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Oh, this is a lovely story that will be enjoyed by most children in the three- to five-year-old age group. There's the Dreadful Mistake that can so easily happen but Baggy is rescued and taken to a child who loves him. There's Alfie's immediate reaction of wanting to hide the bear once he realises that it isn't really his to keep and then his splendid adventure to return the bear to the Princess. I'm not going to tell you what happens, but you're very hard-hearted if you can't find at least one ''Aww... '' along the way.
The illustrations are Inkpen at his best. 'Luscious' was the word that sprung to my mind. The picture of the bear on the front cover makes me want to hug the book and some of the expressions on the characters' faces had me chuckling as I read. Like all the best children's books , there are touches in there that will delight any adult reading with a child. The television news presenter has the typical hair. The Queen's Lady-in-Waiting looks rather like a younger version of our own dear monarch - and she's called Lady Jane Farque-Hurrah.
The book is essentially a book for sharing with a child, for discussing points which arise - such as the ownership of the bear. The vocabulary is stretching but benefits from Inkpen's sense of fun and some of the passages are a delight to act out. Here at Bookbag , we think this would be a delightful book for either boy or girl.
We'd like to thank the publishers for sending us a copy of the book.
For more about babies , we recommmend recommend [[Babies, Babies, Babies! by Catherine Anholt and Laurence Anholt]]. You'll also like [[Threadbear by Mick Inkpen]].
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