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When a hungry old wolf gets an unexpected visit from a little lamb, he starts planning a delicious lamb hotpot. But the lamb doesn’t want to be the wolf’s dinner, she wants to be his friend  

Girl next door. Best friend. Mermaid. Can you keep a secret?I know everyone has secrets but mine’s different. I mean how many mermaids do you know?  

The past is all around us. Little Manfred always seemed more important to Mum than anyone else. But I didn’t discover why until that Summer on the beach….  

The story of how the unique little pig discovers his own special secret to achieve fame and fortune – and escape the family freezer! – makes a truly funny farmyard comedy.  

Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when most children are fast asleep, except of course for…..the Midnight Gang! That is when their adventures are just beginning.  

Do you find nice children boring? Do you want to meet the worst children in the whole world? I thought you might, step inside…….  

Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. Of course there are good dads, and there are bad dads……  

Come and climb the Faraway Tree…. Joe, Beth and Frannie take on their cousin Rick on a adventure he’ll never forget . Find out how they escape from the Land of Dreams.  

A sensitive book to help children come to terms with the death of those they love. It tackles a difficult subject in a sympathetic, honest, matter of fact way.  

An interesting approach to the teaching of reading. There is advice at the beginning of the book to begin by reading the story on left hand pages aloud to your child and then go back to the beginning and look at the pictures on the right. The words under the pictures tell the story tooContinue reading “The Rescue of Father and Mother Mouse
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This book has funny rhyming text, it’s the perfect, playful way to learn about tractors and other farm vehicles.A picture dictionary at the end helps to build vocabulary.  

This is a hilarious book about a rabbit with an identity crisis.Daley is full of questions, he’s not sure what sort of animal he is, where he should live or eat, or why his feet are so big.Young children should love this book.  

A charming, clever book about a character who likes to blend in with the crowd, but when he doesn’t, it leads him to a new way of life.A lovely approach to storytelling – the illustrations are all part of the story. It’s ideal for reading aloud and an ideal present for a timid child.  

Delightful and witty story about a boy called Jackson, who is pleading with his parents for a pet. Jackson’s family try to convince Jackson that a worm from the garden would be a super pet? Or to borrow the class rabbit from school, for the weekend although he wants “a pet that’s BIG and allContinue reading “Monster, by Angela McAllister and Charlotte Middleton”

This is one of those books which is heart warming and special because it is not a story you imagine is particularly mainstream. We spend our holidays most years in Cornwall, as our youngest Son is unable to fly abroad due a medical condition. We know it is such a special place and this storyContinue reading “Coral and the Cornish Heart, by Lisa Lacey”

This a tale about the great Kapiti Plain and what happens when it does not rain? It describes how the animals have nothing to drink and the grass stops growing so the cows cannot eat either. It details how widespread the impact of drought can be for all different animals and humans but does soContinue reading “Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain, by Verna Aardema”

When you are a wild animal and the weather outside is frightful, you cannot go out to play with your friends and just like us, the animals become fed up, bored and really miss their friends. This story is about a Mole who finds a way to see his friend without being caught up inContinue reading “The Best Gift of All, by Jonathan Emmett”

A beautifully illustrated and magical story about a boy called George, who lived in a world where dragons were his very best, albeit quite mischievous friends. In the same way an imaginary friend can be anything you want them to be, George created quite a special existence. There is a sadness when George takes hisContinue reading “The Dragon Machine, by Helen Wood”

A gentle, kind, comforting and innocent story of a Mole who really wants to bring down the moon as he believes it is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. At one point he believes he has dropped the moon and broken it, as cloud coverage settles over half of it. The most perfectContinue reading “Bringing down the moon, by Jonathan Emmett”

Blue Kangaroo belongs to Lily and everywhere Lily goes, the blue Kangaroo goes too. Lily has lots of trips out and many adventures and sometimes becomes forgetful, causing that awful sinking feeling and lots of retracing her steps to be reunited with her most special friend. Join Lily on her days out and see ifContinue reading “Where are you Blue Kangaroo? by Emma Chichester Clark”

The illustrations in this book blew me away, they stand out, leap out and off the page. The story is such a hoot, a real page turner. Shaggy the dog is a kind, hard working and generous dog who quite simply has an itch he needs some help scratching. The story ends with Shaggy resolvingContinue reading “Shaggy Dog and the Terrible Itch, by David Bedford and Gwyneth Williamson”

A comforting tale of a little boy’s once discarded, floppy eared bunny teddy, who is promoted to a treasured sleeping companion. There is no greater honour than being selected to be bed buddy to a little one.  

