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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Ben Bailey Smith Adam Stower|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 Sav Akyuzhe'll have to do…|isbn=0008561249}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1732898766|title= I Am BearThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)|rating= 54|genre= For Sharing|summary= The When we first time we meet Bear he is bare! Imagine – a naked animal, Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the forest with his bottom on displayForest of Fine Repute. Squirrel Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is so shocked hechasing them. He's dropped right behind them, spewing hot, sour milk from his nutsnostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. Ooh matron 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. }}{{Frontpage|isbn=B0CC9W7GLR|title=On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|amazonukauthor=<amazonuk>1406359254</amazonuk>Chris Green and Jenny Fionda|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. On top of the ice was a polar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep. What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jo Weaver1913839656|title=Little OneLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee
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|summary=There is a subtle balance needed when finding a book to read to a toddler; one that takes into account Todd was excited about spending the needs of the childweekend with his grandmother, but perhaps also not least because she made the needs best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of the adultdungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. Do you really want She had promised to be stuck reading an ugly book take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and Todd was pleased about a pair of underpants for several months? (Oops we seem this as he wanted to have lost that book!) make new friends. HoweverAt home, a book with striking visuals his only friend was his mum and he wondered why that strikes a chord with a parent may not always chime with a childcould be. Is a children's book always meant to Grandma thought that it might be just for kids?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444922734</amazonuk>because he looked different.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nicky Benson and Jonny Lambert1529504775|title=I Love You More The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and MoreKatie Hickey
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|summary=I'm something of a connoisseur when it comes Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to books about bearsthe park and watch the red buses drive past. I suppose it probably started with Winnie Elsie would race the buses along the Pooh, and my dad doing all side of the funny voices, park but even these days I find I am irresistibly drawn to stories David couldn't - he'd been born with bears in, cerebral palsy and this one did not disappointeven just standing up was very difficult. If you're looking for One day Elsie spotted a good old pullbus in the toy shop window which would help David -and was happy to use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at-home. Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the-heartstrings read bus for cozy afternoons with your momentarily quiet little onesupport, and walk behind it. Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and rusted, then this is a good place to startthe Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848692110</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ame Dyckman and Zachariah OHora1529504767|title=Wolfie the BunnyThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5
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|summary=It may Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be that you are on the lookout for a useful picture book that deals with sibling rivalry in a helpful waygreeted when she got to her final destination. It may be that you She needn't have worried though as she went to the home of Mr and Mrs Russell, who couldn't have a wolf or rabbit obsessed toddlerbeen kinder to her. Or it may just be that you like a good story that's fun She even had her own room - all to readherself. Fortunately for you, this book will cover all of those requirements! Gradually she relaxed and began to enjoy her life. Wolfie She'd help Mrs Russell with the bunny arrives in baking and when it came to Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the Bunny family's lives in a rather suspicious way, when he is left decorations on their doorstep in a basketthe Christmas tree. Mama and Papa Bunny are immediately charmed by their new baby, but big sister Dot remains alarmed, shouting out 'He's going to eat us all up!' but receiving no response from her smitten parents!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783443863</amazonuk>The best surprise happened the following morning.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jean Jullien1916459943|title=RalfSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=I'm rather partial to sausage dogs. I met one in Japan once who I would quite happily have tucked into my suitcase to sneak back home. Ralf the sausage dog is just Much as endearing as these pups usually aremothers love their babies, although he is also just as troublesome. For a little dog, he manages to take up quite a lot of space, make a lot of noise, and generally make a nuisance of himself (as most dogs do really). Yet when suddenly the family find themselves in great danger, it is Ralf who saves the day!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808182</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Michelle Robinson and Rebecca Ashdown|title= Odd Socks|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= Socks, eh? They never used to trouble me, and would return from the washing machine in pairs, just as there's something they had entered. I never fully understood the whole Landall dread -of-missing-socks thing. Suki and Sosh are Mr and Mrs Sock, a matching pair who live happily together in the sock drawersqueakily baby. They too have never visited the Land He's so tired but he can't -of-missingor won't -socks. See? It's not just me. But something even worse is about to happen go to tear this couple apart. Something quite horriblesleep: Suki has a hole.