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{{newreview
|author=Joanne Partis
|title=We're Not Sleepy!
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It's bedtime, but the three little kittens aren't sleepy. Mum suggests that they count sheep, so they head out to the farmyard to find sheep to count. They find one shaggy sheepdog, two munching cows, three playful foxes, and so on.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192731629</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Carrie Weston and Tim Warnes
|title=Bravo, Boris!
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Miss Cluck's class are going on a camping trip. They've got a map, butterfly net, binoculars, and a tent. All the class are carrying something, be it Leticia the rabbit, Maxwell the mole or the little mice. Boris the grizzly bear gets to carry alllllllll the heavy stuff - well, Fergus the fox cub couldn't exactly carry a great big tent, could he? This being a camping trip, the class get up to all sorts of adventures and into all sorts of scrapes. Luckily, they have Boris on hand to help them out.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192789783</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Brian Wildsmith
|summary=Norris is a bear – a large, brown bear. He's also a very wise bear because he knows something which will always be useful to him. He knows about sharing. It all began when he saw the plorringe on the tree and he knew that plorringes are the best fruit of all. All he had to do was to wait for the fruit to fall. In the meantime Tulip and Violet discovered the plorringe too. They had a sniff at it – and it was gorgeous – and even a squeeze which showed that it was soft and fluffy – but what were they to do about Norris who was ''much'' bigger than them and could easily run away with the fruit?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846163099</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Nicola Smee
|title=Funny Face
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The young boy is playing with his ball, when along comes a bear who steals it. The big meanie! He takes the only sensible action when faced with a big scary bear: he sticks his tongue out and pulls a funny face!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140881871X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Louise Yates
|title=Frank and Teddy Make Friends
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Professor Frank Mouse loves to build things in his workshop, but he's envious of the wild creatures that make things in the company of others. He does what any sensible engineer does: he makes a friend for himself. Teddy and he have a lovely time building things together, until Teddy's attempt to do something nice for Frank goes wrong, and the two friends fall out. Thankfully, a reforming of the friendship isn't too far away, and the two chums are back stronger than ever.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224083694</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Candace Ryan and Mike Lowery
|title=Ribbit Rabbit
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Frog and bunny are best friends, but from time to time they fall out. However, after a bit of a sulk and a bit of a think, they soon remember why they were best friends again.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408814412</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mick Inkpen
|title=Kipper
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Kipper's blanket stinks, his ball is chewed and his bone is soggy. He's in the mood for some tidying up, so he tosses them and gets everything spick and span. Sans blanket, his basket is suddenly very uncomfortable, so he looks around to see how animals get comfy. You know Kipper, right? You've read the books and seen the TV series narrated by Martin Clunes. You'd like a dog, like a dog, like a dog like Kipper. Now we're treated to a 21 year anniversary edition of the original book, complete with a 10 episode DVD.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444902733</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mara Bergman and Nick Maland
|title=Oliver and the Noisy Baby
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=We've met Oliver Donnington Rimington-Sneep before - he has had [[Oliver Who Would Not Sleep by Mara Bergman and Nick Maland|trouble sleeping]] and [[Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide by Mara Bergman and Nick Maland|travelled far and wide]]. This time, he's suffering with a noisy baby. He does what every sensible older brother does: he goes and plays with his toys, retreating into his imagination and flying around the world, taking in all the sights and sounds.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340997451</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Caroline Jayne Church
|title=Nutmeg Says Yum!
