|summary=Orla Kiely is one of the UK's most popular designers at the moment. I seem to see her designs everywhere on everything from stationery to kitchen jugs, and now her graphics are available as a baby's book of colours.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140525856X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Saviour Pirotta and Mark Robertson
|title=The Giant Book of Giants
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=There's a rather large giant's eye starting back at me from the cover of this book...I'm not scared though, because the book promises that the giant contained within is a gentle giant who will guard my room! And he really is contained within since this is a book set which includes a book of giant stories from around the world as well as a huge giant poster (over one metre high!) which is in 3D and contains moving parts!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405260084</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Caroline Stills and Heath McKenzie
|title=An A to Z of Pirates
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Pirates! There seems to be, in my experience, an age at which almost every small child goes through a pirate phase. My daughter's certainly been there, to the extent that she had a full pirate costume, complete with a knitted parrot and a knitted eye patch (thank you Nanna!) that she'll happily wear around town. So if there's a little pirate in your life this is the sort of book they're going to thoroughly enjoy.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1921714220</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David McKee
|title=Elmer and Super El
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=In 'Elmer and Super El', Elmer, the patchwork elephant, is out walking when he comes across his friend Super El who is very upset. His clothes have been ripped by a thorn bush and he is scared that all of the other animals will laugh at him because he looks so shabby. Elmer knows that his Aunt Zelda will be able to fix the clothes but how can he help his friend get past all of the animals without being noticed? He has to come up with some ingenious ideas in order to distract the elephants, Lion and Tiger, all of the hippos and the rest of the animals. Luckily, clever Elmer always comes up with a plan and no one ends up laughing at Super El.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849393354</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul
|title=Winnie Under the Sea
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=It is holiday time and Winnie the Witch has found a little island with blue sea, golden sand and coconut trees. She and Wilbur, her cat, arrive and find accommodation in a comfortable hut on the water's edge – just perfect for swimming. Winnie dives in and soon sees the most amazing fish, turtles, dolphin and coral. She wants Wilbur to see all these lovely things but, being a cat, he is not particularly keen on getting wet. However, Winnie has an idea and, waving her wand shouts 'Abracadabra' and turns Wilbur into a cat-fish. Winnie turns herself into an octopus and the two of them have a wonderful underwater adventure, although it almost goes disastrously wrong when Winnie loses her wand. Maybe she needs to think of an alternative way of exploring under the sea?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192757474</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Elizabeth Baguley and Marion Lindsay
|title=Ready Steady Ghost!
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=We're introduced to a small and loveable ghost called Bertie. Even though he knows that he should be out haunting in the big dark woods, he feels far too small to haunt somewhere that is so huge. He does creep into the forest a little though and is pleased to see a couple of lights shining through the darkness that he believes to be the windows of a welcoming house. Sadly though, Bertie is mistaken and the lights are actually the eyes of a 'big gobble-me wolf'. Many times he doesn't recognise what he sees, mistaking a snake for a homely path, a dragon's breath for chimney smoke and so on. Luckily, not one of those scary creatures spots Bertie and he is able to go on his way until he makes his way to a 'gigantic freak-me castle' where things look to get even worse. However at the top of a winding stairway he discovers just what he has been seeking all along – a toy castle with a king and queen who only need a small timid ghost to make them jump!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192792644</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Michael Foreman
|title=Oh! If Only...
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=If only he hadn't met that dog who wanted to play with that ball, the Queen's birthday might not have been ruined and he wouldn't be the most embarrassed person in the whole world!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849393230</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jess Stockham
|title=Rumpelstiltskin
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Rumpelstiltskin is the tale of a miller who is so proud of his daughter that he lies to his friend and says that she can spin straw into gold. The king overhears this story but doesn’t believe it and so orders the miller to bring his daughter to him, he imprisons her and says she must spin the straw he has left for her into gold. Distraught, she sits in the room alone and cries. Just then, a creature appears and offers her help. But what happens next and what does the creature want in return for his help?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846432502</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=John Fardell
|title=The Day Louis Got Eaten
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Louis gets eaten by a Gulper, but it's okay as his sister Sarah has a plan! But what will she do when the Gulper gets eaten by a Grabular? And the Grabular by an Undersnatch? Surely this day can't get anymore ridiculous, or can it?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390150</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Fin Gypsy, Zoa Gypsy and Monika Suska
|title=The Dog Detectives: Lost in London
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=There are six ravens kept in the Tower of London and they hold a magical spell which stops the city falling into ruin, but only so long as they stay in the Tower. So what happens when they decide to have a game of hide and seek? Luckily Detective Jack and Deputy Poco Loco, The Dog Detectives, are on hand to help. Will they find all six before afternoon tea?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860692</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Luana Rinaldo
|title=Who Am I? This is My Mouth
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Who am I? Well, I'm a very sturdy board book, but forget any idea of just having eight to twelve pages with pictures and an elementary story for the youngest children. On each double page spread we have an animal and a rhyme which gives a hint as to who the animal might be – but the mouth obviously belongs to another animal altogether. So – on the first page we have an animal with long teeth which are used to eat hay – but the snout is green and appears to be underwater! Pull the slide at the side of the page and the correct body part appears along with the word 'horse'.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408315092</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Albert Uderzo and Renee Goscinny
|title=Where's Asterix?