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783443375</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Steve Antony|title= Please Mr Panda|rating= 3|genre= For Sharing|summary= Mr Panda has a box of doughnuts and they look greatinstead, such bright colours against he just lies on his black blanket and white monochrome coat. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444916653</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Wenhua Wang, Amann Wang and Yu Yan Chen (translator)|title=Mr Horton's Violin|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Meet Mr Horton. He is one of the world's most famous and rich musical instrument players, and has done it all – except, that is, stumble on a music treewails''. You have The sea offers to stumble on them, for not carpenters, not sculptors, not even simple woodsmen would give them a second look and think of them as anything specialhelp. But when Mr Horton does find one he is able to fashion It rocks Baby gently and the bestwaves sing ''hush, most magical violin imaginable out of its woodhush''. The only problem after that is working out who deserves to play it…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993215459</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Wenhua Wang, Amann Wang Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and Yu Yan Chen (translator)|title=The Chief Cellist|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Meet you have the Chiefsound perfectly. A new cellist The mermaids join in a quite horrible orchestra- ''la lou, he has suddenly turned their fortunes – and his – roundla lay... '' He is now And for a superstar, and asking for more and more grandeur and help in moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his lifeeyes. But one night, when his chauffeur doesnThen a seagull '''shouts'''t turn up for him after yet one more sterling performance, he finds himself alone in a world that doesnand we know exactly what't care how good a cellist he is, but one where destiny might just depend on him learning the power of teamwork…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993215440</amazonuk>s going to happen next.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Bond and R W Alley140639131X|title=Paddington and the Disappearing SandwichA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith
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|summary=Paddington has a list - a list Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of shapes which he has nearly getting squished as she tried to findcross the Old Oak Road. The first one was easy - it was a rectangle and he spotted that She wrote to the mayor about the front door was problem but didn't even get a rectangle as he closed it on his way outreply. There Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was another shape ticked off as he walked away - all a problem which needed solving: she saw the paving stones were squares! At the corner benefits of the road there was a 'Men lollipop lady at Work' sign (or 'roadworks ahead' if you prefer not to be sexist) the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and this was lollipop stick were both a triangle and there, round little amateur to start with but the roadworks benefits were some cones! There are still quite a few shapes on his list though - an oval, a circle, a star, a diamond and a heartobvious. It was All the animals used the heart which would prove most difficult to track down crossing and I'm not going Hedgehog was even trained up to tell you how Paddington did it, but there just ''might'' be provide a clue in the titlesafe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008159750</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dr Seuss1776574338|title=What Pet Should I GetLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=3.54
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|summary=What would you doEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, if you found in makes his way through the shedcity,<br>A brand new bookpicking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his neck. It's perfect, from an author unfortunately deadisn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to school?<br>Would you leave it alone as There is a work unfinishedproblem,<br>Or release it anyway though. Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and make – because he's longer than a reputation blemished?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008170789</amazonuk>tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. The school decides that he can't be the bus anymore.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Suzanne Chiew and Caroline Pedler1776574028|title=Badger and the Great RescueBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott
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|summary=Upcycling I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a great ideaniche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, take some old rubbish see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make yourself a washing line or new tentsomething quite different from each one. Badger and friends We have found some odd bits and bobs around the forest elephant who dons a tutu - and they all have great ideas on how to use them, but where did all this stuff come from? becomes a ''balletphant''. Sometimes it 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 best to find out the origins of an item before you repurpose a ''crynoceros'' (think about it for yourself!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......'' OK, you never know who may need itlet's not go there Some people are eating!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691920</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Eng Gee Fan1838226834|title=Little People, Big Dreams: Frida KahloCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall
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|summary=Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico. When she was a young schoolgirl she contracted polio and was left with a leg which was ''skinny as a rake'', but she bore the problem stoically and in some ways delighted in being different. Then one day Frida was in a bus which crashed into a car. She was badly injured and even when she was over the worst she still had to rest in bed and filled the time by drawing pictures, including a self portrait. Eventually she showed her pictures to a famous artist - Diego Rivera - who liked the pictures, ''and'' Frida. They married and Rivera encouraged Frida's painting. She exhibited, eventually in New York, to great acclaim.
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{{newreview
|author=Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Ana Albero
|title=Little People, Big Dreams: Coco Chanel
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|summary=Gabrielle Chanel lived in an orphanage in a French town and after the death of her mother she went to a strict convent school. The fact that she was ''different'' didn't make her life ''easy'', but there were early indications that she was going to be a seamstress. After she left school she sewed by day and sang by night and it was as she sang that she gained her nickname - ''Coco'' - which came from the soldiers in the audience. But her dream was designing clothes and the first step was designing and making hats: this led to her opening a hat shop. One evening, at a party she realised that a lot of the women weren't dancing: their corsets were so tight that they could hardly breathe and it was this that prompted Coco to create a new style. Her clothes were simple, straight and comfortable to wear.
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{{newreview
|author=Colleen Jacey and Zed Jacey
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|summary=It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They''I'm bored''re there to undo all the good that parents do, said Frogso the trips out were always so much fun. ''Bored, boredA young boy was going to the carnival with his Grandad, '''BORED.''' ''who told him:
And you can see he is: chin on elbow, elbow on knee and, dare I say, a slightly ''sulkyIt'' expression on his face. He's not happy. Mouse has the right of itll be brilliant, with his hammock slung in the cornfieldjust remember, but Frog has made up his mind. Hedon's off to the city which is full t let go of exciting things. And it is. Everywhere he looks there are wonderful things to do, but there's only one snag. They all cost moneymy hand. And as he hasn't got any he's going to have to get a job.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784622729</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Julian Gough and Jim FieldB09MYXSRV4|title=Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit : A Cherolachian Tortoise and Bear: Rabbit's Bad HabbitsHare|author=Cordellya Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=When the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear wakes up early from her hibernation, she decides was given strength so that if she can't sleep then she might as well do something which she's always wanted to do - build he could become a snowmanprotector. It's whilst she's doing this Water Spider received a strong web that she meets Rabbit, who tells her even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that hecould see the present ''and's an Expert in Gravity' the future. Whatever he isRabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the ability to use it doesn't seem well. He liked to make him particularly happy as trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he never smiles came to be in a race with Turtle. You might think that's not a fair contest but wait and isn't exactly big on funsee. But there Things are avalanches around not always as well as hungry wolves and Rabbit soon comes to the conclusion that itthey seem. I's good to have a friend on your side - even if ll tell you have just stolen their foodhow it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444929313</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Chris Packham and Jason CockroftRob Keeley|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 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 booksCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!)|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405277459</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=T S Eliot and Arthur Robins|title=Skimbleshanks: The Railyway Cat |rating=4.5
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|summary=I have to say Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, on opening this book I was tempted to break out into song! This Lily is due keen to a lot of my teenage years spent listening explain how good they are for you and how nice to, and singing along with Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals (I know...I do apologise!) You'd think being an English graduate I'd take a T.Seat. Eliot poem more seriouslyOne day, wouldn't you? But nopoor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, it's the musical of ''Cats'' who tells her that leapt instantly to my mindcarrots grow on trees. AnywayInfuriated, Lily checks with the teacher, if an Eliot poem seems an unlikely source for a children's picture bookwho explains that fruits grow on trees and vegetables, think againlike carrots, because this is a lovely bookgrow in the ground. Jordan says, both funny to read and listen "I did try totell her, Miss!" and with lots to see and discusseveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0571324835</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane RayB09FFJF8YS|title=The NutcrackerYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating=43.5
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|summary=There's something rather magical about Jane Ray's stories. [[The Dolls' House Fairy by Jane Ray|The Doll's House Fairy]] continues to be one of my daughter's favourite storiesFor the big, even though she's now a rather grown up nine year oldgrownup girls out there, so we opened up this new story with a great deal of anticipation. It remains close to the traditional Nutcracker storypotty masters in training, and there "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a wonderful feel of Christmas throughout. I'm sure you can read it quite happily all year round cry (I know we willthe big-girl kind!) but it's particularly special in the run up to Christmas.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408336413</amazonuk>}}{{newreview <!-- 15/12 -->|author=Graham Jones and Neil Parkinson|title=Time Travelling Toby and the Battle of Britain|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Toby lives in an unremarkable village toilet triumph and goes to an unremarkable school - just like ''millions'' of other boys - but he has a secretpersevering panty pride. We're told it's ''humongous'' and I think that's right. You see, Toby has (wait for it...) two brother, a Mum and a Dad, a Nanma, two dogs, three fish and two rabbits as well as... 
