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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= Sarah PowellAdam Stower|title= Search and Find: Pride & Prejudice: A Jane Austen Search Murray and Find BookBun|rating= 4.5|genre= Emerging Confident Readers|summary= Search and find books are usually aimed at children. They are Murray is supposed to be a good bit of funhumble, but they are also a good study tool for adult readers alike. Jane Austen is a fantastic novelisttidy and friendly cat, but her style of writing can be daunting for those not used to such heavy prose. It one who is very easy able to become lost in the myriad of dialoguesleep and eat and eat and sleep and, characters and events. I find a good plot summary helps when approaching her workswell, this was especially so in the case whatever takes his fancy next of the perplexing and long-winded Emmatwo. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783708271</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Bob Shea|title=The Scariest Book Ever|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Ghost is But he's a bit of a scaredy-bad magician's cat! After spilling some orange juice on , so his sheet, he stays at home, nakedfavourite bun has been turned into a hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and we as readers head the catflap they both use can chuck them out , not into the woods to tell him what's thereregular back garden, but into a world of frightening adventure and whiffs. Whilst he tries to persuade us that the woods are super scary and full of bad thingsThis time round it drops them into a Viking land, where a troll hunter is expected – well, and that we'd be one much better off staying in and cleaning the bathroombigger than Murray was, we get to see whatbe honest, but he's really going on in the woods, turned up and try to persuade ghost he'll have to come out with us…do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1484730461</amazonuk>0008561249

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Bethan Woollvin1732898766|title=RapunzelThe Adventures of Birpus and Bulbus: Book One: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Indre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Ah Rapunzel, how well When we all know about her long golden hair first meet Birpus and her difficult-to-escape tower! Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of Fine Repute. Here, however, Their greatest fear has come about: the story Sour Milk Dragon is told with a twistchasing them. He's right behind them, spewing hot, because there is no handsome Prince who comes riding by to save Rapunzel sour milk from her incarcerationhis nostrils. No(Please don't try this at home: it won't end well.) Fortunately, instead we see Rapunzel is smart enough they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and vines was lowered for them, they escaped. They climbed up to figure her own way out, defeating the witchTree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and going on to a successful witch-hunting careerGranny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509842675</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Simon Puttock and Daniel EgneusB0CC9W7GLR|title= On the Beach: The Thing|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= One day ''the Thing'' falls from the sky and four strangers stumble across it. At first they are confused. What is ''the Thing''? What does it do? What is it for? Then the four of them decide to work together to look after and care for '''the Thing''. Soon word spreads about ''the Thing'' and others come from far and wide to find out more. Gradually a media circus builds up around ''the Thing''. Throughout all of this ''the Thing'' remains silent. Then just as suddenly and silently as it arrived ''the Thing'' departs.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405283718</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewWinter Visitor|author=Michael Bond Chris Green and R W Alley|title=Best-loved Paddington StoriesJenny Fionda|rating=45

|summary=With the sad passing Kit and Teal were just beginning to wonder whether it was better to be at home, bored but warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of Michael Bond there is no time like silvery ice drifted onto the present to revisit some shoreline. On top of the adventures of his most iconic creation; Paddingtonice was a polar bear. As the character has proved so timeless regular re-issues of ice bumped onto the sand, the books have appeared bear woke and ''Best-loved Paddington Stories'' brings three of these stories togetherwith wobbly legs moved from the ice. Does this collection really reflect the best Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the bear has was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. He obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a good meal and somewhere to offer or are they just three random tales stuck together with marmaladesleep. What else would you do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008245037</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Heather Pindar and Sarah Jennings1913839656|title=Wishker|rating=4|genre= For Sharing|summary= Mirabel is a small girl who wants rather a lot from life and is sadly frustrated when everyone says no to her. Then a stray cat appears in her garden. He's a rather special cat with wish-granting whiskers. All MirabelLet's problems will be instantly solved. Or so she thinks…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184886244X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewCelebrate Being Different|author=Judith Kerr|title=My First Mog ABCLainey Dee|rating=43.5

