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[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Claire PhillipAdam 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 he'll have to do…|isbn=0008561249}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=Convertible Submarine The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)
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|summary=They told me life would be easy reviewing books; grab itWhen we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the Sour Milk Dragon is chasing them. He's right behind them, read itspewing hot, review sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: itwon't end well. ) What Fortunately, they did not say that I would have to do is also play with it, build it were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and sit in it! There is when a thin line between an interactive book and a toy. When this thin line involves a book that you can convert into a play mat ladder of moss and also a submarinevines was lowered for them, it is hard to understand what it is at allthey escaped. Welcome They climbed up to the world of Tree Wee homes high up in the ''Convertible Submarine''tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782099980</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Meg McLarenB0CC9W7GLR|title=Life is MagicOn the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda
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|summary=It is not often that you pick up 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 book and feel large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the warmth and magic come shoreline. On top of itthe ice was a polar bear. It is extremely rare in adult fictionAs the ice bumped onto the sand, but in children's books you find it more often if you only lookthe bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Great illustrations and wonderful stories can combine to make Kit was all for making a book run for it, but Teal knew that will entrance both a youngster the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and adult as they read togetherthen another. When you find one of these books you should treasure it as it is something that may He obviously needed to be read taken home on the bus and given a good meal and somewhere to your grandchildren in the futuresleep. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783443383</amazonuk>What else would you do?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=1913839656|title= Chae Strathie and Nicola OLet'Byrnes Celebrate Being Different|titleauthor= Gorilla Loves VanillaLainey Dee|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= One dayTodd was excited about spending the weekend with his grandmother, I imagine it's probably a sunny Saturday, all not least because she made the animals are heading best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and then gathered together his button collection to Sam's Sundaes for special treatsshow his grandmother. A bit like She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the wonder that is ''Marble Slab'' (google it), Sam can create any flavour you desire. Blue cheese flavour for Mouse? Easylocal community centre and Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. Worm flavour for Chicken? Ick…but not problem. Mud flavour for Hippo At home, fish finger flavour for Cat, time his only friend was his mum and again Sam gets he wondered why that could be. Grandma thought that it rightmight be because he looked different. But then Gorilla arrives and all the animals strain to hear what this big beast will request…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407148109</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Judith Kerr1529504775|title= Mog and Me and other The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summaryauthor=''Mog Amy Sparkes and Me'' is a set of 4 stories in one board book. They are ''very'' short stories which make them a great introduction to Mog for those whose attention span is only for a few minutes before the temptation to chew on the book become overwhelming. This book, then, is perfect. Great sturdy design with pages so stiff even an older child would have to try hard to destroy. Glossy sheet that can withstand a bit of dribbling. And bright, bold illustrations that are not too complicated for tiny eyes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008171173</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Matt Robertson|title=Super StanKatie Hickey
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|summary=Stan is no ordinary Elsie and her little brother, oh no, because Stan can run faster David loved to go to the park and throw further and jump higher than his big brother Jackwatch the red buses drive past. Stan can also fly, Elsie would race the buses along the side of course! Poor Jack finds that even when the park but David couldn't - he is helpful and kind, his little superhero brother can go one better, so when Jack finds someone's wallet on the floor d been born with cerebral palsy and returns it, Stan captures even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a burglar bus in his car & carries the car toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to use the police! coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. So when Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the bus for support, and walk behind it is Jack's birthday he is hopeful that perhaps for just one day. Many decades later, he will be Elsie brought the special one in the familybus, now damaged and Stan won't do anything rusted, to spoil his funthe Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408337282</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Julie Fulton and Elina Ellis1529504767|title=Bossy Jonathan Fossy The Christmas Doll (The Ever So SeriesRepair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=45
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|summary=Jonathan Fossy Susan was ever so bossy, demanding that his Mum bring him chocolate and gum and then paint his bedroom bright blue. He made demands of everyone, including the neighbours (a ten feet wide boat with a cabin for him) and you might wonder why ''anyone'' put up with it. (I had in mind a sharp slap across the back of a couple of bare legs, but that's probably illegal, albeit effective, these days.) Finally PC Moran hatched a dastardly plan: I'm not going to tell you what it very young when she was, but suffice it to say that he got his comeuppance evacuated from London in a most effective way and was a decidedly more pleasant young man thereafter.