Book Reviews

  • Dog Loves CountingLouise Yates

    Dog can’t get to sleep. He loves books so much he can’t stop reading them. He’s tried counting sheep but that doesn’t work. Perhaps there are other creatures he can count instead?Soon Dog is off on an adventure finding friends and numbers in unexpected places.I love the gentle humour of this book and especially the

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  • 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 too

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  • Baby Wombat’s WeekJackie FrenchIllustrator Bruce Whatley

    Baby Wombat manages to find himself a baby-sized human friend and together they play games, cause mischief and explore the world.Full of humour, cheekiness and beautiful illustrations.

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  • Copycat by Mark Birchall

    A story of friendship with imitation being the biggest form of flattery. Of course it can be annoying when someone copies everything you do, however when you understand it is because they really like you and want to be just like you, it is hard to be annoyed. This story shows how friendships come in

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  • The truth about Penguins by Meg McKinlay and Mark Jackson

    A playful book which speaks of a very different penguin existence than the one we all know and love so much.  It tells of Penguins soaking up the sunshine on a beach and eating pizza with Olives, until the zoo keeper corrects the story at the end, setting everyone straight with some facts and “The

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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 all

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  • 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 story

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