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[[image:lumplump.jpg|center|link=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDc9DQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=lump+lump+and+the+blanket+of+dreams&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiz47visd3QAhVT_WMKHQ8CA8UQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=lump%20lump%20and%20the%20blanket%20of%20dreams&f=false]][[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Gwen Jackson Adam Stower|title=Murray and Lissa CalvertBun|titlerating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers |summary=Lump Lump 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 Blanket catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. This time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but he's turned up and he'll have to do…|isbn=0008561249}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1732898766|title=The Adventures of DreamsBirpus and Bulbus: Inspired by Navajo Culture Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and FolkloreIndre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=In the fir tree When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the forest there were two holesForest of Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: in the small hole at the top Blue Bird lived, but the big hole, in the ground below the fir tree was the home of Mother Bear and her little bear, Lump LumpSour Milk Dragon is chasing them. It was coming to the time when bears should be hibernatingHe's right behind them, spewing hot, but Lump Lump wanted to run in the forest and eat more honeysour milk from his nostrils. Somehow he didn(Please don't think that sleeping could be try this at home: it won''that'' much funt end well. ) Blue Bird sang him Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a song about a blanket ladder of dreams moss and Lump Lump ''had'' to have onevines was lowered for them, they escaped. There was a snag though - before the blanket could be woven Lump Lump had They climbed up to collect the white light of morning, Tree Wee homes high up in the red light of eveningtangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, the falling rain Nester Nook and the rainbow for Spider Woman to weave into his blanketGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1460299299</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Gary Sheppard and Tim BudgenB0CC9W7GLR|title=As Nice as Pie On the Beach: The Winter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|summary=The day that you build that bird table Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and set out some nuts you are unwittingly creating building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a millstone for your own necklarge slab of silvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. From now on your inner voice is going to keep telling you to keep On top of the food topped upice was a polar bear. What will happen to those poor little birdies should they go withoutAs the ice bumped onto the sand, will you be to blame the bear woke and with wobbly legs moved from the ice. Kit was all for making a run for their hunger? it, but Teal knew that the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. Worse than He obviously needed to be taken home on the voice in your head is if the birds themselves started bus and given a good meal and somewhere to demand more foodsleep. Could What else would you deal with a cheeky chaffinch or a rabid robindo? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862229</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Lina Sunderland and Daniel Egneus1913839656|title= Raven Child and the Snow WitchLet's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= A beautiful story of hope, family and love. In Todd was excited about spending the frozen north and safe away from the icy wildernessweekend with his grandmother, young Anya lives a happy care-free life in not least because she made the Snow Gardenbest beetle juice. She plays, she is at one with the animals He packed two pairs of dungarees and his favourite hat and she dreamsthen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. On one day, no different from any other, Anya’s mother sets off on a journey to the glacier She had promised to collect a special flower take him to plant in the Snow Garden. Anya waits for her mother’s return and keeps busy throughout Friday Night Club at the day. After a long while of waiting Anya falls asleep local community centre and dreams of a terrible event involving the most dreadful enchantress of them all – the Snow WitchTodd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. From here onAt home, Anya becomes determined to find his only friend was his mum and save her mother but she has no idea what lies aheadhe wondered why that could be. Can Anya pit her wills against the frozen wilderness, the wild wolves and ultimately the Snow Witch herself?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783704187</amazonuk>Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Surya Sajnani1529504775|title= FarmThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In this sturdy, interactive board book Elsie and her little ones have clues brother David loved to go to animals you might find on the farm, park and can then slide watch the pieces red buses drive past. Elsie would race the buses along the side of picture round on the facing page park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just standing up was very difficult. One day Elsie spotted a bus in the toy shop window which would help David - and was happy to uncover use the answercoins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, David learned to stand up, use the bus for support, and walk behind it. Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and rusted, to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178493660X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Surya Sajnani1529504767|title= Hush...Little Bear is SleepingThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating= 45|genre= For Sharing|summary= In this somewhat ironic interactive board book, Baby Bear is trying Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to sleep but other animals around him keep making a noiseher final destination. I say ironic because this would otherwise be a perfect bedtime story She needn't have worried though as she went to the home of Mr and Mrs Russell, but because itwho couldn's a ''press t have been kinder to her. She even had her own room - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and listenbegan to enjoy her life. She'' book d help Mrs Russell with sound effects on every page, the baking and when it's far too much fun and more likely came to get them engaged Christmas Eve Susan and playing than carefully drifting off to slumberMr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. The best surprise happened the following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784936626</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers1916459943|title=Imaginary FredSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Fred is an imaginary friendMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He really loves being an imaginary friend's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to sleep: instead, and he throws himself into just lies on his role wholeheartedly whenever he is blanket and ''wails'summoned' by a child. The problem is that his children always end up finding a real friend, sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and then they donthe waves sing ''t need himhush, hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and slowly he fades away until you have the wind whisks him away into the clouds where he waits until he is summoned once moresound perfectly. When he becomes SamThe mermaids join in - ''s friend he thinks that all his dreams have come true - they like the same thingsla lou, they la lay...'' And for a moment it seems to have so much fun together, but Fred has worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a funny feeling in his imaginary tummy that one day, Sam wonseagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what't need him any more either…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000812616X</amazonuk>s going to happen next.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Yuval Zommer140639131X|title=One Hundred SausagesA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith

|summary=Mmm, sausages! Everyone knows that dogs have special hearing when it comes Philippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the discussion of what's for dinner, especially when it comes to sausagesOld Oak Road. My mum used She wrote to hide the worming tablets in sausages as our dog would eat mayor about the sausage so fast he wouldnproblem but didn't notice the tableteven get a reply. Well, most times! Anyway, this book is all about one particular dogPhilippa wasn's love t a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of sausages, the lollipop lady at the school crossing and what happens when he is falsely accused of stealing all of decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to start with but the benefits were obvious. All the animals used the town's sausages!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783705752</amazonuk>crossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1776574338|title=Leilong's Too Long!|author=Sue Hendra Julia Liu and Paul LinnetBei Lynn|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|titlesummary=GordonEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the window and slide down his neck. It's perfect, isn't 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's always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and – because he's Great Escapelonger than a 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.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1776574028|title=Bumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=4.5

|summary=The life of I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the humble balloon is child who still enjoys board books (er, see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one full of fear and dangers. Imagine going out of We have the house each day elephant who dons a tutu - and all that protects your vulnerable self is becomes a thin sheet of taut rubber''balletphant''. Even if you do get to survive into your dotage, this is not The buffalo who has had a bath (complete with yellow duck) and then dries off with a hair drier becomes a long time''fluffalo''. Who has not left a balloon alone for The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a week or so, ''crynoceros'' (think about it starts to sag and go wrinkly until it is nothing more than !) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a floppy bag''sm....... '' Depressing as this may beOK, Gordon the balloon looks on the bright side of life and is determined to enjoy every moment he has.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471143635</amazonuk>let's not go there Some people are eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves1838226834|title= How to Save a SuperheroCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating= 54|genre= For Sharing|summary= It's just was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an ordinary day for Albie – heouting with our grandparents. They's playing with his toys just like any little boyre there to undo all the good that parents do, so the trips out were always so much fun. However little does he know that his day is A young boy was going to the carnival with his Grandad, who told him: ''It'll be super in more ways than one. This is another fantastic adventure in the next in the series brilliant, just remember, don't let go of books by Carol Hart and Ed Eavesmy hand. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>147114478X</amazonuk>''

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul B09MYXSRV4|title=Winnie Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Wilbur Meet Santa Hare|author=Cordellya Smith