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848861869</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross|title= Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Lucinda Belinda is extremely beautiful 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she feels it's got to her duty to bring beauty to the worldfinal destination. And if this means telling others She needn't have worried though as she went to sort out their eyebrows, lose their big behinds, file their nails or just up their grooming generally then so be it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783442026</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Michelle Robinson|title= Goodnight Spaceman|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary='Goodnight Spaceman' is a warm and tender look at space exploration told through the eyes home of two young boys Mr and Mrs Russell, who couldn't have an astronaut for a Dadbeen kinder to her. On the upside, this seems She even had her own room - all to mean that you get to keep moon rock in your bedroomherself. On the downside, space is too far Gradually she relaxed and began to reach out for a hugenjoy her life. So, the boys blast off to see Dad She's workplace before bed time. Not only is this topical when the International Space Station currently orbits d help Mrs Russell with a British astronaut on board, there is an introductory letter from the great man himself, Tim Peake. Sounds like a winning formula baking and when for so many tots space is the favourite frontier. I was eager to read this with my three year old.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141365625</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lizzy Stewart|title= There's a Tiger in the Garden|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Though it's said that you should never judge a book by a cover, the front of 'There's a Tiger in the Garden' gives cause came to linger. Here is a taste of the splendid illustrations to come – verdant foliage, bright dragonflies, Christmas Eve Susan and, of course, a bright orange tiger. Should you not be convinced to pick it up by Mr Russell put the visuals alone, decorations on the gorgeous embossing adds a further dimensionChristmas tree. Lovely pop-out richness you can feel. What a great start The best surprise happened the following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808069</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dr Seuss1916459943|title=Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost StoriesSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb
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|summary=Going back Much as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and revisiting characters once an author has died is not always the best ideawaves sing ''hush, too often the result smacks hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a cash in that does not sandy beach and you have any of the charm of the originalsound perfectly. HoweverThe mermaids join in - ''la lou, revisiting lesser works by the author is la lay...'' And for a different thingmoment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. If Then a fan has all the writerseagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's books, but never managed going to get their hands on their obscure short stories or tales written for magazines, a new collection may just work. Even for as eccentric an author as Dr Seusshappen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008131279</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet140639131X|title=Supertato Veggies Assemble|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In the fight of good versus evil many superheroes stand out. Batman. Spiderman. And now, straight from the aisles of the supermarket, we have Supertato. He's a cape wearing, belt toting spud. Variety unknown. What I do know is that he's a huge hit in my toddler's nursery class and he's back A Practical Present for another battle against his arch enemy the evil pea.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471121003</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author=Will Mabbitt and Fred Blunt|title=This Is Not A Bedtime StoryBriony May Smith|rating=34.5
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|summary=Anyone who has read Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the same story over and over again Old Oak Road. She wrote to their child will have felt the crushing feeling of mundanitymayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. ItPhilippa wasn's very tempting t a bird to hide that bland, but popular, book sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and explain to your child decided that it must be lostshe would set up something similar herself. The adult may feel like this, but once a child gets Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little older, they too may feel amateur to start with but the samebenefits were obvious. Why not interject All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a little more action into a tired story and make it anew?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>014135738X</amazonuk>safe path overnight.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Timothy Knapman and Laura Hughes1776574338|title=Goodnight TigerLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn
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|summary=It was Every morning Leilong, the middle of brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the nightcity, but Emily could ''not'' sleep for the noisepicking up children as he goes. There was bellowing and stomping and growling and trumpeting. Brave girl that she was, she got out Children who live at the top of bed and looked tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the windowand slide down his neck. It's perfect, thinking that the animals had escaped from the zooisn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, but the street was emptythough. Then she checked all the usual hiding places as well as her toy box - and suddenly realised that Leilong isn't happy in the noises were coming from the animals in her wallpaper. Emilycity: he's not just brave - shealways having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's resourceful too longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and she set about settling the jungle down for the nighttraffic regularly gets snarled up. And one solution turns out to work just perfectlyThe school decides that he can't be the bus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848691866</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Michelle Robinson and Emily Fox|title= Elephant's Pyjamas|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary= I've read a lot of stories recently about animals who don't have many friends, at least at the beginning of their tale. For this age group it's pretty much a given that by the last page they'll have lots of lovely companions with whom to spend their days. Elephant is not one of those unlucky souls, though. He has TONS of friends and he's just been invited to a party with all of them. Lucky thing.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007580037</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|authorisbn= Fabi Santiago1776574028|title= Tiger in a Tutu|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Everyone should have the chance to dance, non? Especially in such a wonderful city as Paris, bursting as it is with artists and appreciators of the arts. It is with a sad heart, then, that I must tell you about Max. Every day, he goes to ballet school, and every day he is turned away. Not only is he lacking the requisite attire, but he's a boy, and a tiger. And apparently that is not allowed.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140833688X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewBumblebee Grumblebee|author=Alex T Smith|title=Claude Going for Gold!David Elliott|rating=4.5
