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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Julian Gough and Jim FieldAdam Stower|title=Rabbit Murray and Bear: Rabbit's Bad HabbitsBun

|summary=When Bear wakes up early from her hibernation, she decides that if she canwe first meet Birpus and Bulbus they't sleep then she might as well do something which she's always wanted to do - build a snowmanre running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. ItHe's whilst she's doing this that she meets Rabbitright behind them, spewing hot, who tells her that he's an Expert in Gravitysour milk from his nostrils. Whatever he is, it doesn(Please don't seem to make him particularly happy as he never smiles and isntry this at home: it won't exactly big on funend well. ) But there are avalanches around as well as hungry wolves Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and Rabbit soon comes vines was lowered for them, they escaped. They climbed up to the conclusion that it's good to have a friend on your side - even if you have just stolen Tree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their foodGrand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444929313</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Chris Packham and Jason CockroftB0CC9W7GLR|title=Amazing Animal Journeys|rating=4.5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=It's only relatively recently that man has actually moved home at certain points of On the year to take advantage of the weather or the availability of food, but wild life has been doing it for much longer and every year billions of animals move from one part of the planet to another - that's birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects. This is known as migration - and it's a real pleasure to see it used other than in the context of sensationalist newspaper headlines. Wildlife expert Chris Packham has written this introduction to the subject and it's been beautifully illustrated by Jason Cockroft. (He's the man who did the cover artwork for the final three Harry Potter books!)|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405277459</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewBeach: The Winter Visitor|author=T S Eliot Chris Green and Arthur Robins|title=Skimbleshanks: The Railyway Cat Jenny Fionda|rating=4.5

|summary=I have Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to saybe at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on opening this book I was tempted to break out into song! This is due to a lot snowy beach when a large slab of my teenage years spent listening to, and singing along with Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals (I know..silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline.I do apologise!) You'd think being an English graduate I'd take On top of the ice was a Tpolar bear.S. Eliot poem more seriously, wouldn't you? But noAs the ice bumped onto the sand, it's the musical of ''Cats'' that leapt instantly to my mindbear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Anyway, if an Eliot poem seems an unlikely source Kit was all for making a children's picture bookrun for it, think again, because this is a lovely book, both funny but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to read be taken home on the bus and listen to, given a good meal and with lots somewhere to see and discusssleep.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571324835</amazonuk> What else would you do?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane Ray1913839656|title=The NutcrackerLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=43.5

|summary=There's something rather magical Todd was excited about Jane Ray's storiesspending the weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. [[The Dolls' House Fairy by Jane Ray|The Doll's House Fairy]] continues to be one He packed two pairs of my daughter's dungarees and his favourite stories, even though she's now a rather grown up nine year old, so we opened up hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new story with a great deal of anticipationfriends. It remains close to the traditional Nutcracker storyAt home, his only friend was his mum and there is a wonderful feel of Christmas throughouthe wondered why that could be. I'm sure you can read Grandma thought that it quite happily all year round (I know we will!) but it's particularly special in the run up to Christmasmight be because he looked different.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408336413</amazonuk>

{{newreview <!-- 15/12 -->Frontpage|authorisbn=Graham Jones and Neil Parkinson1529504775|title=Time Travelling Toby The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and the Battle of BritainKatie Hickey

|summary=Toby lives in an unremarkable village Elsie and goes her little brother David loved to an unremarkable school - just like ''millions'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' of other boys t - but he has a secret'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. We're told One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it's ''humongous'' and I think that's rightas cash was tight at home. You seeGradually, David learned to stand up, Toby has (wait use the bus for support, and walk behind it...) two brother Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, a Mum now damaged and a Dadrusted, a Nanmato the Repair Shop, two dogs, three fish and two rabbits as well as... ... a time machine hoping that the experts there could make it so that looks just like a sports carher grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0992636507</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Jean-Yves Ferri1529504767|title= Asterix and the Missing Scroll The Christmas Doll (Album 36The Repair Shop Stories)|ratingauthor= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Asterix is those rarest of book series; one designed for kids which is actually even funnier when you are an adult. I used to love Asterix as a child, but now that I reread them I can't help but wonder why, because they are so full of hilarious jokes that I definitely wouldn't have understood when I was younger. I laughed loud Amy Sparkes and hard to myself twice within the first two pages of Asterix and the Missing Scroll, so I'd definitely say that this was a hit.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1510100458</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Petr Horacek|title= Blue PenguinKatie Hickey|rating= 3|genre= For Sharing|summary= Blue Penguin is about a penguin who is, well, blue. Most penguins are not blue, so he stand out. He's different. They don't think he belongs with them. He's not part of the gang because of the way he looks.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406358282</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Steve Antony|title=Green Lizards vs Red Rectangles|rating=35