|summary= There are few children's series that have been as long lasting as Judith Kerr's ''Mog'' books and even though Todd was excited about spending the cat may no longer be weekend with us, there is a huge back catalogue of old stories and images that could be repurposed. In the wrong hands reusing old Mog images would seem like a crass cash in, but done righthis grandmother, they could still hold not least because she made the same sentimental appeal that the daft old cat has for so many peoplebest beetle juice. Which way does ''My First Mog ABC'' fall?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008245509</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Tracey Corderoy and Jorge Martin|title= Fairy Tale Pets|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Bob is neat. He lives in a neat packed two pairs of dungarees and tidy house with Rex his friendly favourite hat and really quite neat dogthen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. All is well in their neat and happy world except for one thing. Bob needs a job. He decides She had promised to take him to be a pet-sitter the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and is looking forward Todd was pleased about this as he wanted to looking after cute little hamsters make new friends. At home, his only friend was his mum and bunnieshe wondered why that could be. What actually arrives is unfortunately something quite Grandma thought that it might be because he looked different and poor Bob is quite unprepared for the chaos that ensues when his ''pets'' misbehave. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848694415</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mini Grey1529504775|title=The Bad Bunnies' Magic ShowToy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=In a slight change Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the scheduling, park and watch the red buses drive past. Elsie would race the buses along the side of the Great Hypno is unavailable for tonightpark but David couldn't - he's magic showd 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 use the coins from her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home..but not Gradually, David learned to worrystand up, ready to step into use the breach are Mr Abra bus for support, and Mr Cadabra, a pair of innocent looking bunnieswalk behind it. Their show promises to be fast Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and dangerousrusted, and it certainly turns out to be boththe Repair Shop, though perhaps not quite in hoping that the way the bunnies imagined!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471157601</amazonuk>experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Julia Jarman and Lynne Chapman1529504767|title=Class One Farmyard FunThe Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey|rating=3.5

|summary=When Class One go on a trip Susan was very young when she was evacuated from London in 1939 and nervous about how she would be greeted when she got to the farm, the day is not plain sailingher final destination. The teacher's traumas donShe needn't revolve around have worried though as she went to the usual 'home of Mr and Mrs Russell, who will be sick on the coachcouldn' issues however, t have been kinder to her. She even had her own room - all to herself. Gradually she relaxed and instead relate began to one rather grumpy farmyard animal - the bull! enjoy her life. All sorts of trauma ensues when She'd help Mrs Russell with the bull escapes from his field, baking and when it takes a lot of the children working together came to be able to catch him back in his field Christmas Eve Susan and lock him upMr Russell put the decorations on the Christmas tree. All things considered, this probably isn't the The best book for any teachers to read aloud surprise happened the day before a school trip..following morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444927159</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Antje Damm1916459943|title=Waiting for GoliathSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb

|summary=Bear is waiting for Goliath. ThatMuch as mothers love their babies, there's Bear on the cover and it was what first drew me to this booksomething they all dread - a squeakily baby. He looks 's so tired but he can't - or won'forlorn'' that I wanted t - go to know what the problem was. He's not exactly forlornsleep: instead, but he has been waiting at the bus stop since dawn and he might be getting just a little bit bored. He lies down (legs dangling down and tummy flat on the seat) his blanket and explains to everyone that Goliath is his best friend''wails''. Robin wanted The sea offers to know if Goliath is as strong as Bear and Bear says that he ishelp. HeIt rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, hush''s smart too. He can count to eighteenThink of gentle wavelets falling onto a sandy beach and you have the sound perfectly. BearThe mermaids join in - ''s obviously been at the stop la lou, la lay...'' And for quite a while moment it seems to have worked as the spring flowers have fallen from the treesBaby closes his eyes. HeThen a seagull '''shouts''' and we know exactly what's there through the dark too - he just curls up and sleeps on the seatgoing to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>177657141X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Reece Wykes140639131X|title=I Dare You|rating=2.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Some children's books require a robust sense of humour from a parent, or at least the ability to look the other way when a book is being naughty. There are more books on pants and poo than could fill a landfill, but when is something too far A Practical Present for a children's book? Bragging? Lying? Cannibalism?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783445378</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewPhilippa Pheasant|author=Chris Hadfield and The Fan Brothers|title=The Darkest DarkBriony May Smith

