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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= Jim Helmore and Richard JonesAdam Stower|title= The Snow Lion|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary=Caro Murray and her mother arrive at their new home in darkness. Once inside, the house is white, bare and empty. Caro wishes that she has someone to play with and feels a little lost and small. Then one day she hears a noise and a gentle voice asking to play. She has a new friend and a very special one. The Snow Lion has appeared as if by magic to help Caro learn how to make friends of her own and maybe find the courage she has been hiding inside.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471162230</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Rachel Bright|title=All I Want For ChristmasBun

|genre=For SharingConfident Readers |summary=All I want for Christmas Murray is my two front teeth, filed down supposed to be a normal size. We all want different things on the 25th December; some ask for world peacehumble, whilst others ask for something more achievable like a Tamagotchi. Whatever you wanttidy and friendly cat, one who is it really the true meaning able to sleep and eat and eat and sleep and, well, whatever takes his fancy next of the season? two. But he's a bad magician'All I Want For Christmas'' by Rachel Bright is s cat, so his favourite bun has been turned into a nice reminder that hyperactive sticky rabbit called Bun, and the catflap they both use can chuck them out, not into the real reason for Chrimbo 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 not gift givingexpected – well, one much bigger than Murray was, to be honest, but the opportunity he's turned up and he'll have to spend time with loved ones.do…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408331667</amazonuk>0008561249

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Moira Butterfield and Holly Sterling1732898766|title=Everybody Feels Angry!|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Children don't deal easily with the emotions which flood the brain - The Adventures of Birpus and then chaos ensues. You can try discussing the problem before it happens or immediately afterwards, but children don't appreciate the abstract either. What you need is a specific example, an occasion which they'll readily recognise and can then see how the emotion boils up and explodes. Moira Butterfield has produced a series of books, illustrated by Holly Sterling, which take a couple of times when an emotion takes everything over. Bulbus: Book One applies to a girl and one to a boy and we see how the situations resolve themselves.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784938556</amazonuk>}}{{newreview: The Sour Milk Dragon|author=Julia Donaldson Wynn Everett-Albanese, Michael Albanese and Axel Scheffler|title=The Ugly FiveIndre Ta (Illustrator)

|summary=Creating a popular character is a double edged sword; one side is buckets When we first meet Birpus and Bulbus they're running for their lives in the Forest of cold hard cash, Fine Repute. Their greatest fear has come about: the other Sour Milk Dragon is people demanding that you trot out the same old stuffchasing them. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler created the behemoth that is ''The Gruffalo'He' and you could forgive s right behind them for producing countless books in this series, but they do notspewing hot, sour milk from his nostrils. Anyone who is a fan of the pairing will already know that their other work is also excellent; just ask ''Superworm'' or ''Room on the Broom(Please don't try this at home: it won't end well. ) This is an established author/illustrator partnership Fortunately, they were nearly at Nobby Lob-lolly - and when a ladder of moss and any new outing from vines was lowered for them is exciting, they escaped. Even if that is an outing about really ugly animalsThey climbed up to the Tree Wee homes high up in the tangled woods where they lived with their Grand Wees, Nester Nook and Granny Cranny.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407174193</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Richard ByrneB0CC9W7GLR|title= I Want to Go First|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary=It's so not fair! Why should Elphie go last, just because he's On the littlest? This is a question which will speak to the heart of many young children, especially those with siblingsBeach: the smallest bedroom, hand-me-down books that have been read and reread till their edges are frayed . . . but don't worry, Elphie has found the solution. Only thing is, he's going to need the reader's help to achieve his goal.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192749730</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Alex T Smith|title= Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure|rating= 5|genre= Emerging Readers |summary= Mr Penguin is a brand new ''Professional Adventurer''. He has a dashing hat, a large magnifying glass and an important looking office in his igloo to prove it. All he needs now is an adventure to go on. Just as he is beginning to despair of ever being asked to solve a mystery Boudicca Bones from the museum phones and asks for help. Can he and his trusty sidekick, Colin (the spider with expertise in martial arts!) find her missing treasure? Will the adventure become too dangerous for them? And will Mr Penguin ever have time to eat his fish finger sandwich packed lunch?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444932063</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewThe Winter Visitor|author=Colleen Jacey Chris Green and Zed Jacey|title=Madge Eekal's ChristmasJenny Fionda|rating=4.5