|summary=Young children Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her final destination. She needn't have inquisitive minds worried though as she went to the home of Mr and they do not view the world in the same way we doMrs Russell, who couldn't have been kinder to her. Trying She even had her own room - all to explain abstract concepts herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to them is almost impossible as they like to know exactly why something does what it doesenjoy her life. Why is She'd help Mrs Russell with the Sky blue? Where do babies come from? Why do people fight wars? Many a parent has tried baking and failed when it came to tackle these troublesome questions, so perhaps a book can help? Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. Or perhaps, you are The best off leaving surprise happened the answer alone for a few years so that they are more mature?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444920103</amazonuk>following morning.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Lauren Child1916459943|title= Charlie and Lola: One Thing|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= I am yet to meet a child that doesn't like Charlie and Lola, and Lauren Child doesn't disappoint at all in this latest book in the series, which combines numbers with the usual warm humour and fun of this brother and sister double act.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408339005</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewSqueakily Baby|author=Jane Hissey|title=Old Bear's Bedtime StoriesBeth Webb|rating=4.5

|summary=IMuch as mothers love their babies, there'm not sure you ever grow out of Old Bear storiess something they all dread - a squeakily baby. I He's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just curled up in a lies on his blanket to read this latest collection of stories, and when I'd finished my nine year old daughter sneaked over 'wails''. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and took the book upstairs to read it by herself! waves sing ''hush, hush''. Here we have twenty one stories Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and poems, all fairly short so useful when you need a quick bedtime! have the sound perfectly. All your old favourites are here The mermaids join in - Bramwell Bear and Duck and Little Bear''la lou, just waiting la lay...'' And for you a moment it seems to snuggle up have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and read about their latest adventureswe know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910706159</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Karen Owen and Evgenia Golubeva140639131X|title=As Quiet as a MouseA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith

|summary=There are 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 whole host reply. 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 things that Elephants are excellent the lollipop lady at; they reportedly never forget the school crossing and they can hold loads of water in their trunkdecided that she would set up something similar herself. One thing they are not known for is being quiet Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. However, their erstwhile natural enemy, All the mouse is – hence someone is as quiet as animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a mousesafe path overnight. Can these two great animal tribes put aside their differences so that you can teach a nelly to tread carefully?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861729</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Daniel Postgate1776574338|title=Clangers: The Brilliant SurpriseLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn

|summary=There is no such thing Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as nostalgia anymore as all he goes. Children who live at the classic childrentop of tower blocks don's TV shows t even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the past have been pulled out of retirement, dusted off window and made anewslide down his neck. It's perfect, isn'The Clangerst it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, though. Leilong isn't happy in the city: he' are one of the latest IPs s always having to be visited by the resurrectionists careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and the new show has proved very populartraffic regularly gets snarled up. It has now spawned spin off toys and books, but how do you write a book about a bunch of creatures The school decides that we cannot understand?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241195985</amazonuk>he can't be the bus anymore.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ailsa Burrows1776574028|title=The Jar of HappinessBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott

|summary=What would you do if you knew the recipe for happiness? I love a good board book! I'm sure you could make 'Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a fortune, selling niche market: it by 's for the jarchild who still enjoys board books (er, though itsee my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play''s questionable of course as to whether such profiteering with words and make something quite different from each one. We have the sale of emotions would make you happy! elephant who dons a tutu - and becomes a ''balletphant''. Meg, the little girl in this story, makes up her own special blend of happiness in The buffalo who has had a jar, bath (complete with yellow duck) and she takes then dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it everywhere, using it to cheer up her friends and family!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm....... '' But what will happen when Meg canOK, let't find the jar?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846437288</amazonuk>s not go there Some people are eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anne Booth and Sam Usher1838226834|title=RefugeCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=54

