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|summary=Bramble and her friend Twig love adventures especially when it comes to digging very deep molehills. Bramble leads and Twig follows whether they are digging, wading through ponds, climbing or rolling down hills. You would think that this brave little mole would be prepared to try anything and she is. That is until it comes to food when she turns into the fussiest little mole imaginable. She won't eat pondweed soup because it is too slimy; four-leaf clover salads are too crunchy and she won't even try Mummy's hazelnut pie because she only likes berries. Her parents try to persuade her to try all of this lovely food but eventually they get fed up of making a fuss and just let Bramble eat berries for a whole week. At first, Bramble is delighted but soon her paws look as if they have been splashed with purple paint and her whiskers feel sticky all the time.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192780239</amazonuk>
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|author=Tony Ross
|title=Little Princess: I Want to Win!
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The Little Princess always likes to win so, when at the castle sports day she finds herself trailing in the running race, she insists that they all run in the opposite direction and then she has least far to go. When playing table tennis with the maid, she is always allowed to win. She is so used to winning that it comes as a big shock at school when other children win the prizes for numbers, painting, science and poems. It's especially disappointing as she really tried her hardest in all of those subjects. However, some of her efforts are quite scary, unorthodox, and even a bit dangerous as she almost blows up the science lab. Luckily, there is one more cup and as that's the prize for 'trying the hardest', there is obviously only one worthy winner!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394024</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Stephen Davies and Christopher Corr
|title=The Goggle-eyed Goats
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Life is pretty chaotic in Timbuktu where Ali Haji Amadu lives with his wives, children and their many animals. They have one dangle-tailed donkey, two snaggle-toothed camels, three curvy-horned cows, four wobble-legged lambs and five goggle-eyed goats. That would probably be enough if the goats were not so troublesome and mischievous, munching and chewing everything in sight. At the insistence of his three wives, Fama, Rama and Sama, Ali Haji sets off to Mopti Market with the intention of selling the goats. It's a long trek but he finally arrives early the following morning and tries to find someone to buy them. It's not as easy as he expects though, especially when certain members of his family, having followed him, decide to intervene. It seems that the goats are wanted after all even though there is always such a hullabaloo when they are around.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392935</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ronda Armitage and Andrew Gordon
|title=Wave the Flag and Blow the Whistle
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A little boy and his grandad, and a spotty giraffe toy go out one day for a ride on a train. They're off on a journey to Blueberry Hill. What will they see? What will they do? All the excitement of travelling by train are looked at in this story!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405253401</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Lucas
|title=The Lying Carpet
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=There is a room in a big old house where nothing moves but the insects. An empty chair sits to one side, a stone statue of a girl called, and representing, Faith, the other. In between is a tiger rug. What potential is in that for the setting of a charming book? What potential indeed...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390177</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Debbie Foy
|title=Pants, Vest, Getting Dressed! (All By Myself)
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Have you ever noticed that there are certain processes which a child needs to master but which cause quite a lot of grief along the way? Most children are alright with one or two but stick on others - and they're the ones which parents come to dread each day. Getting dressed is one of these. The need for it isn't immediately obvious and - let's be honest - there's not a lot of fun in it is there? Well - that might be about to change with a series of books from Debbie Foy which inject some fun into the processes.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0750265817</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Charlotte Middleton
|title=Christopher's Caterpillars
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Christopher Nibble, a charming little guinea pig, loves gardening with his friend Posie. When they find six munching caterpillars on their plants though they decide that they cannot stay and choose to keep them as pets instead. They make a list of the things that they think that the caterpillars will need such as woolly socks and mini hairbrushes. When they visit Mr Rosetti, who runs the local café, he puts them straight and suggests that they get some clean jars, juicy leaves, twigs, and make lids with holes in them instead. They now know exactly what to do in order to look after their new pets and they do – very carefully.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192732315</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gerry Boland
|title=Marco Moves In (A Rather Remarkable Grizzly Bear)
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=
''It's not every day that a grizzly bear turns up on your doorstep.'' Yet, this is exactly what happens one night at Patrick'shouse. The grizzly bear, Marco, has escaped from the local zoo and is looking for somewhere to live. The entire town is on the lookout and a grizzly can be rather hard to hide. After a host of close calls, Patrick and Marco find the perfect place.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847172296</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David McKee
|title=Elmer's First Counting Book
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It's a lovely board book in the ''Elmer'' series and a lovely way of introducing the youngest readers to the patchwork elephant although there's only one of him and as this is a counting book he only gets to feature on the front and back covers and the first page.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842706306</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Alison Murray
|title=Little Mouse
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary='Sometimes, when I am being very quiet and cuddly, my mummy calls me her little mouse'. Although mostly, Little Mouse is anything but quiet, just as you would expect from a pre-school age child; she can waddle like a penguin, eat like a horse and splash like a whale in author Alison Murray's gorgeous wander through the daytime exploits of an imaginative little girl, who likes to turn the plainest of activities into something fun and adventurous, becoming her favourite animals en route.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408316331</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Helen Stephens