|summary=It was nearly Christmas Kit and all the witches except Madge Eekal Teal were busy putting up their festive lights. Madge's pet dragon, Ashon, wanted just beginning to know what had happened to their fairy lights. The truth wonder whether it was that Madge had ''tried'' to get them better to workbe at home, bored but it seemed that warm, or frozen cold and building sand sculptures on a snowy beach when a large slab of silvery ice drifted onto the fairies were on strike: she ''couldn't'' get them to workshoreline. Ashon knew that it would, On top of coursethe ice was a polar bear. As the ice bumped onto the sand, have been much easier if they had electricity, like everyone else the bear woke and that decided Madge - they would make their own electricitywith wobbly legs moved from the ice. She Kit was all for making a run for it, but Teal knew that the perfect spellbear was hungry and gave him one apple and then another. Ashon was doubtfulHe obviously needed to be taken home on the bus and given a good meal and somewhere to sleep... and rightly so as it turned out|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1788036530</amazonuk> What else would you do?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Herve Tullet1913839656|title=Say Zoop!Let's Celebrate Being Different|author=Lainey Dee|rating=23.5

|summary=The average toddler has Todd was excited about spending the attention span of weekend with his grandmother, not least because she made the time it takes to …best beetle juice..SQUIRREL! Many modern children's books are He packed full two pairs of flaps, textures dungarees and gimmicks in the desperate hope that they can draw the reader away from CBeebies for just five minutes. To grab them his favourite hat and keep them, your book should be short, punchy and funthen gathered together his button collection to show his grandmother. What you don't want She had promised to do is take a reasonable idea him to the Friday Night Club at the local community centre and play it out for pageTodd was pleased about this as he wanted to make new friends. At home, after page, after pagehis only friend was his mum and he wondered why that could be. What's Grandma thought that ….it might be because he looked different. SQUIRREL!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1452164738</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stephanie Blake1529504775|title=I Can't Sleep!The Toy Bus (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=Simon Elsie and her little brother David loved to go to the little rabbit is back! park and watch the red buses drive past. HeElsie would race the buses along the side of the park but David couldn't - he's not so little now, 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 his baby brother (was happy to use the coins from ''Stupid Baby by Stephanie Blake'') has grown her money box to pay for it as cash was tight at home. Gradually, David learned to stand up into a toddler, use the bus for support, and walk behind it. This time we see Simon Many decades later, Elsie brought the bus, now damaged and Caspar playing happily together but thenrusted, in to the nightRepair Shop, poor Caspar realises hoping that he's forgotten his blanket outside! What will the two brothers do? Caspar says he can't sleep without his blanket..experts there could make it so that her grandchildren could play with it.will Simon be able to help him?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1776571630</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje1529504767|title=Worzel says hello! Will you be my friend?The Christmas Doll (The Repair Shop Stories)|author=Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey

|summary=ISusan 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'd like you t have worried though as she went to meet Worzelthe home of Mr and Mrs Russell, but youwho couldn'll need t have been kinder to do exactly what I sayher. Worzel is quite a big dog, but that doesn't mean that he's fierce, or She even very bravehad her own room - all to herself. In fact, he's frightened, Gradually she relaxed and little as you are, he's frightened of youbegan to enjoy her life. HeShe'd like help Mrs Russell with the baking and when it came to meet you though: can you see that nose just poking out from Christmas Eve Susan and Mr Russell put the side of decorations on the sofa? Christmas tree. Now he's peering over the cushion - and finally he's risking leaving that ''very'' safe place he's found, behind The best surprise happened the sofafollowing morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1787111601</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emma Yarlett1916459943|title=Nibbles: The Dinosaur GuideSqueakily Baby|author=Beth Webb|rating=3.54|genre=Emerging ReadersFor Sharing|summary=Some of you may already be aware of NibblesMuch as mothers love their babies, there's something they all dread - a squeakily baby. He is a little monster that likes 's so tired but he can't - or won't - go to nibble everythingsleep: instead, he just lies on his blanket and ''wails''. Nibbles nibbles socks, Nibbles nibbles clocks, but the thing that Nibbles likes The sea offers to nibble most is books! help. ThereforeIt rocks Baby gently and the waves sing ''hush, putting him in hush''. Think of gentle wavelets falling onto a book is not sandy beach and you have the safest place as he will try and eat his way outsound perfectly. Whilst the first book saw the tyke getting into trouble The mermaids join in fairy tales- ''la lou, this time la lay...'' And for a moment it is non-fiction that has whetted seems to have worked as Baby closes his appetite eyes. Then a seagull '''shouts''' and in particular a book all about dinosaurswe know exactly what's going to happen next.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848696914</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Alexandre Lacroix and Ronan Badel140639131X|title=Dragons: Father and SonA Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant|author=Briony May Smith