|summary=A donkey tells the story It was one of how he was led by the man whilst he carried the woman, those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all the way to Bethlehemgood that parents do, where so the baby was borntrips out were always so much fun. Soon after, the shepherds came and then the kings. But then the man had a dream - a dream of danger - and he knew that it A young boy was time for them all going to leave. They left some gold for the innkeeper (they were not staying in the stable because they were carnival with his Grandad, who told him: ''poor'') and went through the quiet streets It'll be brilliant, just remember, don'hoping for the kindness t let go of strangersmy hand.'', which they found. Finally they came to another land - to Egypt - and found refuge.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>085763741X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Catherine Barr and Francesca ChessaB09MYXSRV4|title=ElliotOtter's Arctic Surprise|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Ever since I was a child the environment has been at the forefront of teaching. It is hoped that each generation will finally be the one to tackle the encroaching global warming crisis. The problem is that books about green impacts can be very earnest and not as fun as a Gruffalo or Aliens in Underpants. How can you get a child to think about the shrinking icecaps in the Arctic when they could be discovery where Wally is hiding? Perhaps if you throw in a Christmas surprise or two?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806686</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall|title=Finding WinnieCoat: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A little boy called Cole wanted a story. He particularly wanted a true story and it had to be about a bear. It was getting late, but Mummy said that she would do her best. Her story began about a hundred years before Cole was born and it was about a man called Harry Colebourn who lived in Winnipeg. He was a vet and was on his way to Europe to look after the horses of the soldiers fighting in the Great War when he met a trapper with a baby bear: his head might have said that there was nothing he could do, but his heart told him to get hold of the bear and he gave the trapper $20. Winnipeg, as he named the bear, went on the train with Captain Coulbourn and his troop, across the ocean Cherolachian Tortoise and finally arrived in England.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408340232</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewHare|author=Claire Freedman and Ben Cort|title=Aliens Love DinopantsCordellya Smith

|summary=Who would have thought that underpants would have been such lucrative businessWhen the world was made, but Claire Freedman has proved the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that this is certainly the case with he could become a protector. Water Spider received a series of books strong web that have seen aliens, dinosaurs, pirates and even Santa getting involved in undergarment actionfire could not burn. Where can you go after all these legendary figures? Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and'' the future. A mashRabbit developed intelligence -up book of course! but, unfortunately, What would happen if 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 group of pants loving aliens met race with Turtle. You might think that's not a group of pants loving dinosaurs?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471120945</amazonuk>fair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Billy Coughlan and Villie KarabatziaRob Keeley|title=Not Without My WhaleCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=54

|summary=It feels Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at times that children's books school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are the last place left for you and how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that the surreal can thrivecarrots grow on trees. Whilst adult fiction is dominated by Infuriated, Lily checks with the gritty teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and realisticvegetables, children still get like carrots, grow in the chance to read about flights of fancyground. Why do Jordan says, "I want did try to read about the latest Scandinavian murder when I can read about one boy and his whale? Surely a whale is too bigtell her, smelly Miss!" and wet to take into school?everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848861826</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Allan PlenderleithB09FFJF8YS|title=The Tiny TreeYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik

|summary=Deep down in ''For the woods big, grownup girls out there was a tiny pine tree, stranded the potty masters in a clearing and surrounded by BIG pine trees. She dreamed of being a big tree and hoped that one day she would be beautifully dressed and surrounded by laughter and love. The other trees thought that she was being silly. Actuallytraining, they were quite "You Can''nasty'' to her and rather too full of themselves. Then one day t Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big machine came and started cutting down trees - girl kind!) of toilet triumph and Tiny Tree was cut down by mistakepersevering panty pride. But who is going to want a tiny Christmas tree?''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841613924</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Anita Pouroulis And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and Agata Krawczyk|title= Nina The Pretty Ballerina|rating= 3|genre= For Sharing|summary= Jules pull-ups and dogs Nina and George like graduation to have fun together. But there are some things dogs don’t get "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to do, like play in the dressing up box, one of Jules’ favourite activities. That’s all about to change though. But is there a reason you rarely see a her dog in a tutu? We’re about to find out.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1909428590</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Steve Metzger and Alison Edgson|title= Waiting for Santa|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We all know Santa goes to the homes of children who have been good all year, but have you ever wondered about our furry friends? Can he detour to forestsher cat, parks her stuffed rabbit and woodland? Do bears and mice get treats too?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691424</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Stephanie Blake|title=I Want Spaghetti!|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Simon likes spaghetti. In fact, he likes it so much that her baby sibling that's 'she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Neither can the only thing he wants to eat. Simon is also blessed with having no concerns about stating his demandsflowers, very clearlynor the fish, nor any qualms about criticising any other food that might be placed in front of himthe birds. He is, as you Boy's certainly can tell, 't. She's a typical toddlerbig girl now and she wants everyone to know it!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1927271916</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Clare Helen Walsh Justine Avery and Sophia TouliatouNaday Meldova|title=Aerodynamics of biscuits Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary= Oliver knows he shouldnToots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't be skulkingfind them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, sneaking and creeping around in the middle of that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the nightwrong time. But even good little boys sometimes do things they shouldn't In class, say, when they're hungryeveryone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. And itJustine Avery's just as well he does. Without Oliverlatest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the pirate mice wouldnfamiliar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots't be able to use the biscuits they've stolen to build an aerodynamic rocket to take them to the moon. And without Oliver they would still be stranded on the cheesy moon unable to get home.!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848861818</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lucy Murphy, Freddie Hutchins, Neil Dunnicliffe and Stella GurneyB09BG8V3Q6|title=The Big, Big Bing BookWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5

