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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]]<hr/>[[Category:New Reviews|For Sharing]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Ant ParkerAdam Stower|title=Charlie Chick Wants to PlayMurray and Bun|rating=34.5|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=You would Murray is supposed to be amazed how often items go missing in children's booksa humble, tidy and friendly cat, especially in lift the flap books. What better way one who is there able to get a kid to look under something than say it may contain sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the missing object? two. In this case But he's a Chick bad magician's cat, so his favourite bun has lost their ball been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and rather than question why a baby chicken would have a ball in the first placecatflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the regular back garden, we instead must go on an but into a world of frightening adventure around the farmand 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…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1509829008</amazonuk>0008561249

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jon Burgerman1732898766|title=SPLAT!The Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Everybody loves a clown…When 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. Wait a minute He's right behind them, spewing hot, does anyone sour milk from his nostrils. (Please don't try this at home: it won'like'' a clown? t end well.) They are as likely to make Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a child cry as ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they are to make them laughescaped. One thing that they do have going for them is They climbed up to the slapstick humour and although we may not enjoy clowns themselves, we do enjoy watching someone get smacked Tree Wee homes high up in the face tangled woods where they lived with a custard pietheir Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny. Therefore, why not enjoy the mayhem without the harlequin?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192749544</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nicola Davies and Emily SuttonB0CC9W7GLR|title= Lots – On the Beach: The Diversity of Life on EarthWinter Visitor|author=Chris Green and Jenny Fionda

|genre=Children's Non-FictionFor Sharing|summary= How many different kinds of living things are there on Earth? Lots…that's how many. Children will learn lots Kit and lots from this wonderful book. I learned lots from Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it too. There are 100was better to be at home, bored but warm,000 different kinds or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of mushroomssilvery ice drifted onto the shoreline. Who knew? Well I certainly didn't. This is one On top of those special books with cross-over appealthe ice was a polar bear. Tiny children will adore As the illustrationsice bumped onto the sand, slightly older ones will learn fascinating facts the bear woke and readers of any age will be with wobbly legs moved by from the message ice. Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that we need the bear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to take better care of our beautiful environmentbe taken home on the bus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406360481</amazonuk> What else would you do?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Bond1913839656|title= PaddingtonLet's Finest HourCelebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating= 43.5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Paddington is back! This is Todd was excited about spending the first set weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the best beetle juice. He packed two pairs of new stories about our dungarees and his favourite bear from Peru since 2012hat and then gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. There are seven of them She had promised to take him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and, Todd was pleased about this as you'd expecthe wanted to make new friends. At home, they are delightfulhis only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. Our little bear doesn't change and Grandma thought that it might be because he still careers around 32 Windsor Gardens creating merry havoc as his adopted family, the Browns, look on in helpless mirthlooked different. Everybody loves a bit of slapstick, right?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008226199</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Catherine Rayner1529504775|title=One Happy TigerThe Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=I love a good counting book! Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the park and watch the red buses drive past. I particularly like one that has a story attached to it, rather than Elsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he'd been born with cerebral palsy and even just 'one ball, two oranges, three dolls..standing up was very difficult.' I like One day Elsie spotted a counting book bus in the toy shop window which is well drawn too would help David - and where care and thought has gone into was happy to use the production of the book: you can't start coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, David learned to appreciate stand up, use the good things in life too soon bus for support, and ''One Happy Tiger'' ticks all those boxes, but when we first meet him tiger is rather sadwalk behind it. He's sitting all alone Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and whilst he might not have a frown on his face or tears in his eyes he has a look of dejection about himrusted, to the Repair Shop, hoping that the experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869234X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rod Campbell1529504767|title=Fluffy ChickThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=4.5