|genre=Emerging Readers For Sharing|summary=You know dragonsPhilippa Pheasant was ''tired'' of nearly getting squished as she tried to cross the Old Oak Road. She wrote to the mayor about the problem but didn't even get a reply. TheyPhilippa wasn're t a bird to sit back on her tail feathers when there to look splendid was a problem which needed solving: she saw the benefits of the lollipop lady at the school crossing and fierce, decided that she would set up something similar herself. Her uniform and lollipop stick were both a little amateur to burn down human villages in rampages, start with or without treasure in mindbut the benefits were obvious. But they need to be All the animals used the crossing and Hedgehog was even trained in that. And our father dragon has just tasked his son dragon with that very errand - up to go and torch provide a human housesafe path overnight. The lad is reluctant to cook anything more severe than lunch - what could possibly happen?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910277231</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= David McKee1776574338|title= Elmer Leilong's Too Long!|author=Julia Liu and the TuneBei Lynn|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Everybody loves a catchy tuneEvery morning Leilong, the brontosaurus school bus, makes his way through the city, but sometimes you come across one that you just canpicking up children as he goes. Children who live at the top of tower blocks don't get even need to go downstairs – they simply climb out of your headthe window and slide down his neck. It's perfect, no matter how hard you tryisn't it? What could be a more fun way of going to school? There is a problem, though. And that Leilong isn't happy in the city: he's what has happened always having to Elmer be careful about where he puts his feet and his friends – all over the jungle, folk are humming the same tune, over and over and over again, and passing it on because he's longer than a tennis court – he often causes damage without intending to their friends and neighbours like a musical virustraffic regularly gets snarled up. Anyone who has heard about how The school decides that he can't be the wheels on that wretched bus go round and round eleventy-seven gazillion times on a long car journey will know what we meananymore. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783445467</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Dr Seuss and Tish Rabe1776574028|title= Oh Baby, the Places You'll GoBumblebee Grumblebee|author=David Elliott|rating= 4|genre= For Sharing|summary=A slightly odd concept to get one's head around, I love a good board book! ''Oh Baby, the Places You'll GoBumblebee Grumblebee'' is both aimed at quite a book within a bookniche market: it's for the child who still enjoys board books (er, and a book sized advert all in one. Dr Seuss (fun fact: see my first sentence) but has mastered sufficient language skills to have realise that you can 'Seuss' originally rhymed with play'voice') wrote many, many books in his lifetime, and lots of us will be familiar with his best-known characters such as [[The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss|The Cat in the Hat]] words and the copious numbers of adventures he wrote about such as when [[Horton Hears a Who by Dr Seuss|Horton Hears a Who]]. This book is make something quite different, because rather than introducing new wild and wacky characters, it brings together existing ones who may never have met from each other beforeone. Adapted by Tish Rabe (though very much influenced by Dr Seuss's originals), this book rattles through We have the different titles elephant who dons a tutu - and their key characters, knitting them together with the premise that these are all people baby will meet in the future, through the wonder of childrenbecomes a ''balletphant''s books.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008241651</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Rachel Bright and Jim Field|title= The Squirrels Who Squabbled|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary=First we buffalo who has had a cute little mouse finding his inner beast in [[The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field|The Lion Inside]] bath (complete with yellow duck) and then we had dries off with a nervous koala trying to move out of his comfort zone in [[The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright and Jim Field|The Koala Who Could]] and now we have hair drier becomes a couple of greedy, fighting squirrels''fluffalo''. Whatever next?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408340488</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark|title= Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of The Wizard of Oz|rating= 4|genre= Emerging Readers|summary= The timeless story that we all know as The Wizard of Oz rhinoceros who drops his ice cream cone is given a twist in this original interpretation by master story-crafter Michael Morpurgo. It's the tale of 'crynoceros'' (think about it!) The pelican who sits on his potty changes into a character that seems to be so often overlooked in the well-known story: Dorothy's faithful dog, Toto'sm.... We hear the whole story from his point of view, told in first person narrative from the moment the tornado sweeps across Dorothy's Kansas farm. Toto continues to tell the story as it happens to him in a witty and charming manner as their house is lifted into the air and whisked away to the mysterious land of Oz. Of course, Toto and Dorothy meet the absurd but loveable scarecrow without a brain, tin man without a heart and lion who lacks courage, and together they set off along the yellow brick road to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, hoping that he might help Toto and Dorothy return home. Along the way'' OK, the tin man, scarecrow and lion learn that what they think they let's not go there Some people are missing might have been there all along. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008134596</amazonuk>eating!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=J M Barrie and Robert Ingpen1838226834|title=Peter Pan and WendyCarried Away With the Carnival|author=Ed Boxall

