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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]]__NOTOC__{{Frontpage|author=Adam Stower__NOTOC__ <!|title=Murray and Bun|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers |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}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob- Remove lolly -->and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. They climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=Hugless Douglas Finds A HugOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=David MellingChris Green and Jenny Fionda
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|summary=The fun in ''Hugless Douglas Finds A Hug'' jumps out Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at you. Literally. In the form home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of a Douglas puppet who arrives poking his head through silvery ice drifted onto the centre shoreline. On top of the bookice was a polar bear. He pops up on every page of As the ice bumped onto the storysand, sporting his red scarf the bear woke and his slightly dopey lookwith wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and as his body seems gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to grow with every page that’s turned, you just know there’s something special waiting for you be taken home on the last pagebus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep. Can What else would you guess what it isdo? Hint: the clue’s in the title.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444912674</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1913839656|title=Poppy CatLet's Counting AdventureCelebrate Being Different|author=Lara JonesLainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=Just how much can you pack in one short book? Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. That’s She had promised to take him to the question you’ll be asking when you pick up ''Poppy Cat’s Counting Adventure''. How Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about: rhyme (check), flaps this as he wanted to lift (check), holes to peep through (check), bright coloursmake new friends. At home, happy characters his only friend was his mum and a fun, educational aspect (check, check, check)he wondered why that could be. This book really has Grandma thought that it allmight be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>023075404X</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504775|title=Bob the Bursting BearThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Michael Rosen Amy Sparkes and Tony RossKatie Hickey
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|summary=I knew from Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the title this would be a good bookred buses drive past. All that alliteration Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't be for nothing, surely? Then I saw the cover, - he'd been born with a delightful bear wearing round wire-rimmed glasses cerebral palsy and an oversized bowtieeven just standing up was very difficult. 'Better One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and better,' I thought was happy to use the coins from her money box to myselfpay for it as cash was tight at home. And you'll be relieved Gradually, David learned to hear that stand up, use the story does not disappointbus for support, and walk behind it. This is one of my favourite books this yearMany decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and I have read rusted, to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it repeatedly so that her grandchildren could play with both my six year old and my one year old, both of whom enjoy it in different ways!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849396876</amazonuk>.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1529504767|title=Breaking the Spell: The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories of Magic and Mystery from Scotland)|author=Lari Don Amy Sparkes and Cate JamesKatie Hickey|rating=45
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|summary=I love folk tales and fairy tales and have a vast collection Susan was very young when she was evacuated from many countries London in 1939 and culturesnervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her final destination. Finding ones from Britain however is surprisingly difficult. I must She needn't have at least ten Asian folktales for every British one I own. Of course we love learning about other cultures, but children should learn about their own heritage worried though as well. While we live in Northern Ireland, she went to the cultures home of Northern Ireland Mr and Scotland Mrs Russell, who couldn't have intertwined from the first human settlements in Scotlandbeen kinder to her. She even had her own room - all to herself. In fact I would argue very strenuously that one of these stories is Northern Irish, originating in the Tain Bo Cuailnge, but in fact, many of these stories are told in more than one place, Gradually she relaxed and I do feel that the stories of Scotland reflect a part of our heritage as wellbegan to enjoy her life. Whether you live in Scotland, or simply have an interest in She'd help Mrs Russell with the heritage of this country, this book would make an excellent addition baking and when it came to a child's book shelf, Christmas Eve Susan and should be required reading within Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the Scottish schoolsfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847803423</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1916459943|title=Best Word Book EverSqueakily Baby|author=Richard ScarryBeth Webb|rating=54
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|summary=Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can'Richardt - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and 's Scarry's Best Word Book Everwails'' was first published in 1963. Over the years it has had a few minor revamps The sea offers to help. Some adults have applauded these as improvements to It rocks Baby gently and the originalwaves sing ''hush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and others you have bemoaned the changes as pandering to political correctnesssound perfectly. I for one like the inclusion of female characters The mermaids join in traditionally male jobs and, knowing the actual definition of squaw- ''la lou, la lay...'' I am more than happy And for a moment it seems to see it removedhave worked as Baby closes his eyes. Most of all I appreciate the inclusion of Hanukkah and Then a menorah under seagull ''Holidays'shouts', as I believe this will keep some children from feeling that their culture is left out'' and we know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007507097</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=140639131X|title=Alexander and the Wind Up MouseA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Leo LionniBriony May Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=When I saw Leo LionniPhilippa Pheasant was ''tired's name on this book, I couldn't snatch it up quickly enoughof nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. Leo Lionni began writing children's books in She wrote to the mayor about the early 60problem but didn's and many of his were childhood favourites of minet even get a reply. After having spent Philippa wasn't a fortune tracking down two out of print books of his, I am overjoyed bird to find one sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of his wonderful books is once again in print. Lionni had perfectly captured the magic of collage style illustrations years before Eric Carle came onto lollipop lady at the scene, school crossing and has such beautiful, timeless storiesdecided that she would set up something similar herself. His stories are always fun Her uniform and entertaining, lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but they carry messages of hope and kindness as wellthe benefits were obvious. They seem to have captured all All the yearning for peace of animals used the era in which they were written, crossing and the very best of human emotions without every being preachy or twee. In my opinion Lionni Hedgehog was one of the best children's authors of all time. He wrote books that fed the souleven trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397058</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rindert Kromhout and Annemarie van Haeringen1776574338|title=Eat Up, Little DonkeyLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|summary=Little Donkey wonEvery 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 eat even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his lunchneck. He reallyIt's perfect, really doesnisn't want it? What could be a more fun way of going to eat at allschool? There is a problem, though. So, without a fuss Mama Donkey packs him into Leilong isn't happy in the pushchair city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and off they go – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be the parkbus anymore. I wonder what she has in mind?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579335</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=It's Not Yours, It's Mine!Bumblebee Grumblebee|author=Susanna MooresDavid Elliott
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|summary=Presents are always special but Blieka’s new present is extra special. It I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a lovely red ball and Blieka is sure that niche market: it is most definitely not 's for sharing. This ball belongs the child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to Blieka have realise that you can ''play'' with words and no-make something quite different from each one else! . Time passes We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and the lovely red ball 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 rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......'' OK, let's not quite so lovely anymore. Blieka needs help but what can Blieka do now? Will Blieka’s friends be prepared to come to the rescue? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846435951</amazonuk>go there Some people are eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1838226834|title=The Weasel Puffin Unicorn Baboon Pig Lobster RaceCarried Away With the Carnival|author=James Thorp and Angus Mackinnon Ed Boxall
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|summary=I really enjoyed this book, but it is pretty clear It was one of those memories we treasure from the outset, that this book will not be everyone's cup of teaour childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. IThey'm just waiting for it re there to make an appearance on undo all the banned or challenged books lists ( I read them regularly and get many of my best books from them). Curious George has been challenged more than once for being having a pipe in one illustrationgood that parents do, but Weasel in this book is never without hisso the trips out were always so much fun. Coupled A young boy was going to the carnival with the surrealhis Grandad, psychedelic images and the dream like quality of this book - there are sure to who told him: ''It'll be complaintsbrilliant, just remember, but I don't think the author or illustrator will mindlet go of my hand. I can't imagine this book being written or illustrated by anyone who gives a fig about political correctness. And in all honesty, there is nothing in this book that children are going to take the wrong way. The illustrations in this book are not going to make a child smoke a pipe anymore than they will make them try to go swimming in the fish tank. But if you prefer more mainstream children's books you might want to give this one a miss.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909428027</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=We Love You, Hugless DouglasOtter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=David MellingCordellya Smith
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|summary=We first met [[Hugless Douglas by David Melling|Douglas]] when When the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he was simply could become a bear wanting protector. Water Spider received a hugstrong web that even fire could not burn. Since then he’s [[Hugless Douglas and Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the Big Sleep by David Melling|been to a sleepover ]] present ''and had a few little issues in [[Don't Worry Douglas by David Melling|Don't Worrythe future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, Douglas]]unfortunately, not the ability to use it well. Now he’s returning back He liked to his original sort of set uptrick other animals. This time, instead of He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a race with Turtle. You might think that's not a hug, he’s after someone to call his best friendfair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444908308</amazonuk>
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{{newreview|title=Things You Never Knew About DinosaursFrontpage|author=Giles Paley-Phillips and Liz Pichon|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=The idea of a dinosaur on a trampoline or playing football is just plain silly. After all, everyone knows dinosaurs died out yonks ago…didn’t they? Nope. No, they did not.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472319842</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewRob Keeley|title=Elmer and the Whales|author=David McKee Carrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5
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|summary=Elmer Lily loves eating fruit and Wilbur are spending some time with Grandpa Eldovegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, something lots of children will identify withcabbage and aubergines. He tells them that in his youthWhen her friends at school turn up their noses, this was the time of year he’d go down Lily is keen to the coast explain how good they are for some Whale watching you andhow nice to eat. One day, wellpoor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that sounds carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and vegetables, like a marvellous ideacarrots, so Elmer and Wilbur decide to grow in the ground. Jordan says, "I did try it for themselves. But it turns out there’s more to Grandpa Eldo’s story than he’s telling themtell her, Miss!" and Elmer and Wilbur soon find themselves on a wild adventureeveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>184939749X</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=Animal NoisesYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Nicola KillenJustine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating=3.5
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|summary=Sometimes a picture book comes along that is so beautiful''For the big, grownup girls out there, it’s almost wasted on slobberingthe potty masters in training, grubby-fingered toddlers. This is one such book. "You Can''Animal Noises'' is one of the prettiest board books I’ve ever seen. It t Wear Panties!" is a lift-cry (thebig-flap book girl kind!) of, you’ve guess it, sounds made by animalstoilet triumph and persevering panty pride.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405262877</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|titleauthor=Ten Little PiratesJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Mike Brownlow and Simon RickertyEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=54
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|summary=''Ten little piratesToots, trumps, sailing out to seafarts. Whatever your word for them,find us a child that doesn''<br>''Looking for adventuret find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, happy as can bethat is.''<br>''Are they hunting treasure? Are they going far?''<br>''Ten little pirates all But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, 'Arrrrrrr!''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408320037</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=The Little Ghost|author=Otfried Preussler when everyone will hear it and Anthea Bell|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=I have to admit I was slightly prejudiced about this bookeveryone will laugh. At you. The Little Ghost immediately brought back memories of Robert BrightJustine Avery's latest entry in her ''Georgie Everybody Potties!'' which I had cherished as a child. Like Georgieseries takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, Little Ghost is a wonderful friendly character, if you are looking for a frightwith the familiar humour attached, this book will not be at all suitable. But if you jut want a feel good adventure for younger readers, this book explains that tooting is just the thingperfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1849397716</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title=Mixed Up Nursery RhymesWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author=Hilary Robinson Justine Avery and Liz PichonSeema Amjad|rating=4.5
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|summary=Many ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children have a great fondness for traditional nursery rhymes and replace it doesNwith some fun. It't take long for them to know them so well that they can join in s a worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you are reading to them. They know that Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard and that Dr Foster went to Gloucester. However, what fun it might be to sometimes mix up these tales so that the rhymes become even stranger and funnier than the originals.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444904647</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Little Mouse's Big Book of BeastsWhen Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Emily GravettPeter Cotton
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|summary=Who doesn’t like 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 bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to jump? Jumping on him. He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the bedfamily, jumping to the extent that they would take Fred out with friends, jumping like them when they went out for a kangaroo – it’s all good!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184643615X</amazonuk>walk. And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Boris Gets SpotsJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Carrie Weston and Tim WarnesEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=The pupils in Miss Cluck’s class have an awful lot of fun at schoolCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. In factBut really, if why shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our schools were like theirs, you’d want bodily functions just as we have to go every single day and never make a fusslearn about everything else when we are small. The latest news is that Mr Gander from the farm is coming to visit! Everyone’s excited – everyoneWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, that issay, except Boris who asks if he can sit quietly inside instead. Miss Cluck is a lovely teacher so of course she says yes but in learning about why the flurry of excitement, no one really stops to ask why sun and the big, lively bear wants to miss out on moon take turns in the fun.sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192734164</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=SnowflakesJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|authortitle=Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen AndersonNo, No, No!|rating=2.54
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|summary=Mia is a little girl from They say the city who moves to best picture books are the village simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of Silver Vale to live with her Grandmother in the forest. The first question you might encounter this latest from curious readers is why this happens. And where her mummy and daddy are. What’s happened to them? Was it something bad? Did they just leave Mia behind one dayJustine Avery, go to work and not return? It’s not too clear and the opening picture which shows a little girl, all alone, looking out of the window to the city below, is rather sadBookbag favourite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407135031</amazonuk>}}
'He had munched breakfast'No, crunched elevensesno, chomped twelveses and guzzled the most enormous lunchno! Okay, okay.Yes, you may.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405262389</amazonuk>}}
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Momo and Snap are not FriendsThe Farm Shop|author=Airlie Anderson Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=54
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|summary=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 the top of the hill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. It''La la las a farm shop!''But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0995647895|title=George's Dragon Goes to SchoolSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Claire Freedman Maureen Duffy and Russell JulianAnita Joice|rating=43.5
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|summary=I would have been useless during Sadie''Take your pet to school'' weeks mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. The goldfish who lived with us for short moments of my life (and She lives by the entirety of their short lives) wouldn’t have been very portable River Thames at Greenwich and even if they had, they’d have been a bit boring, swimming in circles mouthing 'o-o-o' . I would have been immensely jealous of anyone who brought in a lively puppy she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or a cute snuffly bunny rabbit. As a bit of a trophy whore even gazing at a young age, I would have been very sad that I wasn’t really in the running for the ''Best Pet'' cupCutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407132067</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Jon Lycett-Smith|title=Moo! Said Morris|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=There was a little mouse called Morris and he was a very unusual mouse. Whilst all the other mice said ''Squeak'', Morris said:
''MOO!Her class had gone one rainy afternoon'' and<br>''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>''HONK!To the Maritime Museum'' and. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it'NEIGH!s the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and the attendant'|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909428175</amazonuk>s warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure.
