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The No-No bird
Name: Tara Age 12
27 March 2010;Genre: Animals
A really funny book about a bird that parallels the behaviour of a real life toddler! Its favourite word is, of course, 'No' and it's a great cautionary tale for every small child who is also at the 'No' stage.
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Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Adventure
Brilliant! Great illustrations, fantastic verse and an exciting adventure.
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An evening at Alfie's
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Real life
Great familial story about neighbours and friendship with a sense of belonging and community. I love the way Shirley Hughes' books seem to involve everyday people. In this story, Maureen the babysitter is the feminist and they are the safe middle class family. The kids love Alfie books and this...
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The Bad Tempered Ladybird
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Environment
Love the book. It's feisty and really makes the kids listen to the moral and it isn't written in a sickly way.
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Five Minutes Peace
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Humour
Funny, warm and familiar.
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The Tooth Fairy
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Picture Books
The illustrations are very pretty. I would not have dreamt of buying such a girly book but luckily a friend gave this to us. My daughter (3 yrs) adores it, and indeed the others from the 'Princess Poppy' range. Janey certainly understands what little girls want from a book ( though not the adult...
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Smile
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Real life
I really liked the illustrations in this book. It was a 'feel good' story. The negative was that I felt that the language and structure were very similiar to Charlie and Lola. Nice book though.
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Super Duck
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Humour
We thought this was a very entertaining book with great verse. The children loved it as it was so slapstick.
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When Lulu went to the zoo
Name: Tara Casey
27 March 2010;Genre: Animals
The illustrations and font are great. The tenet of animals being free is also a good one but I can't help feeling it's a bit lost on a 3-5 year old. Enjoyable none the less.
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Why the Whales Came
Name: Georgia Age 8
07 March 2010;Genre: Historical Fiction
I loved in this book and how, at the end, fabulous Michael Morpurgo only then explains about the whales. That's when you finally find out about the dying whales. This book is my best book yet and it gets five stars from me. Gracie was just like my character in real life. Always waiting for anoth...