|summary=It's a childhood staple - the story was one of Wendy, John and Michael Darling and their beloved nurse, Nana the Newfoundland dog who took them to school each daythose memories we treasure from our childhoods: an outing with our grandparents. ItThey's George Darlingre there to undo all the good that parents do, their father, who makes so the mistake when he locks Nana in the yard and the children are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan and Tinkerbelltrips out were always so much fun. There's a wonderful mix of characters, from Peter Pan, the A young boy who never wants was going to grow up, Tinkerbell, the rather unpleasant fairycarnival with his Grandad, Captain Hookwho told him: ''It'll be brilliant, Tiger Lilyjust remember, the lost boys and - of course - Wendy, but then it wouldndon't have been a classic since the original stage production in 1904 and the novel let go of 1911 if it were otherwisemy hand.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1786750856</amazonuk>''

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=B09MYXSRV4|title=Clare Foges Otter's Coat: The Real Reason Turtle Raced Rabbit: A Cherolachian Tortoise and Al MurphyHare|titleauthor=Bathroom BoogieCordellya Smith

|summary=Every day I leave When the house with world was made, the feeling animals were given gifts. Bear was given strength so that I left it in he could become a pretty tidy state, but on my return some things always seem out of placeprotector. This is especially true of my bathroomWater Spider received a strong web that even fire could not burn. Why is there toothpaste on Owl had excellent sight so that he could see the mirrorpresent ''and'' the future. Rabbit developed intelligence - but, unfortunately, or a flannel on not the floor? ability to use it well. He liked to trick other animals. It would appear that I may not actually He was also jealous which was how he came to be to blame and in a race with Turtle. You might think that when I'm at work all the bathroom items come out for s not a boogiefair contest but wait and see. Things are not always as they seem. Will I ever catch them in the act?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571337317</amazonuk>'ll tell you how it came about.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Fearne Cotton and Sheena DempseyRob Keeley|title= Yoga BabiesCarrots Don’t Grow On Trees!

|genre= For Sharing|summary= Radio host Lily loves eating fruit and vegetables. She likes carrots, TV presenterbroccoli, fashion designercabbage and aubergines. When her friends at school turn up their noses, author – Lily is there anything Fearne Cotton can't do? Based keen to explain how good they are for you and how nice to eat. One day, poor Lily gets tricked by Jordan, who tells her that carrots grow on trees. Infuriated, Lily checks with the content of this bookteacher, we can undoubtedly add Yogi to who explains that fruits grow on trees and vegetables, like carrots, grow in the ongoing list of talentsground. Jordan says, because it's hard "I did try to imagine any other way in which this came into beingtell her, Miss!" and everyone laughs at poor Lily.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1783445645</amazonuk>B09HHN541V

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Claire Freedman and Jane MasseyB09FFJF8YS|title= Florence FrizzballYou Can't Wear Panties! (No More Nappies!)|author=Justine Avery and Kate Zhoidik|rating= 43.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Florence Frizzball has ''For the frizziestbig, grownup girls out there, curliestthe potty masters in training, most out "You Can't Wear Panties!" is a cry (the big-girl kind!) of control mop of hair youtoilet triumph and persevering panty pride.''ve ever seen  And so it is! And 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 longs for smoothproudly explains to her dog, sleekher cat, brushable locks like all her friendsstuffed rabbit and her baby sibling that ''she'' can wear super-duper proper pants, while they cannot. As a kidNeither can the flowers, I remember being chased round nor the garden by my motherfish, brandishing nor the birds. Boy's certainly can't. She's a hair brush big girl now and trying she wants everyone to get me to sit still know it!}} {{Frontpage|author= Justine Avery and have my frizz sorted outNaday Meldova|title=Everybody Toots! (Everybody Potties!)|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary= Toots, trumps, farts. To say I identified with Florence would be an understatementWhatever your word for them, find us a child that doesn't find them irresistibly funny. As the tale goes onFunny to talk about and joke about, though, we see another side to that is. But horribly embarrassing if you let one go at the storywrong time. Florence gets what she wantsIn class, say, but when everyone will hear it and everyone will laugh. At you. Justine Avery's latest entry in her dream comes true she quickly learns that maybe she was wanting all ''Everybody Potties!'' series takes aim at any shame associated with tooting and gently and calmly, with the wrong thingsfamiliar humour attached, and explains that actually her frizzball tooting is part of her identityperfectly normal. Everybody does it: ''Everybody Toots''!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1471144542</amazonuk>B09C2RVJ2W}} {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Phil Allcock and Richard WatsonB09BG8V3Q6|title= Clumpety BumpWho Needs Nappies? Not Me! (Everybody Potties!)|author= Justine Avery and Seema Amjad|rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Clumpety Bump likes apples. Nothing wrong with that, after all: they're tasty and full of goodness. But you don't get delicious, juicy treats like that unless you deserve them, and naughty Clumpety Who Needs Nappies? Not Me!'' is a bit too keen on saying the latest release in the ''I can't be botheredEverybody Potties!'' when his friend Wally asks for helpseries from Justine Avery. So, after several disasters, Wally decides he'd be better off leaving Clumpety at home This series of fun picture books aims to take the pain out of potty training children and using his tractor insteadreplace it with some fun. Unfortunately, things donIt't turn out too wells a worthy aim, and our two heroes learn that if as any frustrated parent will tell you want to be properly happy, other people need to be happy too. Selfishness just makes everyone sad . |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848862458</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Jackie Morris and James MayhewB07GZ81J7C|title= Mrs Noah's Pockets|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= The heavy rains, Noah building his ark and the animals going in two by two to be saved. This most familiar of stories has been retold time and time again but not like this. This time there is twist and someone else quietly takes centre stage. When Mr Noah builds the ark, he makes two lists - one for all Fred the animals who will come on board and one for those troublesome creatures he will leave behind. Meanwhile, Mrs Noah gets out her sewing machine Snake Got Squished and makes a coat with very deep pockets. Lots of pockets.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>191095909X</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewMended|author=Lisa Papp|title=Madeleine Finn and the Library DogPeter Cotton

|summary=Madeleine Finn doesnMeet Fred. Well, actually, you't like re going to read be meeting Fred- not anythingFred for reasons which will become all too obvious very quickly. ItBut I's not really her fault, m getting ahead of myself: I'd better tell you knowa bit more about Fred. Her teacher tries Fred is a snake and even those of us who have a phobia about snakes are going to encourage her, but some of the other kids giggle when she makes mistakeswarm to him. And they pull faces He arrived as a present in a box with holes so that he could breathe and immediately became part of the type which family, to the extent that they would have given me my head in my hands to play take Fred out with them when I was a child. The words just don't seem to come they went out right for hera walk. The other children are getting gold stars (I've ''never'' liked And that system) but all Madeleine gets is a heart sticker which tells her to keep tryingwas where the problem started. SheFred didn's got plenty of thoset have any road sense. All week she tries her best but doesn't get the star she longs forOr brakes.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910646326</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Rose BlakeJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title= Going to SchoolEverybody Pees! (Everybody Potties!)

|summary=Sidney Gibbons is always in trouble andCan potty training ever be joyous? It often isn't, to make matters worse, he insists on blaming the mess he makes on his invisible friend – Kevinas any parent will tell you. ThisBut really, however, changes when Sidney actually meets Kevin and discovers what why shouldn't it is like be? We all have to learn about our bodily functions just as we have to learn about everything else when we are small. Why shouldn't potty training be on as much fun as, say, learning about why the receiving end of bad behaviour. In a magical world of make-believe, Sidney finally comes to realise that he's been selfish sun and resolves to put things right for both his invisible chum and his very own mum.the moon take turns in the sky? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0008207410</amazonuk>B098BJZYHH

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rob BiddulphJustine Avery and Naday Meldova|title=SunkNo, No, No!|rating=54

|summary=They say the best picture books are the simplest ones. And nothing could be truer of this latest from Justine Avery, a Bookbag favourite. ''Hoist the ColoursNo, No, No! Set '' is based around the Sailsimplest text imaginable. ''No, no, no! It's time to hit the treasure trailOkay, okay. Yes, you may.'' Penguin Blue and his friends are prepared to sail the seven seas in search of gold but they become unstuck when a rip in their ship means they That're suddenly SUNKs it! Luck isBut, howeverlike all the best picture books, this tiny snippet of text is a veritable tardis - so much bigger on their side and they find a handy desert island in the nick of time. Here they make a special new friend and ultimately find a treasure inside that's worth much more than goldit appears on the outside.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0008207402</amazonuk>1638820457

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jason Rekulak and Kim Smith194812467X|title=The X-Files: Earth Children are Weird. A Picture BookFarm Shop|author=Devon Avery, Justine Avery and Ema Tepic|rating=4.5

|summary=We know that Dana Scully Kirelle and Fox Mulder didn't know each other as children, her best friend Sam the cat decide to go for they met much later on, at work a walk. Kirelle is dressed for the FBI. But if they had, they may well have camped all weathers in her bright yellow wellies and Sam is perfectly turned out as ever in the back yardhis smart grey fur coat. They made have read scary stories As they walk to each other, but one thing is for sure – Mulder's imagination would have seen aliens everywhere. He would have seen mystery in the deep impression in top of the yardhill, horror in the shadows, and the unexplained in any vaguely mysterious noisethey see a big barn with a sign outside. For thatIt's what happens on the pages of a farm shop! But this picture book – but that's not ''is a farm shop with a difference: all'' that happens – the truth is something much more peculiar…stallholders 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. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1683690273</amazonuk>What will they buy?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=0995647895|title=Akala Sadie and Sav Akyuzthe Sea Dogs|titleauthor=You Can do AnythingMaureen Duffy and Anita Joice

|summary= If you think about rappingSadie's mother always said that she was a dreamer, her mind never on what comes to mind? she should be doing. The hard streets of She lives by the East Coast River Thames at Greenwich and West Coast of America as they brag about what cars they own and women they date? Rap is like any musical form; it varies greatlyshe loves to spend hours at The Maritime Museum or gazing at Cutty Sark. There is loads of Gangster Rap, but what about  ''Her class had gone one rainy afternoon''<br>''When all the houses cowered in the pop of Will Smithgloom, or ''<br>''To the Grime of Maritime Museum''. Her imagination was fired. She'd love to sail the UK? oceans on an ancient sailing ship and went back regularly. Just have One day she fell asleep under a look at glass case (it's the one where Nelson's Trafalgar breeches are on show) and missed the 80s for loads of unqualified people having a dabble in closing bell and the format attendant's warning shout. When she woke (Wham! Raphard floors don't make comfy beds). Rap she was in the midst of itself is nothing but an adventure that she could never have imagined in a way to project a message and if this message is about trying hard world of dolphins, pirates, mermaids and succeeding, it could just be suitable for a kid's booktreasure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192747800</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Jon Burgerman1782227741|title= Rhyme Crime|rating= 5|genre= For Sharing|summary= Sometimes books for sharing need to be calm and gentle, soporific even, to lure little ones under the duvet and off to sleep. And sometimes books need to be utterly zany, full of bright colours, daft doodle-style illustrations and crazy rhymes for the child to shout out loud. Please, dear parent, do not try to read this wonderful book to your offspring within an hour or two of lights out. Seriously, be warned - You Will Regret It. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192749501</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewLittle Gold Ted|author= Georgiana Deutsch and Ekaterina Trukhan|title= 10, 9, 8... Owls Up Late! |rating= 4.5|genre= For Sharing|summary= It's tough being a mother owl. Rather than just one or two rambunctious little ones to calm down ready for bedVanessa Wiercioch, she has ten of them! And there's so much going on in her tree that she must sometimes despair of ever getting them to sleep. But gradually, one by one, the owlets' eyes begin to droop and they make their way to their comfy little nest until at last . . . zzzzzz! |amazonuk=<amazonuk>184869704X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Michelle Robinson Poppy Satha and Claire Powell|title=Have You Seen My Giraffe?Sasha Satha|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Imagine, if you will, a world in which you no longer win goldfish at the fair, but you could potentially be coming home with a giraffe! This is the situation that the family in this story find themselves in, and it turns out that having a giraffe in your house may not go down too well with your parents!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857075993</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Simon Puttock and Matt Robertson|title=Fluffywuffy|rating=3.5