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|summary=Ilove a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee''ve been is aimed at quite a fan of Claude from niche market: it's for the beginning. He charmed me from the startchild who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with his plump tummy, little legs, red jumper words and rather fetching beretmake something quite different from each one. I can't help but love We have the elephant who dons a dog who wears tutu - and becomes a beret! ''balletphant''. He also The buffalo who has had a charming best friend, Sir Bobblysock, 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 indeed a woolly sock''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who always makes me laughsits on his potty changes into a ''sm.. .....'' In this particular book they are off on another hunt for an adventureOK, and although it seems for a while that let's not go there is simply no fun to be had outside of the house they finally fall, literally, into a Very Exciting Sports Competition Some people are eating!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444926489</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Helen Docherty and Mark Beech1838226834|title=Do You Remember?Carried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=54
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|summary=We have various picture books in It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our house grandparents. They're there to undo all the good that have a tendency to leave me a little blurry eyed, whilst my children remain entirely nonplussed! Aimed at sparking some parental emotionparents do, so the stories behind them are often a little lacking. This book, however, works for both children and grown ups, in a really lovely waytrips out were always so much fun. Beginning A young boy was going to the carnival with a small childhis Grandad, who told him: 's cry of 'It'I canll be brilliant, just remember, don't do it!let go of my hand.'' the mum in the story reminisces about all the many different (and funny) things that her child has learned to do over the years, encouraging her that she has always got there in the end.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571321143</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Pippa Goodhart Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Sam UsherHare|titleauthor=What Will Danny Do Today?Cordellya Smith|rating=4.5
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|summary=Every day we face When the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a multitude of choicesprotector. Water Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, from what not the ability to wear and what use it well. He liked to eat trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to what to do when we get home be in the eveninga race with Turtle. This book is all about making decisions, You might think that's not a fair contest but in a very simple wait and fun way that encourages discussion with your toddlersee. The character we Things are deciding for is a little boy called Danny, and we follow him through the course of one day, thinking not always as they seem. I'll tell you how it came about what he will decide on each page.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405275103</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Stella J Jones and Alison EdgsonRob Keeley|title= The Very Grumpy DayCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!
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|genre= For Sharing|summary= Happiness is contagious Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, but did you ever consider that grumpiness might be too? If you look cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at Bearschool turn up their noses, it's quite plain Lily is keen to seeexplain how good they are for you and how nice to eat. He's not having a good One day, and when he takes it out poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on Mole, it spreads quickly through the foresttrees. Infuriated, Lily checks with Hedgehog and Fox and the squirrels and the owls all getting a taste. What a horrible, grumpy day for everyone.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869203X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Eric Carle|title= Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Babies have mothersteacher, mothers who may well be reading these books with them. And their mothers have mothers, or they used to at any rate. But what about other animals. Does a kangaroo have a mother? How about lions explains that fruits grow on trees and dolphins?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007106165</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Bethan Woolvin|title= Little Red|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, yes? Like many fairy talesvegetables, it's a little darklike carrots, so when you hear of a version that reimagines grow in the storyground. Jordan says, your mind starts "I did try to wonder how they may have done this. Maybe a happy ending? That would be nicetell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1447291395</amazonuk>B09HHN541V
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mara Alperin and Sue EastlandB09FFJF8YS|title=The Ugly DucklingYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik
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|summary=There are certain fairy tales that you need ''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 know "proper" pants by following her around as a childshe proudly explains to her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, not only because while they are fun stories themselvescannot. Neither can the flowers, nor the fish, but because they inform other stories toonor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. How are you going She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know what it!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, that is happening in future books . But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when they play off a classic; unless everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you know . Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the classic? Thereforefamiliar humour attached, before embarking on Meta novels explains that reimagine old stories, get the basics down pat firsttooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} How about the story of an unfortunate duckling who was incredibly ugly{{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies?Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|amazonukauthor=<amazonuk>1848690371</amazonuk>Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary= ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children and replace it with some fun. It's a worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. .
