny to talk about and joke about, that is.But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. ReallyIn class, say, she was a Sweet Little Wolf who loved all things pretty when everyone will hear it and pink, especially fairy taleseveryone will laugh. At you.Justine Avery' From the very start of this wonderful book the reader discovers that not all wolves are big s latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and bad gently and is introduced to calmly, with the sweetestfamiliar humour attached, mildest wolf explains that ever lived. The only problem tooting is that her parents are big and bad and they want her to be exactly like themperfectly normal. This is why they send her out with a shopping list for dinner which along with the onions, potatoes and carrots includes Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots'one little girl (tender and juicy)'!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444900668</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Chris JudgeB09BG8V3Q6|title=The Great ExplorerWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=I really enjoyed Chris Judge's first book, [[The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge|The Lonely Beast]] so I was excited to pick up his 'Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest storyrelease in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This time we're following series of fun picture books aims to take the story pain out of a young boy called Tompotty training children and replace it with some fun. His dad, It's a famous explorerworthy aim, has gone missing at the North Pole and so Tom sets out to find himas any frustrated parent will tell you. His adventurous, exciting journey sees him facing dangerous animals and the treacherous terrain. Will he make it to find his dad?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394016</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Micah PlayerB07GZ81J7C|title=Chloe, InsteadWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton
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|summary=When Molly imagined her little sister she thought sheMeet 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 be someone just like her, but instead she got Chloe! better tell you a bit more about Fred. Molly loves Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to draw, Chloe loves warm to eat the crayons! him. Molly loves books, and so does Chloe but He arrived as a present in a rather more page-ripping way! This lovely story looks at an older sibling trying box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, to cope the extent that they would take Fred out with her shattered expectations of what having them when they went out for a little sister would be likewalk. And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0811878651</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jonathan Emmett Justine Avery and Steve CoxNaday Meldova|title=The Treasure of Captain ClawEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=This is the story of what happens Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. But really, why shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when two dogswe are small. Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, Oscar and Lilysay, are on holiday together learning about why the sun and come across an old treasure map. In their adventurous quest to find the treasure they are captured by pirates but they cleverly manage to outwit them moon take turns in a way which leads to a laugh-out-loud conclusion to the story!sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846167418</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Val McDermid Justine Avery and Arthur RobinsNaday Meldova|title=My Granny is a PirateNo, No, No!|rating=4.5
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|summary=It seems They say the pirate phase is something all small children go through at some pointbest picture books are the simplest ones. My daughter spent several months dressed as a pirate, completing her outfit with a knitted eye patch, which she asked my mum to knit for herAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, swiftly followed by a knitted parrot! It is rather fun to run around shouting 'Arrrrrrrrrr me hearties!' actually, so I can see the appeal. Anyway, this story caters beautifully for all the little wannabe pirates out there and tells of one little boy's granny and her secret life storyBookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309262</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Hiawyn Oram and David Melling194812467X|title=The Totally Terrifying ThreeFarm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=This story sees Kirelle and her best friend Sam the gathering together of three unlikely friends: cat decide to go for a dragon, a witch and a giantwalk. They Kirelle is dressed for all consider themselves to be TOTALLY TERRIFYING, yet when they meet each other, they're not scaredweathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they wander around together walk to the top of the hill, they come across see a big barn with a toddlersign outside. She isnIt't phased by any of them and the totally terrifying three soon find themselves entertaining her s a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a shoulder ride, a trip on difference: all the broomstick stallholders and a sweetly crooned dragon lullabycustomers are farmyard animals. It seems the three friends There are not so terrifying after all!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903020</amazonuk>}}sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Kes Gray Sadie and Lee Wildishthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=Leave Me AloneMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice
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|summary=A young boy sits in Sadie's mother always said that she was a fielddreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to every advance by spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>''To the animal friends around him he declares Maritime Museum''Leave me alone. Her imagination was fired. She' d love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. He finally explains that his problems One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are too big for anyone to help him with because his problem is a giant who bullies on show) and missed the closing bell and teases himthe attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the bully appears the animals gather together midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and tell him to leave the boy alonetreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900145</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan1782227741|title=Pedro The Penguin (Get Well Friends)Little Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It 's quite a deep puddle and the water is a beautiful Polar morningswirling. The sun Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is shining, sucked down a drain on the icebergs are glistening, and Pedro decides to start side of the day with an early morning swim! He gets ready to dive street. Finding himself down inthe sewer, tucks in his tummy, point his beak Ted starts to the sky, and dives high, high, high into the airpanic. But oh dear. He forgot to break the ice before diving in! CRUNCH! But don't worry, with a little help from Nurse Nibbles and his Get Well Friends, 'OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he'll soon be feeling better.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900226</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Kes Gray cries and Mary McQuillan|title=Zoe alerts the Zebra (Get Well Friends)|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=It was a beautiful day in Africa. The sun was shining, attention of Reg the birds were singingsewer rat, and all the zebras were peacefully eating their lunch. All except for Zoe who is so busy looking plucks him out for bigof the dirty water using his cane, scary animals that she isn't looking where she which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is going a kind soul and he dries Ted off and trips warms him up over with a teeny-tiny tortoise! However, Nurse Nibbles is on hand and with the Get Well Friends it seems that Zoe will soon be on the mendnice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900250</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kristina StephensonB08R7LXQ9S|title=Sir Charlie Stinky Socks Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and the Tale of the Terrible SecretCaroline Siegal
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|summary=Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The brave school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and bold Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and his companions - who areBrandon, as I am sure you already know by nowhave been laughing at Remy, his good grey mare calling him names because he is short and his pet cat, Envelope - has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are led careful to a castle wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that teeters on top of a hill from which strange cries little bit further when the other kids are heardaround. Sir Charlie knows that even So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he is a bit scared, was the instigator. And then he must be brave gets into trouble at school and put right the terrible thing that has teachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened in the tall, tall tower (with the pointy roof). And so our hero's tale begins…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405253975</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Adele Geras, Anne Fine, Henrietta Branford, Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman, Tony Mitton, Alan Garner, Berlie Doherty, Gillian Cross, Kit Wright, Michael Morpurgo, Susan Gates and Linda Newbery 1471191303|title=Magic BeansThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=45
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|summary=I was attracted to this book because it features stories from [[:Category:Jacqueline Wilson|Jacqueline Wilson]]This is the story of Isobel, [[:Category:Philip Pullman|Philip Pullman]], [[:Category:Michael Morpurgo|Michael Morpurgo]], [[:Category:Alan Garner|Alan Garner]] and many other prominent children's writersa little girl who made a big difference. I thought it might make Isobel lived with her parents in a great Christmas or birthday present (and it would). There's house - a selection of stories from traditional sources such as Hans Christian Andersenvery cold house, and Aesop, and I imagine that the authors were inveigled into writing for publisher David Fickling with a free choice of original stories. So donbecause her parents couldn't expect a collection or compendium, but rather an anthology of tales that have entranced and inspired these writers in their own childhoods – magic beans indeed.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857560433</amazonuk>}}afford to put the heating on:
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=James McKnight Nick Jones and Mark ChambersSi Clark|title=The Day The Gogglynipper EscapedOne Night in Beartown|rating=54
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|summary=One dayMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, when rounding up the rather dangerous and often very smelly Gogglynippersa teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, Diggle discovers that there are only nine she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the purple monstersbear statue outside. Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, instead of tena colourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849564507</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}