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=That Nutmeg is one naughty mouse. First she won't [[One More Hug For Nutmeg by Caroline Jayne Church|go to bed]], and now she's turning her nose up at all the delicious fruit that's on offer. She doesn't want apples as they're too crunchy. Pears are a funny colour. Bananas? Too squidgy. She wants strawberries. Thankfully, Nutmeg's mummy is a wise and sneaky mouse, so she whips up a delicious strawberry surprise, with an interesting mix of ingredients.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408308932</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jeanne Willis and Margaret Chamberlain
|title=The Tale of Georgie Grub
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Georgie Grub flat out refuses to have a bath. His mother is fed up of trying to get him clean, so she throws in the towel and leaves him to his filth. As the week goes on, he gets dirtier and dirtier. People hold their noses when he walks by, his teacher throws him out of school, and Georgie ends up scrabbling around in bins. Happy ending? Oh no no no. Georgie Grub gets his comeuppance, and quite right too, the mucky pup!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392137</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Melling
|title=The Kiss That Missed
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The king is in an awful rush, and doesn't even have time to read the prince a bedtime story. He blows him a kiss, but it misses! So, he dispatches his knight to track it down, and an elaborate and bizarre adventure ensues.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340999853</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
|title=Susan Laughs
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=There's something very satisfying about a good picture book. With a pre-schooler at home with me all day we get through a lot of books, so I've seen hundreds, from dazzlingly brilliant through to terribly dull. There are times when my daughter at I look at each other at the end of a book and shrug in disbelief that a publisher thought it worth printing, and there are times when we read something over and over (and over!) because it's so good. This particular book is one of the brilliant ones I'm happy to say, and let me tell you why...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709909</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Francesca Simon and Tony Ross
|title=Horrid Henry's Thank You Letter
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=I'm sure most of us have, at one time or another, found ourselves being forced to write a huge pile of thank you letters to distant relatives, perhaps even for gifts that we weren't all that excited to receive in the first place! This is the predicament that Henry finds himself in, and rather than knuckle down to get them over and done with he, of course, procrastinates as much as possible before coming up with an ingenious, money-making scheme!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444001051</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Malcolm Fawbert
|title=Tales from Thimble Hall: Mrs Stopper's Bottle
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=One night Evie and Jacob, who lived at Thimble Hall, asked their mother for a story about a bottle and strangely enough, she knew a rather good one which was about a small shop not far from where they lived.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>160860344X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Hans Christian Andersen, Naomi Lewis and Christian Birmingham
|title=The Snow Queen
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Kay and Gerda are dear, dear friends. However, Kay gets splinters from the Devil's shattered magic mirror in his eye and heart, changing his personality for the worse. Shortly after, he is whisked away by the Snow Queen. Everyone assumes Kay must have fallen in the river and drowned, but Gerda is sure her friend is still alive, and embarks on a magical quest to bring him home again.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406319708</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Elizabeth Beresford
|title=The Wombles at Work
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Bloomsbury have re-issued another tranche of the original Womble books, following the release of the first titles in late 2010. This brings the total to six available titles for you to have a Wombling good time with. And quite frankly, what's not to love here? Any story featuring Elisabeth Beresford's environmentally-minded, charming characters is a delight, for young and old alike.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408808366</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Melanie Watt
|title=Scaredy Squirrel at Night
|rating=3.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Scaredy Squirrel is scared to go to sleep at night. He has all sorts of tricks to keep himself awake so that he doesn't have to face his night-time fears. But his sleeplessness is having a toll on his health. Can he find a solution to his problem?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846471109</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Peter Schossow
|title=More!
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=What happens when the wind blows off your hat, and you chase it along the beach? This sweet, short little book has only one word (and that comes on the very last page), but it still manages to tell an imaginative story!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877467553</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Matthew McElligott
|title=Even Monsters Need Haircuts
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The title of this picture book is really intriguing. I admit I had not previously thought much about the needs of the customers in a story before.
It's written in the first person, so we never learn the name of the boy who is the main character. This seems unusual for children's picture books, and the only other one I can think of offhand is [[The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss]].
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408813939</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jill Barklem
|title=A Year in Brambly Hedge
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It makes me feel old to see a 30 years anniversary edition of the Brambly Hedge stories...I remember loving them as a little girl, and 30 years on reading them with my daughter I find that they've lost none of their charm. This beautiful collection takes us through a year in the lives of the mice of Brambly Hedge. There are four books, one for each season, and they are all delightful.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007371667</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Catriona Hoy and Cassia Thomas
|title=George and Ghost
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=George and his friend are inseparable, but George isn't sure he believes in Ghost any more. He asks Ghost to prove he is real by weighing himself, having his photo taken and showing he takes up space. But the scales don't move, Ghost can't be seen in the picture and the water in the bucket doesn't spill when Ghost stands in it. Ghost can't be real. Or can he?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340988851</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Helen Bailey and Kirsten Richards
|title=Willow of the Woods: Litter to Glitter
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Willow is a wood sprite who lives with her friends in Windybottom. Unfortunately one day, they notice a really terrible smell that is so bad that no one can concentrate in their lessons and the school concert has to be cancelled. The rank smells of rotten eggs, smelly cabbage and pongy feet have turned the usually idyllic Windybottom into 'Stinkybottom'. My daughter found this description very funny!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989955</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Melling