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=A A Milne and E H ShepardB07GZ81J7C|title=Eeyore Loses a Tail (Winnie When Fred the Pooh Classics)Snake Got Squished and Mended|author=Peter Cotton
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|genre=Emerging ReadersFor Sharing|summary=EeyoreMeet Fred. Well, the Old Grey Donkey stood in the thistly corner 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 the forest myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and thought even those of us who have a phobia about thingssnakes are going to warm to him. He was quite arrived as a philosopher present in his own waya box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, but his most profound thought occured to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when Winnie-they went out for a walk. And that was where the-Pooh came along and enquired as to how he was. ''Not very how'', he saidproblem started. ''I donFred didn't seem to have felt at all how for a long timeany road sense. Or brakes.''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405281359</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Dan SantatJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary FriendEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=3.54
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|summary=A childCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn's imagination can be a powerful toolt, as any parent will tell you. But really, so their imaginary friend could why shouldn't it be absolutely anything. How ? We all have to learn about a giant panda or an octopus that likes our bodily functions just as we have to build sandcastles? But what of those forgotten creatures; if an imaginary friend sits in the dark and no one thinks learn about themeverything else when we are small. Why shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, do they exist? An audacious animal may just buck up learning about why the courage to stop waiting around for someone to imagine them sun and instead seek out their friend.the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783443847</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Richard ByrneJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=We're in the Wrong BookNo, No, No!|rating=34
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|summary=Rarely do you read a book written for adults that breaks They say the best picture books are the fourth wallsimplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, but not a month goes past that I donBookbag favourite. ''No, No, No!'t stumble across a children's book that has characters talking to is based around the readersimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! Okay, or jumping from book to bookokay. Done wellYes, you may.'' That's it! But, like all the idea of leaping from genre to genre within the refines best picture books, this tiny snippet of the same text is a great way of introducing youngsters to different types of reading material. Done averagely and veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it feels more like an author ticking off that pesky fourth wall breaking book for their resumeappears on the outside. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192743171</amazonuk>1638820457
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Airlie Anderson194812467X|title=Cat's ColoursThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic
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|summary=Great Britain can feel like Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a grey country sometimes, especially on a cold winter's day when the fog walk. Kirelle is dressed for all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is thick perfectly turned out as ever in his smart grey fur coat. As they walk to the air. You can barely see your own hand in front top of youthe hill, never mind the fertile landscapethey see a big barn with a sign outside. Bringing It's a little colour into a grey world farm shop! But this is like bringing a little joy in, so perhaps you can find farm shop with a little happiness following Cat as she looks for some colour? You may even discover a wonderful surprise at difference: all the end of the adventurestallholders and customers are farmyard animals.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846437601</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Rachel Bright There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and Jim Field|title= The Lion Inside|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Books about scary beasts that turn out to be not so scary are immensely popularchickens, and I blame Disney for how much of a hit this one is sure to beeven some mice. The reason is sitting quietly on top of a rock on page five. WhyExcited, hello Mr LionKirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408331608</amazonuk>What will they buy?
