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Bright and breezy reads for the spring
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 23/02/2011 14:40:32
Hurry along the spring with our selection of sensational reads
Chick by Ed Vere (Puffin, £7.99)A sunny (and funny) pop-up book about a wide-eyed chick with an arresting cheep. Sure to grab the attention of little hands.
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6 of the best Easter reads
By Fiona McKim on 22/03/2012 16:11:01
Half a dozen easter egg hunts and adorable animals make for charming seasonal tales
Easter Bunny Flap Book by Sam Taplin and Rosalinde Bonnet (Usborne, £5.99)A chunky board book with cute illustrations in sugary pastel hues. Readers are invited to join in an Easter egg hunt, lifting up flaps to discover where the Easter bunny has
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Junior's Top Festive Reads For Babies And Toddlers
By Junior on 10/11/2011 11:38:32
Get into the spirit of the season with these cosy christmas books
That's Not My Snowman by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells (Usborne, £5.99)A festive take on the excellent “touchy feely” series, each picture in this book has textured details – a soft hat, bumpy buttons – that help little hands to learn how to compare
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Fun summer children's books
By Kelly Beswick on 04/04/2012 16:53:21
The holidays are here, and thanks to these great books, there's no excuse to stop reading
At The Seaside by Germano Zullo and Albertine (Tate Publishing, £9.99) 2+You don't need you bucket and spade to take part in the the seaside fun and games that fill this beautifully illustrated book. Simply follow the characters through the pages
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Books about books
By Kimberley Chen on 03/01/2012 15:15:18
These fascinating children's books celebrate brilliant books, reading and libraries...
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children’s Books, £5.99)One day Henry discovers by mistake that books are actually rather tasty to munch on. He eats a word, then a sentence, then a page, then a whole book. Soon he
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The Best Picture Books Of 2011
By Junior on 06/12/2011 10:00:27
Our Editor's pick of the most brilliant picture reads for budding bookworms
, bird, fish and all of Sean’s other cuddly toys to yawn too, as the narrative passes along. If your child has never noticed how easy it is to start yawning when someone else does, this will be a great book they will enjoy again and again – until
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Cosy bedtime books to soothe your child into slumber
By Fiona McKim on 16/08/2011 17:47:11
Friendly monsters and fear–conquering owls make for reassuring evening reads
The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark (picture book) by Jill Thomlinson (Egmont, £3.99)This classic tale has been soothing night-fearing children for generations and has even been reworked into a picture book for very young readers. Help to conquer
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Slightly Invisible
By Lucy Phillips on 14/06/2011 16:26:54
Read our review on the highly commended Picture Book Of The Year - Slightly Invisible
Picture Book Of The Year *Highly Commended*Slightly Invisible by Lauren Child Orchard Books, £10.99, 3+The inspiration for Lauren Child’s latest visit to Charlie and Lola land occurred at a book signing. “A little boy said to me, almost under his
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Giraffes Can't Dance
By Lucy Phillips on 14/06/2011 15:13:12
Giraffes Can't Dance, or can they? Read why this book was highly commended in our Best Classic Book category
Best Classic Book *Highly Commended*Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees Orchard, £5.99, 2+You might not instantly think of giraffes as the philosophical sort, but then Gerald is used to flouting convention. Who says giraffes
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The Top 100 Children's Books
By Junior's discerning readers on 20/04/2010 14:20:18
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
their parents read them a book about pants. Beyond that, Andreae’s flowing rhymes and Sharratt’s comic illustrative style raise the silliness stakes as the book explores various pants and how they might suit different incongruous settings. Great fun
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