|summary=Mr MootOne day, Gold Ted falls into a puddle. It's quite a deep puddle and the water is swirling. Poor Ted starts to spin around and his dog Fluffywuffy, are very happy in their quiet little life togetheraround and is sucked down a drain on the side of the street. Finding himself But one daydown in the sewer, Mr MootTed starts to panic. ''OH HELP ME PLEASE's cousin' he cries and alerts the attention of Reg the sewer rat, Clarence, comes knocking at who plucks him out of the door and announces that he has come to stay for a weekdirty water using his cane, or which might look just a month, or bit like an old cricket bat. Reg is a year! Clarence turns out to be kind soul and he dries Ted off and warms him up with a most inconsiderate house guestnice bowl of broth. Whatever will Mr Moot do?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847808719</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Emilia Dziubak and Przemyslaw WechterowiczB08R7LXQ9S|title=The Secret Life of a TigerRemy: A book about believing in yourself|author=Mayuri Naidoo and Caroline Siegal

|summary=If David Attenborough has taught us anything Remy is that a lot goes on in the natural world that we are unaware offeeling miserable. He's let himself down ''again''. The school bully Jayden, Animals will hunt in interesting waystogether with his sidekicks Ryan and Brandon, or find a mate using secret danceshave been laughing at Remy, calling him names because he is short and has small eyes. They are mean but did you know that Tigers sometimes sneak they are not stupid. They are careful to wind up on apes Remy when nobody can see and give them new haircuts? You will be amazed with then push him just that little bit further when the other kids are around. So, when Remy reacts, it looks as though he was the revelations found in Emilia Dziubak instigator. And then he gets into trouble at school and Przemyslaw Wechterowicz's book, but I am not convinced that this kidthe teachers don's book is based on factst believe him when he tries to explain what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>191027724X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Peter Bently and Charles Fuge1471191303|title=A Home Full of FriendsThe Invisible|author=Tom Percival|rating=4.5

|summary=Bramble Badger was out looking for nuts by This is the river when the storm broke and he was so cold that he decided to go straight homestory of Isobel, a little girl who made a big difference. On the way he met Isobel lived with her parents in a trail of devastation: Snuffle Dormouse's house has been squashed by - a falling tree. She'd like shelter in Bramble's settvery cold house, if he has room. Hebecause her parents couldn's a t afford to put the heating on: ''littleIce curled across the inside of the window and crept up the corner of the bedpost.'' bit reluctant because he thinks his sett is in a mess and there isn The family didn't much space go to the cinema or dinner available, on holidays but what can you do they had each other and they were happy. Then the day came when a friend is in need? Next itthey couldn's Tipper t afford the rent for the Toad whose home is full house and they had to move to the far side of the city. This part of mudthe city was cold, then Boo the Hedgehog's nest has been covered by leavessad and lonely and Isobel felt invisible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144492057X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jill Atkins Nick Jones and Barbara VagnozziSi Clark|title=Peck, Hen, Peck! and Ben's Pet (Early Reader)One Night in Beartown

|summary=It probably sounds obvious, but you really shouldn't keep your pet chickens in a bag! WellMany children have an obsession and Sandy Lane, that's what I learned from this book which tells us first the story of Tom who puts his hen lives in a bag. The hen pecks through the bag, as hens are wont to doBeartown, and escapes! A simple and somewhat tragic tale! This is swiftly followed by a story obsessed with bears. She collects books about Ben's petbears. Will it be another henHer favourite toy is Berisford, I wondered? Noa teddy bear passed down by her grandmother. Every night, actuallyshe looks out of her bedroom window and says goodnight to the bear statue outside. Every morning she says hello to Bee Bear, after several incorrect guesses, we discover a colourful painted bear that Ben's pet is only a rabbitlives at her school. She even has bears on her bedroom wallpaper!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848862482</amazonuk>B08NFH7H9X}}  Move on to [[Newest General Fiction Reviews]]