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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
|summary=Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel and told that she'll give birth to Jesus. So far so good for the Nativity story. Skip ahead to Mary and Joseph leaving for Bethlehem, and that's where we part ways with them for a while. Instead, we travel with their cat and dog, who are left behind but decide to follow. They meet up with the other animals and people from the Nativity story on their way, until finally they come to the manger in Bethlehem.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192789805</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Martin Waddell and Emma Chichester Clark
|title=The Orchard Book Of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
|rating=5
|genre=Anthologies
|summary=With ''The Princess and the Pea'', ''The Ugly Duckling'', ''The Tinderbox'', ''The Little Match Girl'', ''The Emperor's New Clothes'', ''The Tin Soldier'', ''The Swineherd'', ''The Nightingale'' and ''The Little Mermaid'', this is a must-have compendium of classic fairy tales. You can't really go wrong with Hans Christian Andersen's best, can you? Martin Waddell and Emma Chichester Clark have not just churned out the old classics, but they've given them an amazing freshness and vibrancy.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846169380</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Melanie Williamson
|title=Cactus Annie
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It's Cactus Annie's first day at cowgirl school, but she really struggles to fit in. Her teacher encourages her to believe in herself, but Annie's having a hard time doing that, especially as there are scary rat rustlers on the loose. When the cows go missing, Annie is secretly pleased, as it means she won't have to do any cowgirl things, but she's soon faced with an opportunity to prove herself.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340981415</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Alex T Smith
|title=Egg
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Egg rolls up to the house of the wicked Foxy DuBois. Foxy invites Egg in - she's always very kind to strangers - but she's got a glint in her eye, and has devilish plans for what she's going to do to the little egg. The clues are there: recipe books, and pictures of fried eggs adorning her walls. Be careful, Egg!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340959851</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Anne Cottringer and Sarah McIntyre
|title=When Titus Took The Train
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Titus is going on a train journey all by himself. His mum and dad have given him his lunch, books and games, and seen him off at the station. The guard will keep an eye on him on the journey, and Uncle Henry will meet him at the other end. Nothing could possibly go wrong. ...Unless, of course, the train is attacked by bandits, chased by a Tyrannosaurus rex, has a boulder hurtling towards it, and then won't stop as it's approaching the station. Luckily, our Titus is a little bit of a hero.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>019272987X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kimara Nye and Marcin Bruchnalski
|title=The Four Little Pigs
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Tom loves visiting his Granny especially as she is a witch and can cast magical spells. However, he doesn't always enjoy the bedtime stories that she reads, and when she picks up The Three Little Pigs he declares that it is boring because he has heard it so many times. Granny suggests that it might be interesting to find out what would happen if another pig entered the fray and before he realises what is happening, Tom is transported into the story.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860633</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tony Ross
|title=The Three Sillies
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=If your children like silly things, they will definitely enjoy the story of The Three Sillies, written and illustrated by Tony Ross, who is perhaps best known for his wonderful [[I Want a Sister (Little Princess) by Tony Ross|Little Princess]] stories. The story of The Three Sillies is indeed very silly and you can tell that it is going to be just that by looking at the front cover and seeing three very strange people standing on their heads looking, unsurprisingly, very red faced.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842709607</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Chris Van Allsburg
|title=The Polar Express
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It's Christmas Eve, and a young boy is waiting up to catch a glimpse of Santa. When a train pulls up instead, he soon finds himself on the Polar Express, chuffing away to the North Pole, with scores of other children. With hot chocolate in hand, and snowy landscapes whizzing past the windows, he's having a fabulous journey. At the North Pole, he meets the elves and Santa, and waits to see which child will be given the first gift of Christmas.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390983</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Patricia Borlenghi and Eleanor Taylor
|title=The Bloomsbury Nursery Treasury
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=I am sure that all small children love traditional tales. Maybe for some the appeal is the beguiling innocence of Little Red Riding Hood, or the audacity of Goldilocks as she invades the three bears' cottage or even Jack's daring and courage as he climbs the beanstalk and steals the giant's gold from under his nose. Whichever tale is favourite, there is always something very satisfying when the good characters win and the nasty characters are beaten especially as this always leads of course to a happy ending.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747597472</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=James Mayhew
|title=Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Ella Bella Ballerina's back! Before she was dancing to [[Ella Bella Ballerina and The Sleeping Beauty by James Mayhew|Sleeping Beauty]], and this time it's Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella. The music washes over here, and suddenly she's whisked away to the fairy tale, with the prince, fairy godmother and all the magic that every reader knows and loves.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846169275</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Melling
|title=Hugless Douglas
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Douglas the bear wants a hug. He remembers that some of his best hugs are with big things, so he tries hugging a boulder. That doesn't work so well. What about a tall tree? Nup. Hmm... Poor Douglas. He's going to have to keep hunting around if he wants to get his hug.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340950633</amazonuk>
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