... And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a time machine that looks just like a sports car.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0992636507</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Jeanlittle girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-Yves Ferri|title= Asterix ups and the Missing Scroll (Album 36)|rating= 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 graduation to love Asterix "proper" pants by following her around as a childshe proudly explains to her dog, her cat, but now her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that I reread them I ''she'' can't help but wonder whywear super-duper proper pants, because while they are so full of hilarious jokes that I definitely wouldn't have understood when I was youngercannot. I laughed loud and hard to myself twice within Neither can the first two pages of Asterix and flowers, nor the Missing Scrollfish, so I'd definitely say that this was a hit.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1510100458</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Petr Horacek|title= Blue Penguin|rating= 3|genre= For Sharing|summary= Blue Penguin is about a penguin who is, well, blue. Most penguins are not blue, so he stand outnor the birds. HeBoy's different. They doncertainly can't think he belongs with them. HeShe's not part of the gang because of the way he looks.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406358282</amazonuk>a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Steve AntonyJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Green Lizards vs Red RectanglesEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=34
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|summary=Young children have inquisitive minds and they do not view the world in the same way we doToots, trumps, farts. Trying to explain abstract concepts to Whatever your word for them is almost impossible as they like to know exactly why something does what it does. Why is the Sky blue? Where do babies come from? Why do people fight wars? Many a parent has tried and failed to tackle these troublesome questions, so perhaps a book can help? Or perhaps, you are best off leaving the answer alone for a few years so that they are more mature?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444920103</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lauren Child|title= Charlie and Lola: One Thing|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= I am yet to meet find us a child that doesn't like Charlie find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and Lolajoke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and Lauren Child doesneveryone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery't disappoint at all in this s latest book entry in the her ''Everybody Potties!'' seriestakes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, which combines numbers with the usual warm familiar humour and fun of this brother and sister double actattached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal.Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408339005</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane HisseyB09BG8V3Q6|title=Old Bear's Bedtime StoriesWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad
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|summary=I'm not sure you ever grow out 'Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of Old Bear stories. I just curled up in a blanket fun picture books aims to read this latest collection take the pain out of stories, potty training children and when Ireplace it with some fun. It'd finished my nine year old daughter sneaked over and took the book upstairs to read it by herself! Here we have twenty one stories and poemss a worthy aim, all fairly short so useful when as any frustrated parent will tell you need a quick bedtime! . All your old favourites are here - Bramwell Bear and Duck and Little Bear, just waiting for you to snuggle up and read about their latest adventures.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910706159</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Karen Owen When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Evgenia GolubevaMended|titleauthor=As Quiet as a MousePeter Cotton
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|summary=There 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 him. He arrived as a present in a whole host box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of things the family, to the extent that Elephants are excellent at; they reportedly never forget and would take Fred out with them when they can hold loads of water in their trunk. One thing they are not known went out for is being quieta walk. However, their erstwhile natural enemy, And that was where the mouse is – hence someone is as quiet as a mouseproblem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Can these two great animal tribes put aside their differences so that you can teach a nelly to tread carefully?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861729</amazonuk>Or brakes.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Daniel PostgateJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Clangers: The Brilliant SurpriseEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)
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|summary=There is no such thing Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as nostalgia anymore any parent will tell you. But really, why shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as all the classic children's TV shows of the past we have been pulled out of retirement, dusted off and made anewto learn about everything else when we are small. 'Why shouldn'The Clangers'' are one of the latest IPs to t potty training be visited by as much fun as, say, learning about why the resurrectionists sun and the new show has proved very popular. It has now spawned spin off toys and books, but how do you write a book about a bunch of creatures that we cannot understandmoon take turns in the sky?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0241195985</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ailsa BurrowsJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=The Jar of HappinessNo, No, No!