|summary=Back in the nineteen sixties in a cottage on Stag Island in Southern Ontario, Canada there Philippa Pheasant was a boy called Chris who loved playing with rockets. Actually they were made out ''tired'' of cardboard boxes, but they were rockets nearly getting squished as she tried to Chris and he and his dog would play space games all daycross the Old Oak Road. He really She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't have time for anything else and he certainly didneven get a reply. Philippa wasn't have time a bird to sleep. Well, actually, sit back on her tail feathers when there's was a secret hereproblem which needed solving: Chris was afraid she saw the benefits of the dark lollipop lady at the school crossing and everyone knows decided that when it's ''very'' dark the worst sort of aliens come into the bedroomshe would set up something similar herself. Night after night his parents worked very hard to get him to sleep in his own bedroom Her uniform and it was only the threat that if Chris didn't get into his own bed and go lollipop stick were both a little amateur to sleep everyone would be too tired to go next door start with but the following evening to watch something special on televisionbenefits were obvious. There was only All the one television on animals used the island, you seecrossing and Hedgehog was even trained up to provide a safe path overnight.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>150982409X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Kate Milner1776574338|title=My Name is not RefugeeLeilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and Bei Lynn|rating=54

|summary=A child's mother tells her child that they will have to leave this town: it's not safe for them any longer. She explains what will happen. The child can pack Every morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his own bagway through the city, but he has to remember that he must only take what picking up children as he can carrygoes. Initially it will be exciting and they canChildren who live at the top of tower blocks don't live in a place where there's no water in even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of the taps window and the rubbish just piles up in the streetsslide down his neck. It's going to be an adventureperfect, but sometimes theyisn're t it? What could be a more fun way of going to be on their own and it will get school? There is a bit boringproblem, but sometimes they'll be with other people and he must remember to hold on to an adult's handthough. TheyLeilong isn'll see lots of cars and lorries and sleep t happy in some strange places. Theythe city: he'll hear people speaking in strange languages s always having to be careful about where he puts his feet and taste new foods. Eventually they– because he'll get s longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to somewhere where they are safe and can unpacktraffic regularly gets snarled up. The strange words will start to make sense. Heschool decides that he can'll t be called Refugee, but he has to remember that Refugee is not his namethe bus anymore.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1911370065</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Oliver Jeffers1776574028|title=The Great Paper CaperBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating=4.5

|summary=Something terrible I love a good board book! ''Bumblebee Grumblebee'' is happening in aimed at quite a niche market: it's for the forest. Branches from trees are going missing overnightchild 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 nobody knows what's going onmake something quite different from each one. Everyone living in We have the forest gathers together to look at the crime scene, elephant who dons a tutu - and to try to discover what has happenedbecomes a ''balletphant''. Initially they blame each other, but after discovering everyone there The buffalo who has had a solid alibi they continue their investigations to try bath (complete with yellow duck) and find the culpritthen dries off with a hair drier becomes a ''fluffalo''. The rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is a ''crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a ''sm.......|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007182333</amazonuk>'' OK, let's not go there Some people are eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Maudie Smith and Paul Howard1838226834|title=The Dressing-Up DadCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall

|summary=Danny and his dad both love dressing up! Whatever the event, or reason, they are readyIt was one of those memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. Indeed, they donThey't really need a reasonre there to undo all the good that parents do, but just happily dress up together at home, or when they go so the trips out, as spacemen, a knight and a dragon, sea creatures and wizards...you name it, they can dress up as it! Danny loves having were always so much fun . A young boy was going to the carnival with his dadGrandad, but then one day he does start to wonder what it would who told him: ''It'll be like to have a normalbrilliant, ordinary dadjust remember, and so for his birthday he decides to ask his dad to dress up as an ordinary dad!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>019274979X</amazonuk>don't let go of my hand.''

