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|summary=The little princess is used to having everything she wants immediately. She wears a sparkly dress and a sparkly tiara; she sleeps in a sparkly bed and plays with sparkly toys. And whenever she wants something new, she just shouts at the top of her lungs that if she doesn't get it, she will cry. And do you know what? She gets it! Straight away! But having what she wants, the minute she wants it doesn't make the little princess happy. Because she isn't smiling at all. In fact, she never smiles. Ever. Nothing is ever quite good enough for this little princess.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407115618</amazonuk>
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|author=Will Buckingham and Thomas Docherty
|title=The Snorgh and the Sailor
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=The Snorgh lives alone in a little shack on a windy and quiet stretch of beach that is known for its rather fabulous crop of samphire, upon which the Snorgh munches. Lucky little devil, isn't he?!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407116525</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Giles Andreae and Tony Ross
|title=Me, the Queen and Christopher
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Freya, who is seven years old, received a very important letter. On the back of the envelope it said ''Buckingham Palace'' and it was from the Queen, inviting her to tea. It looked as though the day was going to be a disaster as Freya curtsied - and managed to knock the Queen over. But the Queen is nothing if not resilient and up she got and off they went to her private quarters where she and Freya made themselves baked beans on toast and mugs of tea ('always dip your tea bag exactly twenty-seven times' is the Queen's advice for a good cuppa) and really it's rather like being in Freya's Gran's flat.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408320053</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jonny Duddle
|title=The Pirates Next Door
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Matilda lives in the little seaside town of Dull-on-Sea where the average age is 67. The house next door has been empty since she was a baby and she ''longs'' for a family with a girl of her own age to move in but instead a family of pirates move into the decrepit old house - complete with their pirate ship, treasure chests, barrels of grog and Jim Lad who is in Matilda's class at school. The neighbours - well, the town - are not pleased, so what will the pirate family do to win them round? Meanwhile, Matilda is having a lot of fun.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848773927</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Emma Dodd
|title=I Love Beasts!
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=This little boy loves beasts, all kinds of beasts! Using rhyme, we see all the different kinds of animals that he loves until finally he ends with the one he loves the very best, his own cuddly teddy bear!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408304724</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Melling
|title=Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Douglas is excited! He's on his way for a sleepover and his friend Rabbit's house. First there is the packing, then there's the journey to get there and on his way Douglas runs into rather a lot of little sheep who decide to tag along for the sleepover too. Rabbit's house ends up being very crowded, but they manage to come up with an acceptable solution for everyone, after only a little bit of trouble!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444901486</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Chris Haughton
|title=A Bit Lost
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Little owl has fallen out of his nest - uh-oh! Thankfully, a kindly squirrel is going to help him find his mummy. The little owl remembers aspects of what she looks like, so the squirrel ticks off animal after animal until they find mummy owl.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406333832</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Rebecca Elliott
|title=Cub's First Summer
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It's the first day of summer, and when Cub wakes up, Mum suggests a walk in the forest together. As Cub and Mum explore Cub bombards his mum with questions (in true toddler fashion!) about the heat, about the length of the days, about the flowers and the birds. They spend a happy day together, enjoying the delights of summer until the sky grows darker and a thunderstorm approaches. Quickly, they run back home and as the storm rages they enjoy one more pleasure, snuggling up together for sleepy time!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849566100</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Serge Bloch
|title=Reach for the Stars and Other Advice for Life's Journey
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A young boy and Roger, his dog, receive some traditional advice about how they should live their lives. We've all heard the sentiments (and being honest - not always in the best of circumstances) many times but Serge Bloch gives us his interpretation of the words which we hear so often. Boy (for he has no other name) is told that he has his whole life ahead of him - and gazes at the future through a telescope. It's the first of almost thirty delightful illustrations designed to make us think about what we're saying.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1402797591</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jez Alborough
|title=Six Little Chicks
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It's a beautiful day and Hen has already given birth to five fine chicks. She still has one more egg to hatch though so she still needs to sit on that while the other chicks explore and play outside. She is just settling down when she hears Owl’s loud 'To-wit-to-woo!' telling them that the big, bad fox is on the prowl. She dashes out to see all her chicks playing happily with no wolf in sight so she warns them to stay close and goes back to her egg. Not long after, Goose comes along with a similar warning but still there is no fox. Finally though, the fox does arrive and although the chicks are now hiding in the hen house, he entices them to 'come closer'. It looks as if time may be up for these sweet little creatures. Luckily though, the fifth chick had been kicking a stick which, in the little ones' attempts to get away, flies up in the air and manages to land in the fox's mouth wedging it open. This is very fortunate as it is just in time for them to see their sixth little brother or sister be born!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857530305</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Giles Andreae and Jess Mikhail
|title=I Love You, Little Monster
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|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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