This book about a trip for class 2, to the zoo might well leave your child feeling a little uncertain about whether to attend the next school trip to the zoo. It is a fun story about various creatures and animals gobbling up the class and the teacher too! The ending redeems the story somewhatContinue reading “Class 2 at the Zoo by Julia Jarman”

A story which begins with the song Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan. Instead of going pop…and bang, the sausages have other ideas and hatch a plan to escape from the pan, into the kitchen. The kitchen is full of danger and escape is not guaranteed, how many, if any, will make it outContinue reading “Ten Fat Sausages by Michelle Robinson”

I had not heard of a Quokka before reading this book and even now it feels like a tongue twister which I struggle to say! Adorable animal, which instantly cheers you because it is indeed smiling at you in real life and in the story. There is a reason it is known as the “happiestContinue reading “Can a Quokka Quack? by Jolly Read”

A story about some scientists spotting something frightful heading towards Earth on their satellite! Thankfully the Aliens offer some assistance and raid everyone’s underpants and knickers drawers and washing lines (on Earth) and sew them altogether creating a GIANT pair of pants with a load of elastic that pings the meteorite back to space! Phew.Continue reading “Aliens in underpants Save the World, by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort”

A superb book from the writer of the Charlie and Lola books, about a rat who desperately wants to become a pet for someone, anyone, despite the odds being stacked against him. Until one day, he meets a man called Mr Fortesque, who is visually challenged and believes the rat is a kittycat. The ratContinue reading “That pesky rat by Lauren Child”

Daisy is on a mission, not just any mission, a secret spy mission. Being a child spy involves a whole host of tricks and disguises, invisible ink, the secret baddie zapper aka Mum’s hairdryer, sunglasses, and she even adopts her own spy language, which sadly no one understands. A very inventive, creative and child friendlyContinue reading “OO6 and a Bit by Kes Gray and Nick Sharrat”

Really insightful and interesting book about Elephants and why Grandma is in charge, a story all little ones will understand better after reading this lovely book. “Elephants are the biggest land animals of all. A big male can weigh six tonnes – as much as 100 people”. The back few pages are brimming with factsContinue reading “Grandma Elephant’s in charge by Martin Jenkins”

Another delightful story in the Harry and the dinosaurs collection, although this one references Christmas in the title, it is more about wishes in general, than the festive period. Harry enjoys holding a duckling at his Grandma’s farm, then fixates on that being top of his Christmas wish list. Even a trip to the toyContinue reading “Harry and the dinosaurs make a Christmas wish by Ian Whybrow”

A very short 25 page story designed for first readers. Perry the penguin is desperately trying to keep warm and the story is centred around him enlisting the suggestions of his nearest and dearest to warm up. There is also a spot the difference in the back of the book, for a little extra fun.Continue reading “The Chilly Little Penguin by Russell Punter”

A story about an old man who has a hole in his roof which he does not realise until he is in bed. All the puddles in Puddle Lane are full and the weather outside is wicked and wet. This book features a clock on almost every page to test your child’s ability to tellContinue reading “Old Mr Gotobed by Shelia McCullagh”

Harry is going to the dentist and he is feeling quite scared as his big Sister shows him her filling and tells him all about the drilling! Harry decides he will take his entire collection of toy dinosaurs to support him and maybe even bite the dentist, should the dentist decide Harry needs a filling,Continue reading “Harry and the dinosaurs say “Raahh!” by Ian Whybrow”

A collection of bright and light hearted stories in this 42 page Ladybird book. One of the stories (A circus tale) features a Polar bear called Trevor, who travels all the way from the North Pole and tries to establish where his talents lie for a job in the circus? He has a go atContinue reading “Storytime for 6 year olds by Joan Stimson”

A super short and hugely relatable story for those with a baby in the family. When the baby cries, the entertainment show begins, each of the family members attempt to turn babies frown upside down, will it work? You will have to read it to find out….  

Lively Disney pictures of the kidnapping of a family of Dalmatian puppies. Their parents are devastated when they are stolen by Cruella De Vil, who wants their fur for a fur coat. Enlisting the help of dogs, cats, cows and horses the parents set out to find and rescue the puppies.An ideal book to readContinue reading “101 Dalmatians
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