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Shortlisted Most Promising New Talent 2012 - My Bear Griz by Suzanne McGinnes
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:47:17
It's bear hugs all round with a giant bear who's a boy's best friend
A young lad called Billy loves bear – in fact, he's even got his very own, a giant grizzly bear called Griz. The pair do everything together, exploring, playing, looking at the starry sky – and eating peanut-butter-and-honey sandwiches
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Shortlisted Best Children's Story App: iPaddington
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 14:32:35
The marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru is moving with the times with this interactive app
The classic story of much-loved Paddington Bear comes to life – where your child, or you, or anyone of your choosing, can record their voice to tell the story. Fans of the marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru can also be photographed alongside
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Shortlisted Best Children's App 2012: Hugless Douglas
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 14:31:24
What's a bear to do when all he wants is a little tender loving cuddle?
Douglas is an affable big bear who is in need of a hug, but he just find a hug that satisfies his need. Well, if you've ever tried to hug a tree, you can see that he's perhaps not looking in the right place. Adapted from David Melling’s 2010 book
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Who Ate Aunt Iris?
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:36:25
How safe is a cuddly chinchilla when her neighbours all have sharp teeth and a mischievous look in their eyes?
There's a miscellany of roguish tenants in the apartment block where Auntie Iris (a chincilla) resides with her family. On the first floor, there's a grumpy clans of grizzly bears; on the second floor, there's a toothsome crocodile, and on the third
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Highly Commended Best Family Video Game 2012: Just Dance 3
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:11:50
-friendly gameplay, and songs like The Lion Sleeps Tonight, I Am A Gummy Bear, the Muppets' Mah Na Mah Na, and Willow Smith Whip My Hair.Just Dance 3 by Ubisoft £24.99, available for Wii, Kinect or PS3.
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: The Big Adventure Of The Smalls
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:34:56
There's drama and adventure on a grand scale in the storybook about Sally and Paul Small
Grand Ball, a grand gathering of ladies in ballgowns and men folk all suited and booted. No wonder Sally and Paul are tempted to peep through the bannisters to see what's going on. But then disaster strikes. Paul's beloved teddy bear, Mr Puddles, falls
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Sir Scallywag And The Golden Underpants
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:44:01
Witty wordsmith Giles Andreae pens a rip-roaring tale of a golden-underpanted King Colin
's the brave knight Sir Scallywag to the rescue. His most defining characteristic? Well, he's rather small, he carries a shield with a teddy bear mascot on it… and he's only six years old!Written in a jaunty rhyming verse, with lots of jolly references to bare
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Films for Summer 2012: The Lorax
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/07/2012 14:23:40
From the zany tale by the wonderful Dr Seuss comes a fantastic fable The Lorax – the must-see family film for summer 2012
his fortune, falling upon a merry forest of fluffy-haired trees and animals from singing fish to ambling bears, living at one with nature. With success depending on the yarn made from the trees, the quickest way to harvest is to chop down all the trees
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Orla Kiely: The Queen of Pattern
By Catherine O'Dolan on 29/05/2012 19:16:15
The Irish designertakes inspiration from the colours of her childhood to create iconic designs as she branches out into picture books
– all familiar first words – adorn the pages and help teach concepts like number, shape and colour recognition. But it is in the crisp design and tasteful colour palette that the books bear the unmistakable Orla touch. There are no garish primaries here
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