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Gareth Lucas0995647895|title=Peekaboo 1 2 3Sadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice
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|summary=WeSadie're waiting for the start of s mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the Animal Antics race River Thames at Greenwich and everyone (well she loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''nearlyHer class had gone one rainy afternoon'' everyone, but more of that later) is wondering who is going to win. At <br>''When all the moment is looks as though houses cowered in the lineup is a crab and two micegloom, but more - ''lots<br>'' more - entrants are hidden behind To the flapsMaritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. Lift She'd love to sail the first flap oceans on an ancient sailing ship and there's 'went back regularly. One polar bear on day she fell asleep under a pogo stickglass case (it'. Under s the second we have one where Nelson'two turkeys s Trafalgar breeches are on a tandemshow) and missed the closing bell and the attendant's warning shout. At number three there are When she woke (hard floors don'three gorillas t make comfy beds) she was in a gondola'. You're probably getting the idea by now! The crab and the mice are still running, but they're not going to midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a chance as we move through the numbers individually up to twenty and then in tens up to fiftyworld of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and then a giant leap to a hundred - with the way the entrants are travelling getting more and more outrageous by the minutetreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848692293</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Barroux1782227741|title=Where's the Starfish?Little Gold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha
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|summary=There's One day, Gold Ted falls into a whalepuddle. A large whale. And thereIt's quite a lot of fishdeep puddle and the water is swirling. A ''lot'' of fish. They're there in every shape Poor Ted starts to spin around and size you can imagine around and in amongst them are is sucked down a drain on the Starfish, side of the Jellyfish and the Clownfishstreet. Finding himself On the first page it's actually quite difficult to find those three down in amongst all the otherssewer, but if you persist you will find themTed starts to panic. It will still be quite difficult on the following page, but there's a little something creeping in that's not quite so pleasant. ThereOH HELP ME PLEASE''s an empty plastic bottle he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, who plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old tin cancricket bat. Actually, the fish are quite interested. It's Reg is a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a little easier to spot our three fish on the next page, because there isn't quite so much space. The rubbish has grown, you seenice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405280085</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emily GravettB08R7LXQ9S|title=TidyRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal|rating=54
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|summary=Pete the badger likes ''tidy''Remy is feeling miserable. He does it very well. Well, perhaps it's a little bit let himself down ''tooagain'' well. The school bully Jayden, He's not content together with checking all the flowers in the woodland his sidekicks Ryan and removing any which didn't quite matchBrandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he insists on brushing fox to remove all the brambles is short and burrshas small eyes. I'm They are mean but they are not certain that using a hedgehog to do this is really a good idea, but Pete seems to find it effectivestupid. All the birds have They are careful to be bathed, wind up Remy when nobody can see and their beaks clean and even then push him just that little bit further when the rocks other kids are scoured and scrubbedaround. So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the instigator. Leaves are a major problem: just think about all that sweeping up And then he gets into trouble at school and all the bin bags of leaves which have teachers don't believe him when he tries to be stored. There is an obvious solutionexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447273982</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Sophy Henn|title= Pass It On|rating=4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= A small girl wakes up one morning, yawns in the morning sun and then bounces through the day finding joy in everyday situations and encouraging those around her to enjoy them too. Even on gloomy grey days she has the happy knack of finding something to smile about. This is most definitely a ''glass half full'' little person. By the end of book the reader probably will be too!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0723299862</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|authorisbn= Roger Hargreaves1471191303|title= Mr Men Adventure with Dinosaurs|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= The Mr Men and Little Misses are branching out. No longer content with simple stories focussing on just one character, they're getting together with their friends for bigger and bolder adventures. Of course it would be Little Miss Curious who, in a curious way, finds the footprint to begin with. She turns to Mr Clever to find out what it is and, being clever, he tells her immediately: it belongs to a dinosaur. How exciting! The pair, along with some friends, set out to find the dinos.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405283033</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewInvisible|author=A A Milne and E H Shepard|title=Now We Are SixTom Percival
|rating=5
|genre=Children's Rhymes and VerseFor Sharing|summary=We can see This is the signs in [[The House at Pooh Corner by A A Milne and E H Shepard|The House at Pooh Corner]] that Christopher Robin is growing up and now he has school work to do. But he's story of Isobel, a lucky little boy as he has Winnie the Pooh to help himgirl who made a big difference. Or is he luckyIsobel lived with her parents in a house - a very cold house, given that Winnie is also known as because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on: ''Ice curled across the inside of the Bear window and crept up the corner of very little brainthe bedpost.'' The family didn'? t go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. Actually, Pooh has a message for us in Then the introduction: he says that he walked through day came when they couldn't afford the book one day, looking rent for his friend Piglet, the house and sat down on some they had to move to the far side of the pages by mistakecity. He hopes that we won't mindThis part of the city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405280867</amazonuk>
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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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