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|summary=What would you do if you knew They say the best picture books are the recipe for happiness? I'm sure you simplest ones. And nothing could make be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a fortuneBookbag favourite. ''No, No, selling it by No!'' is based around the jarsimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! Okay, okay. Yes, though ityou may.'' That's questionable of course as to whether such profiteering from the sale of emotions would make you happyit! MegBut, like all the little girl in best picture books, this story, makes up her own special blend tiny snippet of happiness in text is a jar, and she takes veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it everywhere, using it to cheer up her friends and familyappears on the outside. But what will happen when Meg can't find the jar?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1846437288</amazonuk>1638820457
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anne Booth and Sam Usher194812467X|title=RefugeThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=54
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|summary=A donkey tells Kirelle and her best friend Sam the story of how he was led by the man whilst he carried the woman, 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 way to Bethlehem, where top of the baby was born. Soon afterhill, the shepherds came and then the kingsthey see a big barn with a sign outside. It's a farm shop! But then the man had this is a dream - farm shop with a dream of danger - difference: all the stallholders and he knew that it was time for them all to leavecustomers are farmyard animals. They left some gold for the innkeeper (they were not staying in the stable because they were ''poor'') There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and went through the quiet streets ''hoping for the kindness of strangers''chickens, which they foundand even some mice. Finally they came to another land - to Egypt - Excited, Kirelle and found refugeSam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>085763741X</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Catherine Barr Sadie and Francesca Chessathe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=Elliot's Arctic SurpriseMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=3.5
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|summary=Ever since I Sadie's mother always said that she was a child dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the environment has been River 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>''When all the forefront of teachinghouses cowered in the gloom,''<br>''To the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. It is hoped that each generation will finally be the one She'd love to tackle sail the encroaching global warming crisisoceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. The problem is that books about green impacts can be very earnest One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and not as fun as a Gruffalo or Aliens in Underpantsthe attendant's warning shout. How can you get a child to think about the shrinking icecaps When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the Arctic when they midst of an adventure that she could be discovery where Wally is hiding? Perhaps if you throw never have imagined in a Christmas surprise or two?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806686</amazonuk>world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and treasure.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall1782227741|title=Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-PoohLittle Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha|rating=54
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|summary=A little boy called Cole wanted One day, Gold Ted falls into a storypuddle. He particularly wanted It's quite a true story deep puddle and it had the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts 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 spin around and around and it was about a man called Harry Colebourn who lived in Winnipeg. He was is sucked down a vet and was drain on his way to Europe to look after the horses side of the soldiers fighting street. Finding himself down in the Great War when he met a trapper with a baby bear: his head might have said that there was nothing he could dosewer, but his heart told him Ted starts to get hold of the bear panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and he gave alerts the trapper $20. Winnipeg, as he named attention of Reg the bearsewer rat, went on who plucks him out of the train with Captain Coulbourn and dirty water using his troopcane, across the ocean which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and finally arrived in Englandwarms him up with a nice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408340232</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Claire Freedman and Ben CortB08R7LXQ9S|title=Aliens Love DinopantsRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal
|rating=4
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|summary=Who would have thought that underpants would Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been such lucrative businesslaughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but Claire Freedman has proved they are not stupid. They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that this is certainly little bit further when the case with a series of books that have seen aliensother kids are around. So, dinosaurswhen Remy reacts, pirates it looks as though he was the instigator. And then he gets into trouble at school and even Santa getting involved in undergarment actionthe teachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened. Where can you go after all these legendary figures? A mash-up book of course! What would happen if a group of pants loving aliens met a group of pants loving dinosaurs?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471120945</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Billy Coughlan and Villie Karabatzia1471191303|title=Not Without My WhaleThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival
|rating=5
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|summary=It feels at times that childrenThis 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's books are t afford to put the last place left that heating on: ''Ice curled across the surreal can thrive. Whilst adult fiction is dominated by inside of the gritty window and realistic, children still get crept up the corner of the chance bedpost.'' The family didn't go to read about flights of fancythe cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Why do I want to read about Then the latest Scandinavian murder day came when I can read about one boy they couldn't afford the rent for the house and his whale? they had to move to the far side of the city. Surely a whale is too bigThis part of the city was cold, smelly sad and lonely and wet to take into school?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861826</amazonuk>Isobel felt invisible.
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{{Frontpage
|author=Nick Jones and Si Clark
|title=One Night in Beartown
|rating=4
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|summary= Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, a teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the bear statue outside. Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, a colourful painted bear that lives at her school. She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!
|isbn=B08NFH7H9X
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