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Mac Barnett Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Jon KlassenHare|titleauthor=TriangleCordellya Smith

|summary=This is a story about TriangleWhen the world was made, the animals were given gifts. One day Bear was given strength so that he goes out of his house and walks could become a long way to go and play protector. Water Spider received a sneaky trick on his friend, Squarestrong web that even fire could not burn. ItOwl had excellent sight so that he could see the present ''s quite a long walk, past lots and lots of triangles'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, and then lots of shapes with no nameunfortunately, and then lots and lots of squares not the ability to use it well. He liked to trick other animals. What will happen after He was also jealous which was how hecame to be in a race with Turtle. You might think that's played his trick on Square, though? not a fair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. Will Triangle get his comeuppance?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406376671</amazonuk>I'll tell you how it came about.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Sam UsherRob Keeley|title=SunCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!|rating=4

|summary=It was the hottest day of the year Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. Hotter, if such a thing is possibleShe likes carrots, than broccoli soup, the Atacama Desert cabbage and the surface of the sunaubergines. Grandad decreed that it was the perfect day When her friends at school turn up their noses, Lily is keen to explain how good they are for an adventure you and began packing the picnic basket with all sorts of useful things: waterhow nice to eat. One day, biscuitspoor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, a telescopewho tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, cameraLily checks with the teacher, sun protectionwho explains that fruits grow on trees and vegetables, fruitlike carrots, sandwichesgrow in the ground. Jordan says, toys and lots"I did try to tell her, lots more. How are a boy and his grandad to know what they're going to need? Grandad was the navigator Miss!" and the boy was the lookouteveryone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>178370795X</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B09FFJF8YS|title=You Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Laura WilliamsJustine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=''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 "proper" pants by following her around as she proudly explains to her dog, her cat, her stuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. Neither can the flowers, nor the fish, nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a big girl now and she wants everyone to know it!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Grandpa Diet and DiabetesEverybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Nick's Mum is an accident and emergency nurse and life can get a bit hectic at timesToots, trumps, particularly when she has to arrange farts. Whatever your word for someone them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. Funny to look after Nick talk about and his twin sister Emmajoke about, that is. One day in But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the school holidays Grandpa had the pleasure of looking after the kids and Nick thought this was coolwrong time. Grandpa used to be a bit of a rockerIn class, you seesay, when everyone will hear it and thateveryone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the sort of music he always has playingfamiliar humour attached, explains that tooting is perfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|isbn= B09C2RVJ2W}} He might have a stick but Nick sure that he doesn{{Frontpage|isbn= B09BG8V3Q6|title= Who Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= 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!''t really need it - series from Justine Avery. This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children and replace itwith some fun. It's there just in casea worthy aim, as any frustrated parent will tell you. He does have a problem though and Mum explains it by saying that Grandpa has to eat at the right time every day because he has diabetes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524667641</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B07GZ81J7C|title=Sue Hendra When Fred the Snake Got Squished and Paul LinnetMended|titleauthor=Supertato Run Veggies RunPeter Cotton

|summary=Meet Fred. Well, actually, you're going to be meeting Fred-Fred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. But I've heard m getting ahead of these so called superfoods, they are reported to boost your immune system myself: I'd better tell you a bit more about Fred. Fred is a snake and flush out areas even those of your body that us who have gone unnoticed for decades, but does this make them super? In my mind a phobia about snakes are going to be a superfood you need warm to do something spectacular; lift him. He arrived as a car from present in a trapped childbox with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the family, or leap over to the extent that they would take Fred out with them when they went out for a building in one boundwalk. And that was where the problem started. The vegetable and fruit in my house canFred didn't do have any of this, but then they aren't Supertato; a spectacular spud that, more than once, has saved the day with his powersroad sense. Or brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471121038</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Dr SeussJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=Dr Seuss's ABCEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=No one who has read his work can deny that Dr Seuss had a powerful imaginationCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, as any parent will tell you. He was able But really, why shouldn't it be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to pluck from his brainpan not only interesting takes on old ideas, but also new creatures and worlds that had never been seen beforelearn about everything else when we are small. His books are often madder than a box of March haresWhy shouldn't potty training be as much fun as, but even he must have had his limits? The humble ABC book (dare I say , learning about why the dull ABC book), surely he could not bring his sense of anarchic fun to this staple of sun and the moon take turns in the children's education marketsky?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0007487754</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Nosy CrowJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=British Museum: ABCNo, No, No!