|title=The Scallywags Blow Their Top
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The Scallywags, for those who do not know, are a bunch of wolves who in their [[The Scallywags by David Melling|previous escapade]] had to learn a few manners in order to get along with the other animals. This time they're taking part in a play, a fairy tale story along with the other animals, and the wolves are playing the part of the dragon. Of course, things are destined to go badly and inside the dragon costume their tempers begin to fray until finally, as the costume rips, the wolves are sent home in disgrace. On the way home they all start blaming each other until they see, quite by surprise, that waiting by their house is a little sheep...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340988150</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kaye Umansky and Korky Paul
|title=Dodo Doo Doo
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=We're big fans of the Winnie the Witch stories in this house, so we were very interested to see this new book with the same illustrator, [[:Category:Korky Paul|Korky Paul]]. He's teamed up here with [[:Category:Kaye Umansky|Kaye Umansky]], who I already like from reading her stories for slightly older children, so we sat, eager with anticipation, to see what sort of story they'd come up with...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340950579</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mwenye Hadithi and Adrienne Kennaway
|title=Running Rhino
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Rhino runs everywhere. And as he runs, he leaves a wake of devastation in his path. The other animals are fed up of this rampant running and so Lion confronts him, telling him he must stop. Rhino refuses and challenges anyone to try and stop him. Out of all the animals it is little Tickbird who takes up his challenge, with interesting results!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989378</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Victoria L Thompson and Ben The Illustrator
|title=Midnight Mischief
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=James is fast asleep, when his bear wakes him up and points him in the direction of an astronaut coming alive from one of his posters. James is suddenly whisked away on a trip into deep space, because aliens have stolen Pluto and are using it as a football. Will James be able to save the day or will he fall foul of those pesky aliens?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0956565107</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Georgie Adams
|title=The Railway Rabbits: Berry Goes to Winterland
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=In this story, the young rabbits are very excited when they see snow for the first time. They have great fun sliding, building snow rabbits and falling over. When it is time to go home though, they realise that Berry has disappeared and before long, a search party is set up.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444001574</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Clara Vulliamy
|title=The Bear with Sticky Paws and the New Baby
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=When Pearl's new baby brother arrives, she resents the fact that he is the baby and that she is supposed to be the grown-up sister. She tries to persuade her mum that she is still a baby too but with no success. It is at this time that the Bear with Sticky Paws arrives and they decide to play at being babies. The bear excels at making a mess while eating without a spoon, getting Pearl to dress him and scribbling all over her pictures. It is through all of these activities that Pearl comes to realise that she can do so much more than any baby and perhaps she is quite happy being that little bit more grown up after all. By the time the bear leaves, she has completely revised her opinion of her little brother and presents him with a beautifully drawn picture that has no scribbles at all.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408300664</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jan Pienkowski and David Walser
|title=In The Beginning
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Using a modified text, based on the King James bible, this book collects some of the best-loved stories from the Old Testament and they are portrayed in full page, gloriously vibrant pictures. With everything from the Creation through to Noah, Joseph and David and Goliath this is an extensive collection of stories to share with children. My daughter and I love Pienkowski's funny illustrations throughout the [[Meg and Mog: Meg Goes to Bed by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski|Meg and Mog stories]], so I was hopeful that this would be another lovely book to share with her.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406322482</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Bob Hartman and Jago
|title=Mr Aesop's Story Shop
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Aesop's fables have been known for centuries all around the world, and here is a new edition where a selection of the fables have been given some new embellishments. Aesop features in the stories himself, as a teller of tales himself with a stall in the market where people, especially children, gather to listen and hear him. His stories are often set within the context of an understandable situation, making it easier for children to see parallels between the animals in the tales and the real life action.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745969151</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Shirley Hughes
|title=The Christmas Eve Ghost
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Bronwen and Dylan live in the poor part of 1930s Liverpool. Their mam takes in washing to make ends meet, and often has to leave them alone whilst she's pushing the big old pram full of washing to the part of the city where the well-off people live. They're under strict instructions to have nothing to do with their neighbours, the O'Rileys. Then, on Christmas Eve, when they're alone, Bronwen and Dylan hear a plonk, plonk, plonk and are sure it's a ghost...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406320633</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Scott McIntyre and Laura Raine
|title=Jake and Dixie: Super Magic Lightning Boy
|rating=3
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Meet Jake, Super Magic Lightning Boy, the fastest kid in town, and his sidekick Dixie Thunder Paws, the meanest cat around!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860609</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Georgie Adams
|title=The Railway Rabbits: Wisher and the Runaway Piglet
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Wisher and the Runaway Piglet is the first book in a charming series about the Railway Rabbits. The little family of rabbits are delightful creatures who enjoy life and exploring the big wide world. Lots of dangers lurk, but they always seem to come through unscathed. However, when they hear rumours of a fierce dog chasing a runaway pig, even they are a little daunted. All except Wisher that is, who feels the need to go and warn her friend Violet Vole. Along the way she is almost trapped by the buzzard and trampled over by the Red Dragon. Somehow though, she escapes major disaster and even manages to save the day. Maybe such narrow escapes and her parents' obvious relief on her return may lead her to be more cautious in the future but that remains to be seen. Somehow, I doubt it!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444001566</amazonuk>
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