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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rob Biddulph Adam Stower|title=Grrrrr! 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
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|summary= Fred has won the contest When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for best bear their lives in the wood for three years in a rowForest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's the best right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at everything from catching fishhome: it won't end well.) Fortunately, doing the hulathey were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly -hoop and scaring humans, to the all-important growling competition. But everything changes when another bear arrives and decides to enter the contest. Fred's no longer the best bear in town a ladder of moss andvines was lowered for them, to make matters worse, he's lost his 'Grrrrr'they escaped. Fred's going They climbed up to need help to find his 'Grrrr' the Tree Wee homes high up in time for the start of the competitiontangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny. But will the other animals want to help him look given he's been too busy training to make friends?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007594127</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane ChapmanB0CC9W7GLR|title=No More Cuddles!On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda|rating=4.5
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|summary=Ah, what a problem Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it can was better to beat home, bored but warm, to be just so snuggly that people can't stop cuddling you! or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. This is poor Barry's problemOn top of the ice was a polar bear. A solitary monster by natureAs the ice bumped onto the sand, he does like cuddles of coursethe bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but too much of anything can become trying, Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and so when he is leaped then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on by all the other little forest animals every single morning, he wonders if perhaps there is some way bus and given a good meal and somewhere to transfer their cuddles to someone sleep. What elsewould you do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691475</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emma Carlisle1913839656|title=Lion PracticeLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5
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|summary=Laura loves practising at being different kinds Todd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of animalsdungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. As well as being a kangaroo and an elephant, she's an expert at being a crocodile (much She had promised to take him to the other children's dismay in Friday Night Club at the swimming pool!) local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. But one day she decides At home, his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it's time for lion practice, and this is the day when her parents think her imagination has gone just a little too far…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144725743X</amazonuk>might be because he looked different.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kristina Stephenson1529504775|title=Molly Maybe's Monsters: The Dappity DooferToy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey
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|summary=Molly Maybe lives in Smallsbury, a ''snoringly, boringly, ordinary place'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 park but David couldn' t - well, it is until you discover the townhe's best kept secretd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. But before we talk about that, let me tell you about Molly's treehouse, where she One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her dog, Waggy Burns, can look out over her neighbours' gardensmoney box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Mr Bottomly Brown is doing some digging (it's going Gradually, David learned to be a pond) stand up, use the bus for support, and he's discovered something rather peculiar: walk behind it looks like a small statue. Three days Many decades later , Elsie brought the statue is in place in bus, now damaged and rusted, to the middle of Repair Shop, hoping that the pond but that's not what's making Mr Brown angry - experts there are piles of soil all over his perfect lawn. He's convinced could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it's moles, but Molly has spotted a claw and she knows better.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471121070</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emily Gravett1529504767|title=Bear The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Hare: Where's Bear?Katie Hickey
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|summary=Bear Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and Hare are playing hide and seek. Hare covers his eyes, turns nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to face the wall, counts slowly to ten and then goes looking for Bearher final destination. Unfortunately heShe needn's tried t have worried though as she went to hide ''behind'' and ''under'' the standard lamp home of Mr and heMrs Russell, who couldn's not ''exactly'' invisiblet have been kinder to her. Well, let's be honest She even had her own room - he looks as though he's wearing a very strange hatall to herself. Still, we can always have another go, can't we? This time, after the ritual counting, Bear is behind a (very small) pile of books. OK, one more time? This time it's the fish tankGradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. IShe'd like