|summary=Learning your ABCs is also seemingly learning They say the best picture books are the same items appearing over and over againsimplest ones. A is not only A – it is also AppleAnd nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. B is Ball ''No, No, C is Car. It No!'' is almost as if there are only 26 objects in the world and they happen to start with different letters of based around the alphabetsimplest text imaginable. In fact ''No, no, apart from Xylophone and X-Rayno! Okay, okay. Yes, there are loads of things that you could choose to put in an ABC bookmay.'' That's it! But, like all the best picture books, if only you had this tiny snippet of text is a vast repository of objects and art veritable tardis - so much bigger on the inside that you could choose from …it appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0857638165</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreview <!-- remove 17/5 -->Frontpage|isbn=194812467X|title=Go To Sleep!The Farm Shop|author=Marion AdamsDevon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic

|summary=''It was midnight on Kirelle and her best friend Sam the wild moorscat 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. The round white moon peeped over As they walk to the clouds. The top of the hill, they see a big barn owl flew from tree to tree without making with a soundsign outside. The cool night breeze rustled through It's a farm shop! But this is a farm shop with a difference: all the gorse bushesstallholders and customers are farmyard animals. There are sheep and ducks and cows, goats and chickens, and even some mice. Excited, Kirelle and Sam go shopping.''

Parents - isn't this just a lovely way to start a bedtime story? It's an oft-forgotten truth about picture books that they need to engage the parents as well as the children. How else can What will they read it aloud successfullybuy? So I loved this opening paragraph of ''Go To Sleep!'' - it not only set the scene beautifully but it also made me want to rush off and find a child to read it to.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993079474</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0995647895|title=FumSadie and the Sea Dogs|author=Karl Newson Maureen Duffy and Lucy FlemingAnita Joice|rating=43.5

|summary=Sadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what she should be doing. She lives by the River Thames at Greenwich and she loves to spend hours at The smallest member of Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the Crumb familygloom, Fum, has gone missing''<br>''To the Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. Where She'd love to sail the oceans on earth can he be? an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. The rest of One day she fell asleep under a glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the closing bell and the Crumbs attendant's warning shout. When she woke (hard floors don't make comfy beds) she was in the midst of an adventure that she could never have imagined in a family world of giants) search high dolphins, pirates, mermaids and low for little Fum, enlisting the help of various fairy tale friends along the waytreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862431</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart1782227741|title=Little Monster's Day Out with DadGold Ted|author=Vanessa Wiercioch, Poppy Satha and Sasha Satha