|summary=Winnie and Wilbur are writing their letters to SantaWhen the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. Wilbur wants lots of things including Water Spider received a wind up mouse, tins of sardines, strong web that even fire could not burn. Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''and a cuddly blanket'' the future. Winnie Rabbit developed intelligence - but, howeverunfortunately, just wants 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 lovely surpriserace with Turtle. When Christmas Eve arrives You might think that is what she gets – but it's not exactly the surprise that Santa had in minda fair contest but wait and see. He gets stuck in their chimney for so long that he might Things are not have time to deliver all the presentsalways as they seem. Luckily Winnie and Wilbur find him in time and, for once, Winnie I's magic seems to be workingll tell you how it came about.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192747371</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=David Walliams and Tony Ross Rob Keeley|title=There's a Snake in My SchoolCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees! |rating=54|genre=For Sharing |summary=Miranda Lily loves to be different so no one is really surprised when she arrives eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school on Bring-your-pet-turn up their noses, Lily is keen to-school Day riding on the back of an enormous slithery python called Penelope. But explain how good they are a bit frightenedfor you and how nice to eat. After allOne day, pythons EAT peoplepoor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. MirandaInfuriated, howeverLily checks with the teacher, soon convinces her classmates who explains that Penelope is both friendly fruits grow on trees and lots of fun to play with. It looks vegetables, like it's going to be carrots, grow in the best day of school EVERground. But that's before Miss BloatJordan says, the headmistress"I did try to tell her, intervenes Miss!" and locks up all the pets. Luckily Penelope has a special talent that will save the dayeveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0008172706</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Juliette MacIver and Sarah DavisB09FFJF8YS|title=ThatYou Can's Not a Hippopotamust Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik

|summary=With ''For the big, grownup girls out there, the onset potty masters in training, "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of TVtoilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''  And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and graduation to "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, the internet her cat, her stuffed rabbit and colourful books we take for granted her baby sibling that we know what different animals look like''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. A giraffe has a long neckNeither can the flowers, nor the fish, nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a lion has big teeth girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and a Dodo does not look like much anymoreNaday Meldova|title=Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Toots, trumps, farts. HoweverWhatever your word for them, imagine find us a time before all this technologychild that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to talk about and joke about, the closest that is. But horribly embarrassing if you would get to an exotic animal might be let one go at the assorted stuffed creatures in a local Natural History Museumwrong time. Perhaps the children of Juliette MacIver In class, say, when everyone will hear it and Sarah Davis' everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her 'That's Not a HippopotamusEverybody Potties!'' learned from some poor taxidermyseries takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the familiar humour attached, as they sure donexplains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''t know what a Hippo looks like.!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1927271967</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alice PattulloB09BG8V3Q6|title=An Animal ABCWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad

|summary= If you have ever tried to print a design using traditional methods such as screen printing or block printing, you will know how tricky a feat this ''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is. Making a simple black and white design is tough enough as you try and spread the paint evenly and avoid bleeding, but multicolours are even more complexlatest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. You have This series of fun picture books aims to remove your screen take the pain out of potty training children and add another, then make sure the new colour sits exactly where replace it shouldwith some fun. When it goes wrong it looks amateurish and It's a worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you have to start again. Do it right and it can look as wonderful as ''An Animal ABC'' by Alice Pattullo.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843653133</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Steve AntonyB07GZ81J7C|title= The Queen's Present|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We join When Fred the story on Christmas Eve. The Queen hasn't finished her shopping yet, which is probably unlikely for a grandmother Snake Got Squished and great grandmother, but then I suppose most people in that position don't have a job ruling the country so she can be forgiven. She's shopping for the little prince and princess, but in a surprisingly unpatriotic moment she realises the UK just won't do, and she needs to venture further afield. If only there was someone with access to airborne transport who could whisk her away to the likes of France and Egypt and Italy and China at the drop of a hat (or the tug of a reign).|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444925636</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewMended|author=Michael Morpurgo (Editor)|title= Greatest Animal Stories|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We all know of Aesop and his animal fables: the hare and the tortoise, the boy who cried wolf or the ant and the grasshopper. In this stunning collection of animal stories, Michael Morpurgo has collated well-known and much-loved animal stories in a beautifully presented book. In the introduction he writes that we often first meet animals in stories before we meet them in real life and this collection is selected from his favourite childhood animal tales. Within his own stories, Morpurgo favours the inclusion of animals as the central character and these are all well received by children. As a primary school teacher, I value the fact that such a well-known author has collected these valuable animal-centred stories which can be used not only to engage children with tales from different cultures but also in providing life lessons. Each is beautifully illustrated and individual in style to each story. Prefacing each tale is a short paragraph giving information on the origin of the story and often a question or two to promote thought and discussion within the story. The stories originate from across the globe: Iceland, Africa, China and North America to name a few. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192748629</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Felix Bernard, Richard Smith and Tim Hopgood|title= Walking in a Winter Wonderland|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It’s the end of October – almost November – and the embers of Christmas are just being brought back to life now. The weather is changing, the leaves are falling and it’s dark before six o’clock. No matter how much we try not to, our thoughts are turning to Christmas. Now, I absolutely love Christmas. However, what I love more than Christmas is the idea of Christmas. Walking in a Winter Wonderland paints the idea of Christmas better than anything else. It is a Christmas card in words and although it may be 13 degrees on Christmas day with grey skies, in our hearts sleigh bells are ringing, snow is glistening, Mister snowmen are being built and we all conspire as we dream by the fire. What a fantastic way to epitomise Christmas by using this great song, made famous by Peggy Lee and originally written in 1934, as a story book for children.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192743759</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Caryl Hart and Sarah Warburton|title=The Princess and the Christmas RescuePeter Cotton

