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We've all had days like that, haven't we? And children get them too, so it's useful if they can be taught a coping mechanism and for Rabbit this is where Bear came in. Bear took hold of Rabbit very gently and she carried him to the top of the tree. When he was there he could see that woodpecker was just building a nest - and he could also see the view across the trees and the lake. There were mountains behind the mountains behind the mountains and suddenly Rabbit felt a little bit better about his problems, for a little while. It's about perspective. But of course Woodpecker wasn't finished with the nest building and the banging started again.

It's a lovely book too. I'm reading from the hardback and it's something which will get handed on to younger brothers and sisters (because it's a book for boys ''and'' girls) and probably onto the next generation. It's timeless. There's absolutely nothing which is going to make a child think that it's old hat. It could be a godsend for the child with dyslexia: the clear font makes it ideal for an emerging reader and the good quality paper means that there's no bleed-through from the reverse of the page which can distract a learner or someone suffering from dyslexia. There are no glossy pages and even the lighter pages are off-white which are easier to cope with for anyone with dyslexia. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.