|summary=Books enable us Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to her final destination. She needn't have worried though as she went to travel places that we can only dream the home of; we can walk on the moonMr and Mrs Russell, or sink who couldn't have been kinder to the deepest depths of the oceanher. However, not She even had her own room - all books have to be spectacular herself. Gradually she relaxed and began to be great; simple pleasures can also be goodenjoy her life. Taking a child to a petting zoo is one of She'd help Mrs Russell with the most fun outings a family can do, but what happens baking and when you are having an indoor day? Pick up ''Fluffy Chick'' it came to Christmas Eve Susan and bring Mr Russell put the simple joy of decorations on the petting zoo to youChristmas tree.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509834354</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Vivian French and Nigel Baines|title= The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart (and other grumbles)|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing |summary=''I'm too old for bedtime stories'', ''That's a girl's book!'', '' I hate this book but I've got to finish it'', ''I can't find a book that I like.'' You've probably heard at least one of best surprise happened the grumbles in this book before but have you known how to respond to it? This brilliant picture book will do it for you and is a joyful celebration of all that's wonderful about books and readingfollowing morning. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>178112602X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Morag Hood1916459943|title=When Grandad was a PenguinSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=When a little girl goes to stay with her GrandadMuch as mothers love their babies, she is worried that there's something they all is not welldread - a squeakily baby. Grandad doesnHe's so tired but he can't - or won't seem quite the same, somehow- go to sleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. The sea offers to help. It rocks Baby gently and he is talking about fish a lotthe waves sing ''hush, none hush''. Think of his clothes fit, gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and he is spending a lot more time in you have the bathroomsound perfectly. ThankfullyThe mermaids join in - ''la lou, one day the zoo phones up, having discovered la lay...'' And for a bit of moment it seems to have worked as Baby closes his eyes. Then a problem there that might explain seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what is 's going on with Grandad!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509814019</amazonuk>to happen next.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lane Smith140639131X|title=A Perfect DayPractical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith|rating=34.5

|summary=ItPhilippa Pheasant was 's a lovely sunny day, and looks 'tired'' of nearly getting squished as if it may just turn out she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to be the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a perfect day, since reply. Philippa wasn't a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there is was a sunny spot for cat in problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the flowers, lollipop lady at the school crossing and decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a paddling pool for dog little amateur to cool off in, and bird food in start with but the bird feeder, and a corn cob for squirrelbenefits were obvious. But, what's this? Here comes bear, lumbering into All the garden to eat animals used the corn cob, splash in the water crossing and squash all the flowers!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509840559</amazonuk>Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb1776574338|title=The Everywhere BearLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=4.5

|summary=The Everywhere Bear is an important member of Class OneEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, picking up children as he goes. He enjoys a wide range Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of activities with the children in window and slide down his class, such as bus rides and burgers, football and musicneck. One day, when itIt's the new boyperfect, Mattisn's, turn to bring the Everywhere Bear back to school Matt sees t it? What could be a cat on the more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, and he bends over to give it a cuddlethough. Poor old Bear falls out of MattLeilong isn't happy in the city: he's bag always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and into – because he's longer than a puddletennis court – he often causes damage without intending to and traffic regularly gets snarled up. This is The school decides that he can't be the start of the Bear's most exciting (and terrifying!) adventure yet!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447280733</amazonuk>bus anymore.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=William Bee1776574028|title=William Bee's Wonderful World of Trucks Bumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=54

|summary= Children will be I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the child who they arestill enjoys board books (er, no matter how see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you try to change them, they know what they likecan ''play'' with words and make something quite different from each one. You may want to steer one child away from We have the elephant who dons a world of pink tutu - and the other from becomes a world of blue, but turn your back for ''balletphant''. The buffalo who has had a moment bath (complete with yellow duck) and there they are; one playing then dries off with a doll, the other hair drier becomes a train''fluffalo''. There The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is nothing wrong with a girl liking traditional girl things and ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a boy liking traditional boy things''sm.......'' OK, as long as they are given the opportunity to pick what they want. let's not go there Some books you would assume are for one or the other, but actually transcend; these books people are simply cool in their own right.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843653257</amazonuk>eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michelle Robinson and Emily Fox1838226834|title=Monkey's SandwichCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall|rating=4.5

|summary=Monkeys have been given It was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. They're there to undo all the reputation of being cheeky, but good that parents do you also see them as petty thieves? How can these cheerful chimps be seen as anything other than cute, but mischievous little monkeys? Anyone who has driven through Knowsley Safari Park knows so the truthtrips out were always so much fun. A perfectly good car drives in young boy was going to the monkey enclosure only to carnival with his Grandad, who told him: ''It'll be bereft of wing mirrorsbrilliant, hubcaps and windscreen wipers at the end. Rumour has it that the monkeys sell these parts wholesale at a lockup in South Kirby. The monkey in this tale may not be stealing car partsjust remember, but he is a little light fingered when it comes to making the ultimate lunchdon't let go of my hand.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007580010</amazonuk>''