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Following in the tradition of 'Where's Wally' books here we have 'Where's Asterix?' There are 12 different scenes from the Asterix stories where you have to find not just Asterix but a whole range of other characters hidden throughout as well. Turn it into a competition as you win a laurel wreath for each character you find!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444004441</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Andrew Weale and Ben Cort
|title=Nora: The Girl Who Ate and Ate and Ate
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary='Nora, the girl who ate and ate and ate...' is a fabulously funny book. Before you even open it, you can tell that Nora is a small child with a huge appetite as on the front cover her plate is piled high with all manner of food that she appears extremely eager to devour. Throughout the story, Nora eats more and more but when she scoffs all of the 'hugest gooey chocolate cake' that her mother has just made, she is sent to her room. It doesn't stop there though as Nora hunts round for more things to eat and I am not just talking about food. She eats everything including her teddy bear curled up in her mattress in order to make a sandwich! After finally eating her clothes she lets out an almighty burp that has the most surprising but happy consequence for this hungry heroine! She whizzes into Space like a balloon and ends up on the moon which, of course, as we all know, is made of cheese!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849390517</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ann Bonwill and Simon Rickerty
|title=I Don't Want To Be A Pea!
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Hugo is a hippo and Bella is a bird and they belong to each other because all hippos have birds and all birds have hippos. They are all set for a very special night as they get ready to attend the very exciting Bird-Hippo Fairytale Fancy Dress Party but first they need to decide on what costumes they will wear in order to go as a pair. Hugo's first suggestion is that they should go as the princess and the pea but Bella does not want to be a pea because it is too small and green. She suggests that they go as a mermaid and her rock, but this time Hugo objects to being the rock as it is too grey and blobby. They continue in this way making and rejecting suggestions until it looks as if they have reached a stand-off with neither willing to give in. This situation makes both Bella and Hugo miserable though so at last they agree to a rather surprising and ingenious solution and end up having great fun at the party after all.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192780174</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=James Mayhew
|title=Boy
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Boy is chilly, and looking for somewhere cosy to snuggle up. He doesn't want to share with his parents though so he goes off exploring by himself to find the perfect cosy spot. Several times he thinks he's discovered somewhere, but then it turns out to be where a sabre-toothed tiger lives, or the home of a woolly mammoth. Will he ever find the place that's perfect just for him?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408314096</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mat Head
|title=Warduff and the Corncob Caper
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=There's trouble on Corncob Farm. A fox is coming round for tea and poor old Fefferflap is all a flutter because she suspects that she, and all the other farm animals, are on the menu! Can Warduff save the day?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392269</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz
|title=Mad About Minibeasts!
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Is your little one mad about minibeasts? Are they forever summoning you to come and see the spider in the bathroom or the ladybird on the log? If so then this rhyming book is perfect to read with them!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408309467</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Emily Bearn
|title=Tumtum and Nutmeg: Trouble at Rose Cottage
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Mysterious things are afoot in Rose Cottage. It appears that some new mice, one with golden teeth, have moved into the kitchen and are threatening the tranquil lives of Tumtum and Nutmeg who live in Nutmouse Hall. After some investigation they discover the new mice are town mice, intent on causing trouble. Will the children discover who has been stealing their things, or discover a way to stop their father from selling Rose Cottage before it's too late and their lives, as well as Tumtum and Nutmeg's, are changed forever?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405256559</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Francesca Simon and Pete Williamson
|title=The Parent Swap Shop
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Ava's parents like to nag. They nag her about her spelling, about eating with her knife and fork, or sitting straight on her chair, or going to bed on time...nag, nag, nag! But then one day she finds a card advertising 'The Parent Swap Shop' and when her parents nag her one more time she packs them off and sets out to find herself a new set of parents!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444002678</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Alexander McCall Smith
|title=Precious and the Monkeys
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Someone has been stealing food at Precious' school. There are suspicions about who it might be, but no one is sure so Precious sets out to try and discover the truth as to just where all those snacks are disappearing off to...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846972043</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Marta Altes
|title=No!
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=''No!'' is all about one family pet's desperate attempts to please his owners. He helps with the laundry, tastes their food before they eat it to make sure it's all right, and even warms up their beds for them before they go to sleep...the poor deluded pup thinks his family love him very much since they're always calling out what he thinks is his name, 'Noooooo!'
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846434173</amazonuk>
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