|summary=We've all seen books described as big. It usually means that the book is a bit bigger than usual, or thicker, or it's a bind up of some previously-published books. That's not the case with ''The Big, Big Bing BookWho Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' It could well be bigger than your toddler at nearly two feet high and over fifteen inches wide and weighing is the latest release in at well over a kilo. You need the ''spaceEverybody Potties!'' to open itseries from Justine Avery. This is not the book you series of fun picture books aims to take along on a trip just chance a little distraction is needed from the Bingsterpain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It might be a book which is pored over - it's almost certainly going to be a book which is ''crawled'' over worthy aim, as that's likely to be the only way that your toddler is going to be able to give the content the attention which they any frustrated parent will feel that it so richly deservestell you. .|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008139598</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane ChapmanB07GZ81J7C|title=Is it Christmas Yet?When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton

|summary=Ted is excitedMeet Fred. Well, letactually, you's re going to be honest meeting Fred- heFred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I's out m getting ahead of control, dashing around the house and yelling '''''Faster, Rudolph, Faster''''myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Poor Rudolph Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. He arrived as a present in Ted's truck for the moment, but a box with holes so that he's looking as worried as all could breathe and immediately became part of the other toys. Christmas is comingfamily, but to the trouble is extent that it's not coming fast enoughthey would take Fred out with them when they went out for a walk. And then that was where the questions start. Poor Big Bear is bombarded with ''Is it Christmas yet?'' every few minutes. Big Bear's more patient than I could be and keeps saying ''soon'' in a soothing voice which eventually turns to a growlproblem started. Explaining what needs to be done before Christmas arrives doesnFred didn't help, as Ted offers to helphave any road sense. And we all know how much help ''that'' sort of help is..Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691513</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Divya SrinivasanJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Little Owl's ColorsEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=3.54

|summary=When you pick up a childrenCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn's bookt, sometimes things feels a little offas any parent will tell you. Books for kids can But really, why shouldn't it be almost too sickly sweet; the characters ? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have massive eyes and enjoy themselves too muchto learn about everything else when we are small. Who has that Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, learning about why the sun and the moon take turns in one day? What is wrong with Divya Srinivasan's ''Little Owl's Colors''? Perhaps it is the lack of attention to detail when printing a book for the UK marketsky? Colour me perplexed.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0451474562</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Thierry Robberecht Justine Avery and Gregoire MabireNaday Meldova|title=The Wolf Who Fell Out of a BookNo, No, No!

|summary=What would happen if a character from a story fell out of They say the book and into best picture books are the real world? I'm sure simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this is an issue that many latest from Justine Avery, a Jane Austen fan has pondered whilst reading Bookbag favourite. ''No, No, No!''Pride and Prejudiceis based around the simplest text imaginable. ''No, giving their copy an extra little jiggle to try and set Mr Darcy freeno, no! HereOkay, howeverokay. Yes, you may.'' That's it is ! But, like all the scary wolf who falls outbest picture books, but he discovers that the world he falls into this tiny snippet of text is a lot more scary than veritable tardis - so much bigger on the one he's left behind in inside that it appears on the book!outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1857144635</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Helen Oswald and Zoe Waring194812467X|title=Cat The Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and DogEma Tepic