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Paul SticklandB09MYXSRV4|title=Ten Terrible DinosaursOtter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Hare|author=Cordellya Smith|rating=34

|summary=Some things are easier to count than othersWhen the world was made, the animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that he could become a protector. How many pens are there on the desk is simple enoughWater Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. A little trickier is Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the number of cars on present ''and'' the road, but stand back and you can see themfuture. The fact is that the bigger something isRabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, not the further you will need ability to be from use it well. He liked to trick other animals. He was also jealous which was how he came to count more than onebe in a race with Turtle. What would happen though if you were counting something You might think that was 's not only big, a fair contest but moving wait and also prone to eating see. Things are not always as they seem. I'll tell you?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509835520</amazonuk>how it came about.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Nina LadenRob Keeley|title=The Night I Followed the DogCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4.5

|summary=There's a Boy (who doesn't have a name) Lily loves eating fruit and a Dog (likewise) and in the beginning you get the feeling that the Boy would prefer to have next door's Dog who wins prizes in obedience classes vegetables. She likes carrots, broccoli, cabbage and does clever things with the television remote controlaubergines. That When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is until one morning when Boy opens the door a little earlier than usual keen to explain how good they are for you and spots Dog getting out of a limousinehow nice to eat. In a tuxedoOne day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. The he disappears into Infuriated, Lily checks with the back garden. Boy's shocked but a few minutes later he goes to the back door teacher, who explains that fruits grow on trees and whistles for Dogvegetables, like carrots, who comes dashing grow inthe ground. Jordan says, anxious "I did try to eat. At first Boy can't ''quite'' believe what he ''thinks'' he sawtell her, so he determines to follow Dog the next nightMiss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1452161348</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ted DewanB09FFJF8YS|title=Something for Mummy You Can't Wear Panties! (BingNo More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik

|summary=Having a child gives you a glimpse into a world that you never knew even existed. Unfortunately''For the big, grownup girls out there, this not a winter wonderland hidden the potty masters in a wardrobetraining, but "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a world cry (the big-girl kind!) of childrentoilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''  And so it is! This latest book from Justine Avery celebrates a little girl's TV characters. The mainstays of the genre have still survived; Sooty, Noddy final goodbye to nappies and pull-ups and Postman Patgraduation to "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, but who is RaRa or Mr Tumble? One popular show that takes some getting used to is Bingher cat, a series all about a her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that seems to have a stuffed animal as a carer''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. There are seemingly no parents in Neither can the show as if flowers, nor the town is one giant crèchefish, so how come Bing nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a big girl now and his helper Flop are making a gift for Mummy?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008212015</amazonuk>she wants everyone to know it!}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Aino-Maija MetsolaJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=My First Animals Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Get used Toots, trumps, farts. Whatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to two simple words talk about and joke about, that is. But horribly embarrassing if you have a childlet one go at the wrong time. In class, say, when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her 'What's That?Everybody Potties!'' You will hear it over series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and over gently and over again. If you are lucky they are pointing at something that you actually know – chaircalmly, hatwith the familiar humour attached, my sense of regret. Sometimes they will point at something explains that tooting is not too familiarperfectly normal. Here the parental practise of making something up comes into play – Everybody does it: 's a bird type thing. Books that show images of items, colours or animals may seem a little dull to an adult, but to a toddler learning about the world they are a who's who of whatEverybody Toots''s that.!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847809677</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Quentin BlakeB09BG8V3Q6|title= The Story of the Dancing FrogWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|ratingauthor= 4.5|genre= Dyslexia Friendly |summary= When Jo's Great Aunt Gertrude's sea captain husband is drowned at sea she is grief-stricken and, in despair, she goes for a walk alone. During this walk she notices a small frog on a lily-pad. But he is no ordinary frog - he's a dancing frog and the two quickly become good friends. Soon the duo are touring the world with their routine, spreading joy Justine Avery and fun - and carrying out the occasional rescue - wherever they go.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781125910</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Jonny Lambert|title=Tiger Tiger Seema Amjad

|summary=Until you spend a day hanging out with a child you will never know how exhausting it can be''Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is the latest release in the ''Everybody Potties!'' series from Justine Avery. As an adult you are used to peppering your day with little downtime treats; a cup This series of tea perhaps, a biscuits, or maybe even a cheeky nap? The kids I know have no end of energy and at best you will get a sip of cold coffee, have fun picture books aims to give them most of take the biscuit and a nap would consist pain out of them jumping on your head. However, although their enthusiasm potty training children and zest may be tiring, replace it is also infectiouswith some fun. It's a worthy aim, just ask as any old tiger frustrated parent will tell you meet.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869444X</amazonuk> .