|summary=Before leaving the house it is always important that you check the traffic onlineOne day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. What is the point in leaving now if you are going to be stuck in a traffic jam all the way? Little MonsterIt's Father could have done this, but is learning the hard way. Thankfully, this is quite a world in which even the mundane can be fun deep puddle and there are lots of friends to find; even when you are stuck in back to back traffic on the Monster M25water is swirling.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405276444</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Neil Gaiman Poor Ted starts to spin around and Divya Srinivasan|title=Cinnamon|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=First written in 1995, Cinnamon has hitherto existed as around and is sucked down a short story drain on Neil Gaiman's website or as part the side of an audiobook collectionthe street. Now, it's out as a picture book for us all to share.The story follows Cinnamon, a princess Finding himself down in a small hot country, where everything is very old. Cinnamon was born with pearls for eyes. This means that she is very beautiful but also blind. And Cinnamon won't speak. Her parents, the rajah and ranisewer, offer rich rewards for anyone who can persuade their daughter Ted starts to talkpanic. People come ''OH HELP ME PLEASE'' he cries and go but nobody is successful. Until, one day, a tiger comes...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408879239</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=John Kelly and Steph Laberis|title=Can I Join Your Club?|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Duck just wants to join a club. Any club would be fine, but he would really like to be a part alerts the attention of something, so he tries Reg the Lion Clubsewer rat, and who plucks him out of the Snake Clubdirty water using his cane, and even Club Elephant, but it seems which might look just a bit like duck won't ever fit in anywhere…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848694369</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Joyce Dunbar and Claire Fletcher|title=Tibs the Post Office Cat|rating=4an old cricket bat.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Set in the 1950's, this Reg is a story about a cat called Tibs (who was a real cat) who was born in a post office, kind soul and who had a job to keep all the rats and mice under control. Rather than killing and eating all the mice, however, Tibs befriends them, he dries Ted off and warms him up with their help he is able to apprehend some thieves, becoming the hero a nice bowl of the day!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910277207</amazonuk>broth.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Britta TeckentrupB08R7LXQ9S|title=Under the Same Sky|rating=4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= In this delightfully different Remy: A book award winning illustrator Britta Teckentrup combines beautiful pictures with a simple yet lyrical text to portray a celebration of global unity. It beautifully depicts how the world's communities are united by the same hopes and dreams. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848575866</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewabout believing in yourself|author=Ant Parker|title=Charlie Chick Wants to Play|rating=3.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=You would be amazed how often items go missing in children's books, especially in lift the flap books. What better way is there to get a kid to look under something than say it may contain the missing object? In this case a Chick has lost their ball Mayuri Naidoo and rather than question why a baby chicken would have a ball in the first place, we instead must go on an adventure around the farm.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1509829008</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Jon Burgerman|title=SPLAT!Caroline Siegal

|summary=Everybody loves a clown…Remy is feeling miserable. Wait a minute, does anyone He's let himself down ''likeagain'' a clown? . The school bully Jayden, together with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, have been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are as likely to make a child cry as mean but they are not stupid. They are careful to make them laugh. One thing wind up Remy when nobody can see and then push him just that they do have going for them is little bit further when the slapstick humour and although we may not enjoy clowns themselvesother kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, we do enjoy watching someone get smacked in it looks as though he was the face with a custard pieinstigator. Therefore, why not enjoy And then he gets into trouble at school and the mayhem without the harlequin?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192749544</amazonuk>teachers don't believe him when he tries to explain what happened.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton1471191303|title= Lots – The Diversity of Life on EarthInvisible|author=Tom Percival

|summary=I love This is the story of Isobel, a little girl who made a good counting book! big difference. I particularly like one that has Isobel lived with her parents in a story attached house - a very cold house, because her parents couldn't afford to it, rather than just put the heating on: 'one ball, two oranges, three dolls...' I like a counting book which is well drawn too Ice curled across the inside of the window and where care and thought has gone into crept up the production corner of the book: you canbedpost.'' The family didn't start go to appreciate the good things in life too soon cinema or on holidays but they had each other and ''One Happy Tiger'' ticks all those boxes, but when we first meet him tiger is rather sadthey were happy. HeThen the day came when they couldn's sitting all alone t afford the rent for the house and whilst he might not have a frown on his face or tears in his eyes he has a look they had to move to the far side of the city. This part of dejection about himthe city was cold, sad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869234X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rod CampbellNick Jones and Si Clark|title=Fluffy ChickOne Night in Beartown|rating=4.5

|summary=Books enable us to travel places that we can only dream of; we can walk on the moonMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, who lives in Beartown, or sink to the deepest depths of the oceanis obsessed with bears. However, not all She collects books have to be spectacular to be great; simple pleasures can also be goodabout bears. Taking a child to a petting zoo Her favourite toy is one of the most fun outings Berisford, a family can doteddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, but what happens when you are having an indoor day? Pick up ''Fluffy Chick'' she looks out of her bedroom window and bring the simple joy of says goodnight to the petting zoo to youbear statue outside.|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 Every morning she says hello to finish it''Bee Bear, ''I can't find a book colourful painted bear that I like.'' You've probably heard lives at least one of 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 readingher school. She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>178112602X</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]