|summary=Cat always sleeps Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in the day, her bright yellow wellies and Dog always sleeps at night, but Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the top of the eveninghill, when theysee a big barn with a sign outside. It're both awake, they always meet for s a scrapfarm shop! One dayBut this is a farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, howevergoats and chickens, they have a really big argumentand even some mice. Excited, bigger than they've ever had beforeKirelle and Sam go shopping. Will  What will they ever be able to be frenemies againbuy?!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784452866</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Chris Judge0995647895|title=The Snow BeastSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=The Beast Sadie's mother always loves it when he wakes up and finds said that there's snow she was a dreamer, her mind never on the groundwhat she should be doing. Every year - on She lives by the first day when thereRiver Thames at Greenwich and she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''s snow - When all the Beast helps houses cowered in the mountain villagers to put on a festival to celebrate. Unfortunatelygloom, there's a problem'<br>''To the Maritime Museum''. When the Beast goes to collect his tools they're all goneHer imagination was fired. He races down the mountain She'd love to sail the village, but every tool has been stolen from there toooceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. Some of One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the villagers one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are very angry on show) and they decide that it must be the work of missed the abominable Snow Beast closing bell and the Beast promises to find attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the monster midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and get everyone's tools backtreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783441143</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sophy Henn1782227741|title=Pom Pom the ChampionLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha|rating=4.5

|summary=Pom Pom is on One day, Gold Ted falls into a winning streakpuddle. He first discovered it when mum suggested that they should play It's quite a game - deep puddle and he won! He liked winningthe water is swirling. After that he won at all sorts Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of things, including not being the tallest or street. Finding himself down in the shortestsewer, finishing elevenses first, getting ready Ted starts to go out, and packing his bag at the supermarketpanic. Fortunately there was no prize for packing everything ''safelyOH HELP ME PLEASE'' because he certainly wouldn't have won ''that'' one. He didn't go down too well with cries and alerts the librarian when he announced that he was attention of Reg the winner sewer rat, who plucks him out of the 'first to finish reading your book' competitiondirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0723299846</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David McKeeB08R7LXQ9S|title=Elmer Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and the FloodCaroline Siegal

|summary=ItRemy is feeling miserable. He's been raining heavily and the elephants are sheltering in a cavelet himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, It's a very large cave but Elmer had heard enough bad jokes together with his sidekicks Ryan and complaints about the weather to last Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him a very long time. So - rain or no rain - names because he's going for a walkis short and has small eyes. Other caves were full of animals too - and They are mean but they all wanted Elmer are not stupid. They are careful to come inside wind up Remy when nobody can see and shelter, but Elmor then push him just kept on walkingthat little bit further when the other kids are around. Predictably the ducks were loving So, when Remy reacts, it, but they were looks as though he was the only onesinstigator. Then Elmer came across two more elephants who were looking very serious. Young Elephant hadnAnd then he gets into trouble at school and the teachers don't been seen since the rain began and they were worried about believe himwhen he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783442042</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lucie Felix1471191303|title=Give and TakeThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival

|summary=Some 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 best childrenheating on: ''s books are Ice curled across the simplest. Do away with pages too full inside of imagery; begone novelty characters the window and repeat references crept up the corner of the bedpost.'' The family didn't go to underpantsthe cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Some books donThen the day came when they couldn't need this; they are so clean, crisp afford the rent for the house and simple that they border on being arthad to move to the far side of the city. A book that can be fun for a childThis part of the city was cold, educate them sad and lonely and look amazing is a rare thing, but does happen once in a whileIsobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646040</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kate PredergastNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Dog on a Train: The Special DeliveryOne Night in Beartown|rating=54

|summary=It's one of those mornings for Boy: late out of bed he grabs at his hat Many children have an obsession and hurtles Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, a teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of the house to catch his train - only he drops his hat as he goes through the door her bedroom window and Dog chases after him with the hat in his mouth. They head to the tube station (Dog doesn't forget says goodnight to wait at the zebra crossing) with boy just twenty or so yards in front, but Dog is losing ground as he has to find someone to carry him on the escalatorbear statue outside. He misses Boy's train and has Every morning she says hello to wait for the next oneBee Bear, but remembers his manners well enough to stand up so a colourful painted bear that an old lady can have his seatlives at her school. Will he catch up with boy when he reaches London Kings Cross?She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1910646083</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]