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=DKB07GZ81J7C|title=Baby Dinosaurs (Follow the Trail)|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary= If you ever have When Fred the misfortune to stumble across some as yet undiscovered dinosaur I offer this piece of advice; don't take your finger Snake Got Squished and track their spine, don't put it in their mouth and don't go following them to their parent. Instead, run. Run faster than you have ever run before in the opposite direction. The unfortunate thing is that anyone with a toddler knows, they love to grab and poke anything – including terrible lizards if they got the chance. Better play safe than sorry and just get them a book that allows them to get their dinosaur touching thrills vicariously. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241273129</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewMended|author=Jana Novotny Hunter and Paula Bowles|title=My Tail's Not Tired!|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Little Monster is supposed to be going to bed, but how can he, when his knees are still bouncy and his arms still need to fly and his bottom has lots of jiggling and wiggling left to do?! As Big Monster groans and sighs, Little Monster's energy seems to have no end. But will Little Monster finally wear himself out and end up in bed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846439868</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Silvia Borando|title=The Hamster BookPeter Cotton

|summary=Look! Meet Fred. You finally have your Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very own pet, quickly. But I'm getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you a sweet little hamsterbit more about Fred. You can give her Fred is a name, smooth down her fur, watch her do tricks snake and give her some foodeven those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to warm to him. It’s not all fun He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and games with your new hamster however! Of courseimmediately became part of the family, every responsible pet owner knows to the extent that they need to clean up after their pet, if there are any little accidents...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406367729</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Meg McLaren|title=Pigeon P.I.|rating=3|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=The world of birds is in would take Fred out with them when they went out for a flapwalk. They're being nabbed – plucked from And that was where the air (or at least from their cages)problem started. Murray MacMurray, the brilliant pigeon private eye, doesnFred didn't want anything to do with crime now his old partner has flown the roost, but an eager and bright young thing might just about persuade him to take up the casehave any road sense. But both will have to be plucky to survive the dangers it leads to…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783444835</amazonuk>Or brakes.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Eric VeilleJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=My Pictures after the StormEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary= One of the staples of baby books are those that look at opposites. This elephant is bigCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, whilst this mouse is smallas any parent will tell you. They help children to understand the world around themBut really, but can also why shouldn't it be a little dull. What ? We all have to learn about a more interesting book our bodily functions just as we have to learn about cause and effect that looks at what happens before and after an eventeverything else when we are small. You could start off gently by seeing what happens to items after a stormWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, say, but if you are Eric Veillé you can soon spiral into a madcap world of elephant stampedes learning about why the sun and babies being born.the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1776571045</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Kristyna LittenJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Norton and Alpha|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=We are used to the world around us and every day take amazing things for granted; a sunsetNo, or that cold bite in the air that makes you want to go and walk the dog. To a robotNo, our world would look pretty strange as everything would be new. What would you think the first time that you happened upon a flower?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471145778</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Rebecca Elliott|title=Dalmation on a DiggerNo!

|summary=What's all that noise just outside They say the bedroom window?best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite.

''DUGGER DUGGER DIGGERNo, No, No!''is based around the simplest text imaginable.

It woke our young pup up''No, no, no!Okay, okay. Yes, you may.''

That''DUGGER DUGGER DIGGER''s it! But, like all the best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is a veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1782025960</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jorg Muhle194812467X|title=Bathtime for Little RabbitThe Farm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=54

|summary=Bathing Kirelle and her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for a child normally goes one 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 two ways; they love itthe hill, or they hate itsee a big barn with a sign outside. Very rarely will you find It's a farm shop! But this is a child that sits in the bath farm shop with a nonplussed expression on their face, suffering difference: all the ridicules of hygiene with an air of indifferent sanguinestallholders and customers are farmyard animals. You There are much more likely to have a child that splashes water everywhere in the hopes of finding that one gap in the groutingsheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, or a child that will arch their entire body in the hope that doing so will prevent them touching anything wetand even some mice. A book that teaches a toddler how bathtime is meant to be may just help your nightly routineExcited, but also greatly entertain everyoneKirelle and Sam go shopping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1776571371</amazonuk>What will they buy?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Duncan Beedie0995647895|title=The Lumberjack's BeardSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Maureen Duffy and Anita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=Jim Hickory is Sadie's mother always said that she was a Lumberjack of routinedreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. Every morningShe lives by the 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 houses cowered in the gloom, after he gets up, he does his limbering up exercises (very important for a lumberjack!), then he eats his breakfast of pancakes with maple syrup, before finally getting his trusty axe ''<br>''To the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the oceans on an ancient sailing ship and heading out into the forestwent back regularly. One day, however, this routine becomes interrupted when he hears someone peck-pecking at his door, only to discover she fell asleep under a glass case (it's a small owl who has been made homeless by Jimthe one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and the attendant's tree fellingwarning shout. Jim allows When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the owl to set up home midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in his big bushy bearda world of dolphins, without realising just quite what he is letting himself in for…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783706880</amazonuk>pirates, mermaids and treasure.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Rosen and Tony Ross1782227741|title=Barking for BagelsLittle Gold Ted|ratingauthor=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=''Barking for Bagels'' is the story of Schnipp the dogVanessa Wiercioch, who loves her owners very much, though she does find their snickering a little annoying from time to time. One day, whilst out for a walk in the park, she starts to run away, and she finds that once she starts running she can't stop, and she runs Poppy Satha and she runs until she finds Bessie the Bagel lady and thus discovers her new favourite food, and her new home.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178344505X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Steve Antony|title=Thank You, Mr PandaSasha Satha