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{{newreview|title=Blood and Guts and Rats' Tail PizzaFrontpage|authorisbn=Vivian French and Chris Fisher|rating=5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Despite a revolting menu with dishes like slug and snail stew or rats' tail pizzas, Billy Bone's café was usually packed at lunchtime. Perhaps because there was no other place to eat. All of their customers were male, because neither Billy Bones, nor his assistant Hank liked girls at all. A large sign in the window proclaimed ''Absolutely No Girls! But one day the customers disappeared - and what was worse, Hank soon discovered their customers had all been stolen by girls. The girls were very large, green and hairy but they were girls nonetheless, and their traveling cake shop had enticed all of Billy Bone's customers away.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444007297</amazonuk>}} {{newreview1782227741|title=Pittipat's Saucer of MoonLittle Gold Ted|author=Geraldine McCaughrean Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Maria NilssonSasha Satha
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|summary=Pittipat One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the little black kitten water is off swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the moonside of the street. Finding himself down in the sewer, brave Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and fearlessalerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, for he's heard that who plucks him out of the moon dirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a saucer of cream kind soul and he thinks that his brothers dries Ted off and sisters have gone up there without warms him to drink it all up! Off he sets to chase after them, determined to get his own lick with a nice bowl of the cream!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444904663</amazonuk>broth.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B08R7LXQ9S|title=Ruff and the Wonderfully Amazing Busy DayRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Jayne ChurchSiegal
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|summary=Ruff, a rather sweet little dog, Remy is a happy fellowfeeling miserable. He pootles about, busy all day long and singing little songs to 's let himself as he worksdown ''again''. The school bully Jayden, But sometimes he wonders what it would be like to together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have someone else to sing with been laughing at Remy, calling him. Busy making himself a new pond in the garden one day names because he discovers a is short and has small mouse who appears eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to be rather cross about someone digging wind up his home.Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around.So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the instigator.oh dear, Ruff! Can And then he help gets into trouble at school and the little mouse teachers don't believe him when he tries to find a new home to live in?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007483570</amazonuk>explain what happened.
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|summary=This is the story of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on:
''Ice curled across the inside of the window and 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 they had to move to the far side of the city. This part of the city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Day The Crayons QuitNick Jones and Si Clark|authortitle=Drew Daywalt and Oliver JeffersOne Night in Beartown
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|summary=Duncan loves colouring but one day he receives a very surprising stack of letters from his crayons. Some are quite contentMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, but others are really getting fed upis obsessed with bears. Red and Blue want a break, they get used far too much and are nearly worn awayShe collects books about bears. Purple Her favourite toy is delighted to be the colour of the wizards and dragonsBerisford, but he is rather fussy about staying inside the linesa teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Black wants to colour in fun things like beach ballsEvery night, and yellow and orange can't stop quarrelling over which should be the colour she looks out of the sun. Peach has had her wrapper peeled off bedroom window and won't come out at all now, as she is embarrassed about being naked. Pink however is says goodnight to the most upset allbear statue outside. Duncan has never used Pink once. Pink wants Every morning she says hello to be something funBee Bear, like a dinosaurcolourful painted bear that lives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007513755</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}