|title=The Big Adventure of the Smalls
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Paul and Sally Small live in Small Hall; except Small Hall isn't very small… It's HUGE! On one especially special night – the night of the Small Hall Grand Ball – Paul and Sally Small are having a peek at the guests arriving, when disaster strikes! Paul's beloved bear, Mr Puddles, falls through the banisters and into the throng.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405254203</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tariq Kurd and Laura Robertson
|title=The Quest In A Vest (Gordon the Goblin)
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Gordon the Goblin is more than a little fed up because he is so small and not big and tough like all of the other goblins. They are all fearless hunters and go off on exciting adventures whilst Gordon is left behind. He decides that there is nothing else for it but to set out on his very own quest even though he feels very nervous at the thought of it. He approaches the chief goblin who laughs at him, before deciding to send him off to capture a dragon – not for one moment thinking that Gordon will succeed. It does look like an impossible feat especially as Gordon does lack strength and muscles. Maybe though, he will be able to use his brains and charm rather than relying on brute force. Will Gordon be able to find a dragon and actually persuade him that he wants to be captured and what will happen if he does?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907762051</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Rachel Bright
|title=Love Monster
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=At the start of this lovely book, the reader meets a red googly-eyed monster who is a 'bit funny looking to say the least'. Unfortunately for him, he lives in a world of cute looking things which only make his strange unorthodox looks more noticeable. He feels lonely when he sees that everyone loves the cute bunnies, kittens and puppies who live close by but no one seems to love him. Rather than be downhearted though, he decides to set out to find someone who will love him.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007445466</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Bedford and Tor Freeman
|title=Babies Don't Bite
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Hegley the pony is excited. His mummy is having a baby! His friends, however, don't seem to share his excitement...their mums are all having babies too, but they know that babies just mean trouble!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903527</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gervase Phinn and Tony Ross
|title=Who Am I?
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=When a funny little creature hatches out of an egg deep in the jungle, all alone, he sets off to try and discover who he is. Wandering through the jungle he meets lots of different creatures and he asks each of them ''Who'' ''am'' ''I?'' but they are all mystified, able only to tell them who they are. Will he ever meet another creature just like him?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392889</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Rachel Mortimer and Liz Pichon
|title=Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary='Once upon a time there was a Big Bad Wolf who lived in the woods. Well. That's not quite true... Really, she was a Sweet Little Wolf who loved all things pretty and pink, especially fairy tales.'
 
From the very start of this wonderful book the reader discovers that not all wolves are big and bad and is introduced to the sweetest, mildest wolf that ever lived. The only problem is that her parents are big and bad and they want her to be exactly like them. This is why they send her out with a shopping list for dinner which along with the onions, potatoes and carrots includes 'one little girl (tender and juicy)'
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900668</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Chris Judge
|title=The Great Explorer
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=I really enjoyed Chris Judge's first book, [[The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge|The Lonely Beast]] so I was excited to pick up his latest story. This time we're following the story of a young boy called Tom. His dad, a famous explorer, has gone missing at the North Pole and so Tom sets out to find him. His adventurous, exciting journey sees him facing dangerous animals and the treacherous terrain. Will he make it to find his dad?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849394016</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Micah Player
|title=Chloe, Instead
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=When Molly imagined her little sister she thought she'd be someone just like her, but instead she got Chloe! Molly loves to draw, Chloe loves to eat the crayons! Molly loves books, and so does Chloe but in a rather more page-ripping way! This lovely story looks at an older sibling trying to cope with her shattered expectations of what having a little sister would be like.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0811878651</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jonathan Emmett and Steve Cox
|title=The Treasure of Captain Claw
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=This is the story of what happens when two dogs, Oscar and Lily, are on holiday together and come across an old treasure map. In their adventurous quest to find the treasure they are captured by pirates but they cleverly manage to outwit them in a way which leads to a laugh-out-loud conclusion to the story!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846167418</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Val McDermid and Arthur Robins
|title=My Granny is a Pirate
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It seems the pirate phase is something all small children go through at some point. My daughter spent several months dressed as a pirate, completing her outfit with a knitted eye patch, which she asked my mum to knit for her, swiftly followed by a knitted parrot! It is rather fun to run around shouting 'Arrrrrrrrrr me hearties!' actually, so I can see the appeal. Anyway, this story caters beautifully for all the little wannabe pirates out there and tells of one little boy's granny and her secret life story.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309262</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Giles Andreae and Vanessa Cabban
|title=There's a House Inside My Mummy
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|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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