|summary=Mr Panda One day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is back! And this time, rather than his box of doughnuts, he has swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and around and is sucked down a large pile drain on the side of presents for all of his friendsthe street. Finding himself Accompanied by his friend, down in the ring-tailed Limasewer, he goes around giving out the presents, whilst Lima helpfully reminds everyone on the receiving end that Ted starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'it's he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the thought that counts'' since it turns sewer rat, who plucks him out that Mr Panda of the dirty water using his cane, which might look just a bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is perhaps not the best judge a kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a nice bowl of gift giving!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144492785X</amazonuk>broth.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Greg Gormley and Steven LentonB08R7LXQ9S|title=Fairytale Frankie Remy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and the Mermaid EscapadeCaroline Siegal

|summary=If you think about it enough it Remy is amazing how many characters in fairytales are thickfeeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, How long would it take you to figure out that was not your Nantogether with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but a wolf? Or, how many people would decide they are not stupid. They are careful to start eating a house wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that appears to be made out of gingerbreadlittle bit further when the other kids are around. So, but is overseen by what looks like a crazy lady? Nopewhen Remy reacts, the only reason that fairytale characters make it half the time is because a sensible and brave character saves looks as though he was the day; an intelligent brick laying pig, or a feisty woodsmaninstigator. Your average story dweller needs a guardian angel And then he gets into trouble at school and this may just come in the form of Fairytale Frankieteachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408333872</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sophy Henn1471191303|title=EdieThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival

|summary=Edie This is the story of Isobel, a gorgeous little girl and with the sort of nature which we all hope that our children will have in abundancewho made a big difference. She's just so ''helpful''. For instance, she's gets up extra early herself just so that she can make certain that everybody else Isobel lived with her parents in the a house - a very cold house gets up in good time. The cymbals work well on her brother, but if not, dragging him out of bed usually achieves the desired result. As for because her parents, playing her guitar and serenading them usually does the trick. Shecouldn's an independent young lady and likes t afford to dress herself. It's not ''exactly'' school uniform and her mother might well be wondering where some of her clothes have got to - but what's a girl to do?put the heating on:|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141365005</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Roger Hargreaves|title= My Mummy|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In ''My Mummy'' we learn Ice curled across the inside of all the ways Mummy is wonderful. And, funnily enough, her positive attributes are quite a lot like those singular, nominal traits beheld by certain Little Misses. For example, she is happy like Little Miss Sunshine, she is curious about things like, erm, Little Miss Curious, and she enjoys her cake, just like Little Miss Greedy. Ooops.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405285508</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Wendy Meddour and Rebecca Ashdown|title=The Glump window and crept up the Peeble |rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=When does someone learn who they truly are? As a baby, you don't know what your feet are, so any sense of true self-discovery is going to at least wait until you are out corner of nappies. As a child you start to see the world, but most of us only see our part in it. Enter your teenage years and twenties and you start to understand what role you play in life, but do you really know yourself? If you are lucky, very lucky, you may start to figure stuff out in your thirties and know who you are and what you want to do. Things may have happened a little quicker if you had read more books as a child all about being whomever you want to be.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847807100</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=George Szirtes and Tim Archbold|title=How to be a Tiger|rating=4.5|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse|summary=''Wet again, yet again! Down it drips, little fingertips, tapping and snapping as if the rain were cross.''<br>''See the branches toss? See the puddles grow? Has it stopped raining?NObedpost.''

Yes, sometimes only a quote will doThe family didn't go to the cinema or on holidays but they had each other and they were happy. After all, we do come Then the day came when they couldn't afford the rent for the house and they had to move to poetry for snappy concisionthe far side of the city. This part of the city was cold, sad and that's what we get here…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910959200</amazonuk>lonely and Isobel felt invisible.

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|summary=We all know what little boys Many children have an obsession and girls are made ofSandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, is obsessed with bears. She collects books about bears. Her favourite toy is Berisford, although I have to confess to having always been just a little bit jealous teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, she looks out of the puppy dog tails her bedroom window and quite willing says goodnight to pass on the sugarbear statue outside. Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, spice, slugs and snailsa colourful painted bear that lives at her school. She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|isbn=B08NFH7H9X}} But what are ''aunties'' made of? Could it be: