Book Reviews

  • 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 at…

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  • 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….

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  • 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 read…

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  • Dumbo
    Disney

    If, like me, you have problems with performing animals, you may have difficulty with this book.Dumbo is mocked for his enormous ears and gets into all sort of trouble at the circus. However, Timothy the mouse believes in him and encourages Dumbo to believe in himself and to use his ears to fly. He becomes…

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  • Ideal for young Disney Princess fans. Cinderella’s mice friends help her find a missing sapphire ring, given to her by the Prince on their anniversary. She wants to find it in time for the grand ball. At the end, this simple tale urges children to be kind, polite and to keep on learning new things.

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  • A simplified, quirky book. The illustrations are amazing, especially the grinning cat and add to the story.This is a perfect version of Alice for smaller children. They can follow the story by pictures only and as they progress, start to read the words.

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  • This book is a joy! Norman the bear wants to be a bee because he loves honey, so he makes a bee costume and enrols in bee school.The little bees grow to love him until Amelia bee discovers the truth.However, Norman saves the day and the bees.The illustrations are bold and the book is full…

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  • Can Dog’s friends teach him to be less of a show-off? He really loves his friends but thinks he is the best.This book leaves you feeling warm inside.

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  • Four realistic stories about the activities of some of the children and families living in a multi-cultural, cohesive urban street. It’s a friendly,  connected neighbourhood with a kind of wealth rich people can’t necessarily buy – affection and a shared need.

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  • The delicately coloured illustrations match the theme of the story.Fairies, Magic, Princesses and a Magic Pony who whisks Princess Evie away on a magical adventure to a faraway land. A delight for little girls.

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