help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to be able to say that he was ''behind'' Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the tank, but he's visible over, under and through decorations on the tankChristmas tree. Even The best surprise happened the fish look rather surprisedfollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447273958</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tracey Corderoy and Tim Warnes1916459943|title=More!Squeakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Archie the rhino has Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a new favourite word squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - more! or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. Whatever it is that Archie likesIt rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, he likes it hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a lot! sandy beach and you have the sound perfectly. He just wants more of everything; more stories, more bubbles The mermaids join in the bath- ''la lou, more glitterla lay...but '' And for a moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what happens when one day, Archie's idea of 'more' becomes a little too much going to handle?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691343</amazonuk>happen next.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= John Ryan140639131X|title= Captain PugwashA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=Captain Pugwash Philippa Pheasant was first published in 1957''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. It was a comic strip, a TV animation and She wrote to the mayor about the story series developed into problem but didn't even get a further twenty four titlesreply. Pugwash is conceited, stupid, podgy, unshaven and lovable. His crew are 'Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the laziest afloat'', his enemy, Cut-Throat Jake, is satisfyingly villainous school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and cabin-boy Tom can always be relied on lollipop stick were both a little amateur to save start with but the daybenefits were obvious. Many families will remember these as childhood favourites whether in print or on All the animals used the screencrossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807283</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= David Litchfield1776574338|title= The Bear and the Piano|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= One day a small bear cub finds something strange in the middle of the woods. Not knowing what it is he tentatively touches it with his paw. It makes an awful soundLeilong's Too Long! However the little bear continues to visit the object over months and years and gradually the sounds become beautiful and the bear feels happy. The other bears love listening to the wonderful music that he makes and then one day a father and daughter visit the forest and tell the bear he should take his musical talent to the big city. So the bear embarks on a journey to seek his fame and fortune. Although the city is all the bear could possibly have hoped for, something deep inside him is tugging him back home. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807178</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Matty Long|title=Super Happy Magic ForestJulia Liu and Bei Lynn
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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''The Lord t even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the Ringswindow and slide down his neck. It's perfect, isn' has an impressive legacy, both as t it? What could be a trilogy more fun way of books and filmsgoing to school? There is a problem, though. Its impact on Leilong isn't happy in the fantasy genre as city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a whole is almost immeasurable tennis court – in many ways the genre exists because of these bookshe often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. Frodo and co. also lives on within the people who love and cherish the books and The school decides that he can't be the fantasy genre as a whole, but how do you spark this enthusiasm in your kids? Matty Long may just have come up with a cunning planbus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192742957</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake1776574028|title=Mortimer and the Sword ExcaliburBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=4.5
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|summary=If you think about all I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the many unsuitable items that Mortimer the raven child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has eaten, from staircases mastered sufficient language skills to bowler hats, ithave realise that you can ''play's surprising that he's still in as good with words and make something quite different from each one. We have the elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a shape as he is''balletphant''. This time, Mortimer finds himself left alone The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with Mrs Jonesa hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo'' sewing machine. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) IThe pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......''m still not sure why Mrs Jones ever lets him out of her sight, since he has an unerring capacity for trouble, yet here we find him OK, gobbling down the pink material that is intended for Arabellet's new dress, swiftly followed by the needle! not go there When Mortimer eventually discovers the foot pedal that makes the sewing machine go he and Arabel Some people are turfed out of the house and allowed to go across the road to the park where a crowd has gathered around an interesting find in a large hole…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806929</amazonuk>eating!
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake1838226834|title=The Spiral Stair|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=I'm rather fond of Arabel and Mortimer. I like the outlandish situations that they find themselves in, and Carried Away With the way Joan Aiken wrote the stories without speaking down to her readers in any way, inserting humour for the grown ups reading them too. Here our terrible twosome have been sent to Uncle Urk at the zoo whilst Mr Jones is in hospital. Aunt Effie, however, has little patience for a noisy raven. Will Mortimer land them both in trouble? Or will they somehow manage to save the zoo from a scurrilous animal-stealing plot?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806945</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewCarnival|author=Benedict Blathwayt|title=The Little House by the SeaEd Boxall
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|summary=By the sea, on the Isle It was one of Mull, there was a ruined cottage, but it wasn't entirely uninhabitedthose memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. The roof had fallen in and the windows were empty but that didnThey't stop the mice finding snug and dry homes in the walls. Rabbits enjoyed the weeds in the garden and the doorway re there to undo all the cottage was used as a shelter by good that parents do, so the sheep when it rainedtrips out were always so much fun. Sparrows nested under the roof and a stray cat slept in the pile of leaves in the fireplace. Then one day Finn came along. He A young boy was a fisherman and he began going to repair the house. He worked too - catching fish and taking tourists to see the seals and Fingal's cave. But what about the birds and animals carnival with his Grandad, who had lived in the cottage before Finn came along?told him:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780273142</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Catherine Storr|title= Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf|rating= 5|genre= Emerging Readers|summary= Polly opens the door one day to find a large black wolf standing on the doorstep. With no preamble whatsoever, not even a cursory hello, the wolf informs Polly that he intends to eat her up. Incredibly Polly invites the wolf into her home and even into the kitchen! What can she ''It'll be thinking of? Wellbrilliant, young Polly is cleverjust remember, resourceful, independent and charming. The wolf is a wolf don't let go of very little brainmy hand. Therefore it is not long before she is able to outwit the wolf and send him packing. This first story is very short but sets the scene for the ongoing battle of wits between Polly and the wolf that will continue for the remaining twelve short stories in this charming and entertaining book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141360232</amazonuk>''
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McPhailB09MYXSRV4|title=NO!Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith
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|summary=A boy - we never learn his name - leaves home with a letter to post. If we look carefully we get a hint about who the letter is going to, but getting to When the post box is not going to be easyworld was made, because the boy lives in animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a war zoneprotector. There are planes dropping bombs, tanks taking out buildings, soldiers carrying bayonets kicking down doors and Water Spider received a policeman with truncheon aloft and vicious dog at his sidestrong web that even fire could not burn. The boy walks through it all as though completely unmoved, but when Owl had excellent sight so that he reaches could see the postbox therepresent ''s a bully lounging there and '' the first thing that he does is to knock the boy's hat offfuture. Our hero has had enough Rabbit developed intelligence - and we know just what he saysbut, unfortunately, not the ability to use it well. He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to be in a race with Turtle.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807135</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= David McKee|title= Melric and the Dragon|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= There You might think that's not a hoard of dragons loose in the kingdom! Crikey! Luckily the King has a whole army of soldiers with nothing else on their plate (except quite a few jam sandwiches) so he has plenty of troops to send on a search fair contest but wait and destroy missionsee. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783441623</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Mick InkpenRob Keeley|title= Kipper's Beach Ball|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It's play time at the beach for Kipper and Tiger in this magical book about living in the moment because it might be over before you know it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444924028</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Jenna Harrington and Finn Simpson|title= Katie McGinty Wants a Pet|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Katie McGinty wants a pet. Really, really, REALLY wants a pet. Daddy says no, not yet, not until she's bigger. So she waits. And she waits. And then the time comes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691408</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Julian Clary and David Roberts|title= The Bolds|rating= 5|genre= Confident Readers|summary= The Bolds, Mr and Mrs and their two small children, live in an ordinary semi-detached house in suburban Teddington. They have jobs; Mrs Bold designs and sells flamboyant hats and Mr Bold writes jokes for Christmas crackers. But they are most definitely not an ordinary family. Oh no! They are in fact hyenas. So far they have managed to successfully pretend to be human beings. Although very hairy and prone to laughing a lot they have kept the truth (and their tails!) a secret from everyone. But their grumpy next door neighbour, Mr McNumpty, is growing suspicious and then a trip to the local safari park has repercussions. Will the Bolds' carefully long kept secret be revealed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783443057</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Anita Pouroulis|title= Nina Goes Barking MadCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!
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|genre= For Sharing|summary= Nina Lily loves eating fruit and George are Jules' dogsvegetables. George is badly behavedShe likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. He once dug When her friends at school turn up the entire front lawn. Mum said she wanted their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to give him awayeat. It's Nina One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who is in the dog house though in this edition of tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the Julesteacher, Nina who explains that fruits grow on trees and George series. She just won't stop barking. Mumvegetables, like carrots, Jules and even George are being driven crazygrow in the ground. Inspired by a TV showJordan says, Jules sets out "I did try to think like a dog tell her, Miss!" and pin down what on earth the matter can beeveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909428523</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=You Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Alex English Justine Avery and Duncan BeedieKate Zhoidik|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|titlesummary=Pirates Don''For the big, grownup girls out there, the potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering panty pride.'' 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 Drive Diggers. She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=AhToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that age old dilemma or whether doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go into at the family business or whether to set out alone and follow your dreams! wrong time. In this story we meet Bradclass, who has been born into a family of pirates but who dreams of life on a building sitesay, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. His dad (friendly looking pirate though he is) has no time for BradJustine Avery's nonsenselatest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, and packs him off to sea to learn what pirates dowith the familiar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal. Is this to be a tale of tragedy and woe? DonEverybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''t worry, Brad may get to drive a digger after all…!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848861737</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Steve Smallman and Ada GreyB09BG8V3Q6|title=Poo in the ZooWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5
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|summary=If you’re one of those parents who really can’t stand farting jokes, or avoids nappy changing discussions with your peers at all costs then step away from this review now''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! This '' is a story that is made for families who enjoy a funny poo story, and who can bear a few armpit fart noises now and thenthe latest release in the ''Everybody Potties! For this is a book that is entirely about poo, '' series from start Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to finish, so make sure everyone who needs to be is in take the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It's a nice clean nappyworthy aim, then get ready for a treat of a read!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691386</amazonuk>as any frustrated parent will tell you. .
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Silvia BorandoB07GZ81J7C|title= Black Cat, White Cat|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary='Black Cat, White Cat' made me laugh out loud. In a lifetime of consuming literature greedily, I can count on one hand When Fred the number of books that have had this effect on me. I couldn't wait to read it with someone else to share the joke. Given that the humour relies on an element of surprise, I'm torn about how much to reveal here so, for the moment, I'll tell you a bit more about the book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406363162</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewSnake Got Squished and Mended|author=Hsukung Liu and Xinlin Wang (translator)|title=The Only Pupil in the SchoolPeter Cotton|rating=4.5
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|summary=On the first day of the school term only one pupil appeared and the teachers began to worry about losing their jobsMeet Fred. So they made their minds up that they would make their only pupil the best in the schoolWell, actually, which - when you think about it - wasn't re going to be ''meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all'' that difficulttoo obvious very quickly. They began by trying to persuade her to come to But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'their'' classes and when that didn't persuade her they began fighting amongst themselves and didn't notice our heroine creeping awayd better tell you a bit more about Fred. She went to the forest Fred is a snake and met an old man even those of us who taught her lots have a phobia about the flowers and the insectssnakes are going to warm to him. A chef showed her how to make soup - it was delicious He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and warming - and then she had lots immediately became part of fun (and exercise) the family, to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a dog she met in the parkwalk. The further she looked, the more she learned and at the library she drew a book about what she had seen - and it And that was there that where the teachers found herproblem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993215416</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jessica SouhamiJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Rama and the Demon KingEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=Rama was a brave and good prince, the kingCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn's favourite son. He loved his wifet, Sita and his best friend was his brother Lakshmanas any parent will tell you. Everyone loved himBut really, except for one person. His stepmother was jealous and she was determined to get rid of Rama. Long ago she had saved the kingwhy shouldn's life and he had promised t it be? We all have to grant her any wish. She asked that he send Rama into the forest for fourteen years and although the king was horrified he had learn about our bodily functions just as we have to keep his promiselearn about everything else when we are small. Rama was sent into the forestWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, but he did not go alonesay, as Sita and Lakshman went with him learning about why the sun and for a while all was well. They fought off the demons who first appeared and then built a house and led a simple life among moon take turns in the forest animals.sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847806600</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rose Lagercrantz Justine Avery and Eva ErikssonNaday Meldova|title=When I Am Happiest|rating=5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=If Dani leaves her school for the summer holidays with one souvenir, it will either be the memories of the fabulous friendship she formed with Ella, who struck a chord in [[My Happy Life by Rose Lagercrantz and Eva Eriksson|book one]] then moved away, or it will be a book she has written and compiled to remind her of all the happiness she has encountered along the way. That is not quite finished, for the following day is to be the great end of year partyNo, and her classroom decorations are complete and her dress has been bought new specially. But not all of life is happiness and jollity – and Dani is removed from the classroom to face very bad news. What ending is in storeNo, for her book and for ours?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927271894</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Christopher Franceschelli|title= Dinoblock|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= As befits a book about dinosaurs, 'Dinoblock' is suitably chunky. Not monstrously large but enticingly substantial in a 'pick me up and read me' kind of way. Inside this board book, twenty plus beasts are on parade. If you don't know your Triassic from your Jurassic step this way…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419716743</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Benji Davies|title=Grandad's Island No!
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|summary=Syd and his Grandad They say the best picture books are going on an adventure – through the door in Grandad's attic to a ship that will sail across an ocean simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of rooftops to this latest from Justine Avery, a magical tropical islandBookbag favourite. They are going to find new wonders at every turn as they explore ''No, No, No!'' is based around the island and make lots of new friends in the form of the animals and birdssimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! Okay, okay. In factYes, ityou may.'' That's such an amazing place it! But, like all the best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is a veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that Grandad decides to stayit appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1471119955</amazonuk>1638820457
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jules Nilsson194812467X|title=The Hounds of FalsterboFarm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=''In between Kirelle and her best friend Sam the beach huts''<br>''Where 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 white sands meet top of the seashill,they see a big barn with a sign outside. It''<br>''The heather meets s a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the sand dunes''<br>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.''And long grasses dance the breeze.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0992708419</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Steve Smallman and Ada Grey0995647895|title= The Hippobottymus|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The Hippobotymus is a great romp through the jungle using language to create sound and rhythm which is really fun to engage with Sadie and read aloud. All the animals are having a great time, singing their song and each adding their own sounds, but just what is it that Hippo did? You’ll just have to read it to find out.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848690517</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewSea Dogs|author= Jeanne Willis and Jenni Desmond|title= The First Slodge|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The First Slodge thinks everything is his, until he finds out he might be the first Slodge, but that doesn’t make him the only Slodge. Will they learn to share? They might just have to. I found The First Slodge to be a fascinating book. I loved the ideas, and I think it’s great that a picture book is managing to tackle a number of issues all at once like this without losing its own sense of story Maureen Duffy and purpose.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848690398</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Alex T Smith|title=Claude: Lights! Camera! Action!Anita Joice|rating=43.5
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|summary=AhSadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, Claude! How I do enjoy reading these funny little stories about this sweet doggy! This time Claude finds himself embroiled in shenanigans her mind never on a film set, helping with wigs and make up and a film star gorilla! what she should be doing. Claude is as endearing as ever, She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and Mr Bobblysock continues she loves to enchant us with his hot flushes and requirements for a little lie downspend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<amazonukbr>1444926470''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''</amazonukbr>}}{{newreview|author= W Awdry|title= Three Cheers for Thomas ''To the Tank EngineMaritime Museum''. |rating= 4 |genre= For Sharing|summary= I donHer imagination was fired. She't like Thomas d love to sail the Tank Engineoceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. He may be One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it'really usefuls the one where Nelson' engine but he is also over exposed s Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and the attendant's warning shout. When she woke (Surely? Please?hard floors don't make comfy beds) at commercial saturation point. Why then do I have a copy she was in the midst of 'Three Cheers for Thomas the Tank Engine' at my side? Well, for the same reason an adventure that she could never have imagined in a pack world of Thomas, Percy and James socksdolphins, infant size 3-5, ended up in my shopping basket at the weekend. Yespirates, the owner of those titchy feet is my toddler boy mermaids and boy, does he love Thomastreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405276053</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Ellwand1782227741|title=Wake UpLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Alfred!Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=It's Alfred's birthday! We don't know how old he isOne day, because once dogs have reached full size they tend to look much the same for quite Gold Ted falls into a few yearspuddle. And talking of looks, Alfred does look rather splendid – heIt's quite a Great Dane in gorgeous conditiondeep puddle and the water is swirling. But – back Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of the book! street. Finding himself We see – down in a series of black and white photographs – Alfred being woken up (he wears a nightcap)the sewer, looking outside his kennel Ted starts to see what panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the postman has brought sewer rat, who plucks him, opening out of the dirty water using his presentscane, laying the table before his friends arrive (and being which might look just a little bit naughty by balancing like an old cricket bat. Reg is a tea cup kind soul and saucer on his head...), putting the bunting up for the party, making the cake, having a much-needed bath (after making a bit of a mess with the cake), choosing which hat he's going to wear dries Ted off and then having great fun warms him up with his friends – there are seven dogs, two mice and a catnice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646016</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sean Taylor and Chris Garbutt B08R7LXQ9S|title=It's a Groovy World, Alfredo! Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
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|summary= Cool boogie-styleRemy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, Speedy Heebie-Jeebiestogether with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. Silky-smooth moving and groovingThey are mean but they are not stupid. These They are the three dances that Marty tries careful to teach his friend, Alfredo. But Alfredo wind up Remy when nobody can't dancesee and then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. Every time he tries the same thing happens – he goes JumpSo, Jumpwhen Remy reacts, Jump and it looks like a duck on a trampolineas though he was the instigator. Alfredo is worried that everyone will laugh And then he gets into trouble at him. But he doesnschool and the teachers don't need to worry because believe him when he's about tries to introduce his own form of groovy dancing – the Jump-Jump-Jumping Jive! |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406324132</amazonuk>explain what happened.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Silvia Borando, Elisabetta Pica and Lorenzo Clerici 1471191303|title=The White BookInvisible|author=Tom Percival
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|summary= A This is the story of Isobel, a little boy stands girl who made a big difference. Isobel lived with her parents in front of a white wallhouse - a very cold house, paint brush in hand. He looks concerned where he should start. We turn because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on: ''Ice curled across the inside of the page window and he smiles because he now has a column of pink paint down crept up the side corner of the pagebedpost. We turn the page and his smile widens as his paint expands across the page '' The family didn't go to reveal the white outline of a bird. There are six birds cinema or on the next page holidays but they had each other and he is smiling broadlythey were happy. But, Then the day came when we turn they couldn't afford the page again, his smile has gone – rent for the birds have left house and they had to move to the pink wall and are flying off across far side of the pagecity. And so This part of the story continues with a new colour city was cold, sad and lonely and a new animal on the next page of this unique wordless picture bookIsobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406363170</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewplainFrontpage|title= Baby Touch: Busy Baby|ratingauthor=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Children grow up fast enough without encouraging your baby to drive a car, but this has not stopped ‘‘Busy Baby’’ as he is behind the wheel of a roadster that has a lovely feel to it. Try Nick Jones and keep up with Baby as he takes you on a trip across the rolling hills to a land full of animals of all textures. Baby Racers and lions? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, thankfully this is all part of a ‘‘Baby Touch’’ range of books.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0723299072</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Britta TeckentrupSi Clark|title=Take a SquareOne Night in Beartown
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|summary=Sometimes it is hard to determine who is enjoying reading a sharing book the most; the adult or the child. A book can look great, or Many children have an interesting art style that draws the mature reader obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives inBeartown, but does the baby care? Unless it is colourful obsessed with plenty going onbears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, toddlers are not really bothered that their mum or dad are getting a fun nostalgia blast from teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the bookbear statue outside. If you are going Every morning she says hello to design Bee Bear, a book for youngsters, first make sure colourful painted bear that it appeals to them and then think about the parent laterlives at her school.She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>191027707X</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}} Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]