|summary=Christmas can be an awesome time surrounded by friendsMeet Fred. Well, actually, but if you don't have many, it can also re going to be a rather lonely timemeeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. One way But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you could get a bit more friends about Fred. Fred is to socialise a little snake and perhaps join even those of us who have a hobby group or twophobia about snakes are going to warm to him. What is unlikely to help is locking yourself up He arrived as a present in a workshop box with holes so that he could breathe and inventing things on your own all immediately became part of the time. This is exactly how Princess Eliza spends her timefamily, but what caused her to have a lacks in friends may help her the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a Christmas crisis occurswalk. And that was where the problem started. Fred didn't have any road sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>085763707X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Madeleine Cook Justine Avery and Samara HardyNaday Meldova|title= The Mouse that Cancelled ChristmasEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)|rating= 54|genre= For Sharing|summary= When Can potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you think there can. But really, why shouldn't possibly it be a different way ? We all have to tell a Christmas story for children, along comes Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy with a tale of a mouse who was once injured at Christmas time. A falling bauble hit poor mouse and that was enough learn about our bodily functions just as we have to convince mouse that Christmas meant dangerlearn about everything else when we are small. Mouse dons his hard-hat and high-visibility jacket to inspect the animalWhy shouldn's village Christmas preparations. In true health and safety stylet potty training be as much fun as, say, nothing is up to scratch: the star is too pointy; learning about why the tree too tall sun and the lights are too bright on moon take turns in the tree, not to even mention the spikiness of the pine needles. Quite frankly, Christmas is jolly well too dangerous, so mouse wants it cancelled. sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0192744291</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Alex T SmithJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Santa Claude|rating=5|genre=For Sharing |summary=Ah Claude! He is such an endearing little dog. He's back on an adventure with Sir Bobblysock and this time it is a Christmas adventure. There are baubles and trees and carols and reindeer andNo, of courseNo, there's troubleNo! For who else but Claude would accidentally handcuff Santa to an armchair on Christmas Eve, and then need to deliver all the presents himself?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444926497</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Henning Lohlein|title=Ludwig the Space Dog

|summary=Before there was Neil Armstrong and before there was Yuri GagarinThey say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. ''No, No, there was another explorer of Space – LaikaNo!'' is based around the simplest text imaginable. This was  ''No, no, no man however! Okay, okay. Yes, but a dogyou may. Laika was one of the first animals to explore space; the less said about her fate '' That's it! But, like all the betterbest picture books, but surely her adventures would encourage other canines to explore the great beyond? Ludwig this tiny snippet of text is one such Mutt and although we may not have a rocket ship to help him with his adventures, we do have a set of 3D glassesveritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>178370389X</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mick Inkpen and Chloe Inkpen194812467X|title=FredThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=54

|summary=Kirelle and her best friend Sam the 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 top of the hill, they see a big barn with a sign outside. It's tricky being a puppyfarm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the stallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are so many things to try to understand, like sit, sheep and ducks and staycows, goats and fetch! Whilst the pup in this story has learned all of these tricky commandschickens, and is doing very well at being a good boy, he is having even some issues around the word 'Fred'mice.Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping..what on earth does everyone mean when  What will they keep shouting it at himbuy? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444929526</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Benji Davies|title= The Storm Whale in Winter|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= The Storm Whale in Winter is a sequel to the highly popular The Storm Whale. Noi's father embarks on one last fishing trip before the Arctic Winter sets in. All alone, with his six cats, Noi patiently waits for his father's return. As night sets and the sea begins to freeze, Noi starts to worry and believes he can see his Dad's boat from his bedroom window. Full of courage, he sets off out in the snow to find his Dad. Getting lost in the blizzard, Noi is in need of help which comes in the form of his old friend.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147111998X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|authorisbn= Mick Inkpen0995647895|title= Threadbear|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= We have all had a special teddy, the teddy which is not perfect, the one that would never be classed as beautiful but the one that is loved more than any other. Threadbear is that very teddy. The man who made him put so much stuffing in him that his arms Sadie and legs were too hard. Sadly, because of all the extra stuffing, the squeaker in his stomach has never squeaked. Not once. Ever. Threadbear feels he is letting his Ben down, so he embarks on a mission to fix his squeaker. He tries and tries but fails, until he decides that there is one special person he must meet and maybe this will be the only person who can fix his squeaker.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444924052</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewSea Dogs|author=Ross Montgomery Maureen Duffy and David Litchfield|title=The Building BoyAnita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=This is the story of a boy and his Grandma. An award-wining architect, Grandma promises to build the boy a special house on a hill over the horizon, over a city and beyond the sea. But Grandma is getting old – too old to make houses. And, one day, Sadie's mother always said that she is gone. Without Grandma, the house is empty. It’s just rooms. But the boy has an idea – it requires was a lot of work but the result is totally magical.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571314104</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Helen Peters and Ellie Snowdon|title= A Piglet Called Truffle|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Living on a farmdreamer, with her father who works as a farmer and a mother who is a farm-vet, Jasmine has spent all her young life learning how to care for animals. On a visit to a neighbouring farm, Jasmine is excited to see the new baby piglets. Expecting to see eleven piglets, mind never on what she is stunned to find one extra - a tiny little runt hiding in the cornershould be doing. Being smaller than her hand, She lives by the farmer has no sympathy River Thames at Greenwich and expects it to die by the end of the day. Of course, Jasmine can't allow this she loves to happen. spend hours at The story is then set for a struggle to save the smallest piglet, called TruffleMaritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637738</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>|author= Julia Donaldson and Sebastien Braun''When all the houses cowered in the gloom,''<br>|title= Spinderella|rating= 4''To the Maritime Museum''.5|genre= For Sharing |summary= From high above the classroom, Spinderella watches in fascination the classroom activities at Scuttleton Primary SchoolHer imagination was fired. She wants 'd love to be able to do two things: play football sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and countwent back regularly. However, her family of spiders One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are only interested in flies, flies on show) and missed the closing bell and fliesthe attendant's warning shout. They also have no desire to learn how to count When she woke (hard floors don''Down with numbers'' they all cry. Unperturbed by their lack of enthusiasm, Spinderella goes t make comfy beds) she was in search the midst of numbers and playing football. Along the way an adventure that she meets could never have imagined in a familiar wish granting character (no spoilers here) world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and her journey beginstreasure. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>140528272X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Lou Treleaven1782227741|title= Letter to PlutoLittle Gold Ted|rating= 5|genreauthor= For Sharing|summary= Letter to Pluto is a story told through an inter-planetary pen-pal friendship. Set in the year 2317Vanessa Wiercioch, writing with a pen Poppy Satha and sending letters has certainly become a dying art-form. However, Jon’s teacher, Mrs Hall, decides it is important to keep the art of letter writing alive. The only difference is that Jon’s pen-pal lives a long way away. 75 billion km to be precise. On Pluto. At first the idea of writing at all is bad enough, but when Jon finds out that his pen-pal is a girl he nearly quits the programme. Encouraged by his teacher’s bribes of merit awards for his best writing, Jon soon learns that Pluto is not as boring, small and smelly as he first thought.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862318</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Rob Biddulph |title=Odd Dog Out Sasha Satha|rating=54

|summary=As One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the title suggests this water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a drain on the side of the story about street. Finding himself down in the sewer, Ted starts to panic. 'Odd Dog Out'. All Odd Dog wants is to fit in OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and shealerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, thereforewho plucks him out of the dirty water using his cane, travels around the world to find which might look just a place where everyone is just bit like heran old cricket bat. Everything seems perfect until she meets Reg is a dog who is behaving differently kind soul and he dries Ted off and realises that it might actually be warms him up with a good thing to stand out from the crowdnice bowl of broth.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007594151</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mo O'Hara and Ada Grey B08R7LXQ9S|title=More People to Love Me Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=Remy is feeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again'More People to Love Me' is a story about a little girl with a huge family. She has a mummy and a step-mumThe school bully Jayden, a daddy and a step-dad and four brothers together with his sidekicks Ryan and sisters. She also has lots of grandparents: in factBrandon, she has so many grandparents she has to have a special name for some of them – like Granannabeen laughing at Remy, who calling him names because he is her step-dad David's mumshort and has small eyes. They are mean but they are not stupid. Given They are careful to wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that little bit further when the size of her familyother kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, it's not surprising that this little girl struggles to fit everyone on looks as though he was the family tree she draws instigator. And then he gets into trouble at school. This upsets her a bit until she realises itand the teachers don's actually better t believe him when he tries to have a forest than a single treeexplain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509821295</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Katie Cotton and Sarah Jacoby|title= The Road Home|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=The year is winding down, and nature is beginning to turn her thoughts again to winter. As the leaves begin to change, and birds start to fly South, animals throughout the forest are preparing for this change in seasons. This book follows their trials and tribulations as they all try to take the road that leads them home.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808034</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton|title= Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky School|rating= 5|genreisbn= For Sharing |summary= As a teacher and a parent, one of the main aims I have when it comes to reading is to promote a love of reading in all children. This can of course in general be more challenging with boys. Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton have created a wonderful book with two familiar characters at the centre. Their previous tales of Shifty McGifty were shorter books around 35 pages told though rhyme. However, their latest book, The Spooky School, at 124 pages, is perfect for the maturing primary school student (approximately 6-9 years of age). If these children had experienced the earlier books, then there is a feeling that Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have grown up with them. Although this book will appeal to both boys and girls, boys will particularly enjoy these fun tales.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857637010</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Lari Don1471191303|title= The Dragon's Hoard|rating= 3.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= If you ask anyone to name a Viking story, legend or tale, my money would be on ''Beowulf''. However, it is not clear whether this was an Anglo-Saxon or Viking tale. Try further and search on Amazon for Viking sagas for children and you won't get very far. Until now, that is. Lari Don has written a collection of stories which bring tales from this historical era to life. Most primary schools study Vikings as a topic, so it is surprising that there are so few quality stories around for this age group.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806813</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewInvisible|author=Kate Prendergast|title=Dog on a Digger: The Tricky IncidentTom Percival

|summary=I'm going to tell you a This is the story about Dogof Isobel, Man, Lady and the Pupa little girl who made a big difference. They all work on an industrial site Isobel lived with her parents in a house - in fact Dog and Man live there in a caravan very cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to put the heating on: ''Ice curled across the inside of the window and Man drives crept up the sort corner of digger which is dreamed about by boys large the bedpost.'' The family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and smallthey were happy. Lady and the Pup run Then the snack bar and one day as came when theycouldn're all having something to eat, t afford the rent for the Pup goes missing. Man house and Lady search everywhere but it's Dog's sharp ears which finally track him down - caught in a branch over a fast-flowing stream. And it's Dog who works out how they had to move to rescue himthe far side of the city. I needed 88 words to tell you that storyThis part of the city was cold, but Kate Prendergast does it without using a single one - sad and lonely and she tells it in a far more engaging way than I could ever manageIsobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646148</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sebastien BraunNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Can You Say It Too? Brrr! Brrr!One Night in Beartown

|summary=What most parents don't tell you Many children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is that they only have children for their own entertainment – the little tykes can be hilarious funnyobsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. One fun area Her favourite toy is when Berisford, a baby starts teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to learn words – DaDa, MaMathe bear statue outside. Soon they pick up seemingly random words – Light! Yallow! (I think that is meant to be Every morning she says hello). Once they start looking intently at your lips as you speak you can start to guide them to words Bee Bear, a colourful painted bear that you want them to uselives at her school. For example, what language skills would they require if they visited Antarctica?She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857637177</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]