|summary=The arrival of a new sibling can be a tricky time in any child's life, but this lovely book helps ease the way for a new baby and explains about pregnancy in a very easy, funny way that is perfect for sharing with toddlers. The idea of there being a house inside mummy's tummy is a clever one, and instantly understandable by small children, and the loving family relationship that is depicted in the story is wonderful to see.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408315882</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sandra Horn and Ken Brown
|title=Tattybogle
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=At the start of this story, Tattybogle stands in the middle of the field in which he has stood for a long time. He is made of sticks and sacks, wears the farmer's old clothes and his head is full of straw and cheerful thoughts. It would seem that this scarecrow's life is a very good one especially when the wind blows because he likes a bit of a dance. He also likes the rain and when the stars twinkle at night.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842706853</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Stephen Mackey
|title=Pushka
|rating=3.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=The circus train is coming to town and little Pushka is asleep in the last wagon. Unfortunately, he topples out and wakes up in fright amongst the enchanted trees of the forest. He is scared by enormous thuds on the ground but then he spies a beautiful dancing girl and instantly falls in love. Little does he know that the lovely girl, Lulu, is a puppet and there is an evil giant controlling her strings and using her to lure Pushka to danger. He finds himself in a lot of trouble when he is enticed into the giant's oven with its fierce burning flames. Luckily, the giant does not reckon on the strength of the love that Lulu feels for her new friend, at it is the power of this that helps her to save him.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444901346</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Hiawyn Oram and David Melling
|title=The Totally Terrifying Three
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=This story sees the gathering together of three unlikely friends: a dragon, a witch and a giant. They all consider themselves to be TOTALLY TERRIFYING, yet when they meet each other, they're not scared. As they wander around together they come across a toddler. She isn't phased by any of them and the totally terrifying three soon find themselves entertaining her with a shoulder ride, a trip on the broomstick and a sweetly crooned dragon lullaby. It seems the three friends are not so terrifying after all!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903020</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Paul Geraghty
|title=Slobcat
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=''Slobcat is our cat.''<br>
''He does nothing but lie''<br>
''about and sleep.''
Well that is what the little girl who tells this wonderful story about a most endearing cat thinks. Actually, she is quite wrong, as the reader discovers, as the story progresses. Because she and the rest of the family only see him lazing around and sleeping, they have named him Slobcat. It is a term of affection though as they do really love their cat, even though they have got him quite wrong. She tells the reader that Slobcat is too lazy to eat his dinner; often comes home soaking wet because he can't be bothered to shelter from the rain and he would be totally useless if there were any rats or mice that might need catching.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849393885</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kes Gray and Lee Wildish
|title=Leave Me Alone
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A young boy sits in a field, and to every advance by the animal friends around him he declares 'Leave me alone.' He finally explains that his problems are too big for anyone to help him with because his problem is a giant who bullies and teases him. When the bully appears the animals gather together and tell him to leave the boy alone.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900145</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan
|title=Pedro The Penguin (Get Well Friends)
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It is a beautiful Polar morning. The sun is shining, the icebergs are glistening, and Pedro decides to start the day with an early morning swim! He gets ready to dive in, tucks in his tummy, point his beak to the sky, and dives high, high, high into the air. But oh dear. He forgot to break the ice before diving in! CRUNCH! But don't worry, with a little help from Nurse Nibbles and his Get Well Friends, he'll soon be feeling better.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900226</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan
|title=Zoe the Zebra (Get Well Friends)
|rating=3
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It was a beautiful day in Africa. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and all the zebras were peacefully eating their lunch. All except for Zoe who is so busy looking out for big, scary animals that she isn't looking where she is going and trips up over a teeny-tiny tortoise! However, Nurse Nibbles is on hand and with the Get Well Friends it seems that Zoe will soon be on the mend.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900250</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kristina Stephenson
|title=Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of the Terrible Secret
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The brave and bold Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and his companions - who are, as I am sure you already know by now, his good grey mare and his pet cat, Envelope - are led to a castle that teeters on top of a hill from which strange cries are heard. Sir Charlie knows that even though he is a bit scared, he must be brave and put right the terrible thing that has happened in the tall, tall tower (with the pointy roof). And so our hero's tale begins…
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405253975</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Adele Geras, Anne Fine, Henrietta Branford, Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman, Tony Mitton, Alan Garner, Berlie Doherty, Gillian Cross, Kit Wright, Michael Morpurgo, Susan Gates and Linda Newbery
|title=Magic Beans
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=I was attracted to this book because it features stories from [[:Category:Jacqueline Wilson|Jacqueline Wilson]], [[:Category:Philip Pullman|Philip Pullman]], [[:Category:Michael Morpurgo|Michael Morpurgo]], [[:Category:Alan Garner|Alan Garner]] and many other prominent children's writers. I thought it might make a great Christmas or birthday present (and it would). There's a selection of stories from traditional sources such as Hans Christian Andersen, and Aesop, and I imagine that the authors were inveigled into writing for publisher David Fickling with a free choice of original stories. So don't expect a collection or compendium, but rather an anthology of tales that have entranced and inspired these writers in their own childhoods – magic beans indeed.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857560433</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Steve Backshall
|title=Predators
|rating=4
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=Many readers would probably know that on the simple count of humans they helped to dispatch, mosquitoes may be the most deadly animals ever. But did you know that if you take into account the success rate of hunts, diversity and spread, ladybirds are more successful predators than tigers?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444004174</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Rod Campbell
|title=Dear Zoo (Noisy Book)
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=There is something slightly unsettling about the notion of a noisy book; the very idea that you can make a racket with something intended as a quiet pastime is a tiny bit of an oxymoron for me. But not, of course, for your average toddler (let's assume that we are disregarding the din they are able to make just by banging a fair sized hardback such as this, on the table!) And I've never met a child who did not like a book with interactive buttons and flaps – never.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230757650</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Michael Foreman
|title=Cat on the Hill
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The story is told through the eyes of the nameless cat. It starts in Summer when he tells how he loves living at the top of the hill with its tremendous views of the sea and the constant visitors who are only too happy to share their sandwiches and the drips from their ice creams. Life is good even with horrible squawky gulls trying to steal his food. He explains how he used to be a ship's cat until both the skipper and the ship became too old to sail the seas.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842704710</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=James McKnight and Mark Chambers
|title=The Day The Gogglynipper Escaped
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=
One day, when rounding up the rather dangerous and often very smelly Gogglynippers, Diggle discovers that there are only nine of the purple monsters, instead of ten.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849564507</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Neil Griffiths and Peggy Collins
|title=Don't Invite Dinosaurs To Dinner
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Don't invite dinosaurs to dinner, or take them to the shops… don't take them to a football match, or to sports day, or to the zoo …. In fact, '''DON'T''' take a dinosaur anywhere because, as you will find out, it's a really, really bad idea!
I've got to tell you now, that I really love this book – firstly, the stanzas are the well-paced rhyming variety and not your ''moon'', ''June'', ''spoon'' assortment of verse, either, which was a pleasant surprise and went down very well in our house and secondly there are fold out flaps which are huge and beautifully illustrated, often with hilarious punch lines lurking inside.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905434847</amazonuk>
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