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|summary=There's a little monster called Small and a big monster called Big. Small is fast asleep in bed one night when Big comes in, ruffles his hair and starts talking to him. As he speaks it becomes apparent how much he loves the little monster and how much he wants to protect him. He explains that the days are always so busy and there is never enough time to say all of the things that he should say, but it is easy to do so when it is dark.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408314274</amazonuk>
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|author=Katherine Lodge
|title=Let's Find Mimi at Home
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Mimi is a little mouse who lives with her mouse family. This book takes us through her day at home, waking up, getting dressed, eating breakfast etc. Each double page spread has a small description of what Mimi is doing and the challenge is to find Mimi (and her family too, if you wish) and see what she's getting up to!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340999721</amazonuk>
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|author=Saviour Pirotta and Cecilia Johansson
|title=Grimm's Fairy Tales: Rumplestiltskin
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Rumpelstiltskin is one of the better known of the tales from the Brothers Grimm and a perennial favourite. The poor miller shows off in front of the king about the abilities of his beautiful daughter - she can apparently spin straw into gold. The king insists that the girl be sent to the palace and when she arrives tells her to get a load of straw spun into gold - or suffer the (fatal) consequences. The girl is saved by the appearance of a dwarf who works his magic in return for the girl's necklace; on the second night it's her ring she gives up and on the third it's the promise of her first-born child.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140830841X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Saviour Pirotta and Cecilia Johansson
|title=Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twelve Dancing Princesses
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=There was once a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. Frightened that they would sneak out and go dancing he locked them in a big bedroom at night, but each morning he would find their satin shoes danced to pieces. As he couldn't work out how they escaped he issued a proclamation to all the young men of the land. Any prince who worked out how they escaped could marry one of the daughters and would inherit the kingdom. But - if after three nights he hadn't discovered the secret, he would lose his head.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408308436</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Edward Hardy and Ali Pye
|title=Where is Fred?
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Fred, the fluffy, white caterpillar loves hiding and playing games as he is very good at camouflaging himself amongst dandelions and sheep. It’s a bit dangerous when he tries to eat lush green leaves though as there is nowhere to hide. That’s normally OK but one day Gerald, the crow, happens to catch sight of him and is determined to eat him. Fred will not give up without a fight though and scarpers off down the High Street. When Gerald catches up, he is only able to see a smart looking lady wearing a fluffy necklace. She says that she has not seen Fred so he moves on until he meets a man with grey straggly hair and lovely fluffy white eyebrows. He also has not seen Fred so Gerald moves on to ask a little girl with a fluffy white hair band and an elderly man with a big white moustache. Of course, any eagle eyed child will soon spot where Fred is hiding in all of the pictures but luckily Gerald does not.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405254025</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jon Klassen
|title=I Want My Hat Back
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The poor bear has lost his hat. He wants it back. As with all bears, he's a bit of a surly ol' thing. His pointy red hat is about the only thing that puts a smile on his face, and he just can't find it. The fox and frog don't know where it is, the rabbit is evasive, and the tortoise is more interested in climbing a rock. How will the bear ever find his hat? Poor bear.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406336831</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Oakley Graham
|title=When I Dream of 123
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary='When I dream of 123' is an enchanting book that would make any bedtime very special. It is a counting book that starts at number one and goes all the way to one hundred which is a bit unusual for many picture books. This also makes it an ideal book for slightly older children as well as the very young. It is also a lovely book because each number is accompanied by a gorgeous illustration and some unusual and often comical information about what is seen. It reads like a non-fiction book but all of the pieces of information are mainly imaginary.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849567239</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mij Kelly and Katharine McEwen
|title=Quack Quack Moo, We See You!
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Poppa Bombola has lost his darling daughter! He's hunting high and low, under tables, under chairs and all around the farmyard - but she is nowhere to be found.... Or is she? Maybe Poppa Bombola isn't looking close enough...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192757466</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gareth Edwards and Kanako Usui
|title=The Big Jungle Mix Up
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Big Bear is teaching little bear all about the animals in the jungle as they are out walking one day. But Big Bear keeps mixing them up and little bear has to keep putting him straight:
'We might find a monkey, with feathers and beak, pea-green, carrot orange, we'll teach it to speak…
You've got it mixed up! As orange as a carrot? A beak that can speak? Then it must be a… *open flap* PARROT!'
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444903047</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gareth Edwards and Kanako Usui
|title=The Big Animal Mix-Up
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=We're back with Big Bear and little bear again and this time, Big Bear is teaching little bear all about the animals from little bear's big ''Book About Animals'' as they are settling down for bed one night. But Big Bear keeps mixing them up and once again little bear has to keep putting him straight:
'This is a fish. It has very soft fur. If you give it a cuddle, you'll hear it go 'purr'…
'Hang on a minute! A fish can't do that. If it's purry and furry, it must be a... *open flap* CAT!'
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989890</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Amber Stewart and Layn Marlow
|title=Bramble the Brave
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|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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