He'll Have To Go - Flaco Jimenez

Advantages: A lovely book offering an insight into a child's first day at school.
Disadvantages: None

.... They have great fun making things, singing songs and playing musical instruments. They have a break time and a story time before going into the playground outside. I enjoyed reading this book to my granddaughter because there are questions asked in the text which helped her focus on the detailed illustrations to look for the answers. There is also a duck to find in each of the brilliant illustrations which we had great fun trying to find. Stephen Cartwright certainly knows how to depict a colourful detailed and humorous illustration with plenty of detail to talk about and focus on. The characters are appealing and the picture in the classroom is very realistic to how I remember all the activities on offer and the chaos that happens when children are let loose with glue!. The attention to detail is very appealing especially Polly... Read review

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Advantages: lots of animals, lovely illustrations
Disadvantages: could send out the wrong message to young children

...Whilst in Tescos this week I was in the book section when I spotted this book, my son already has Dora`s Chicks which he really likes so I knew this book would go down a treat and for £2.49 I thought it was good value. I don`t want to have a bath! This is a hardback book with paper pages, on the cover is a picture of mummy tiger and her baby who is clinging onto a branch as he does not want to get wet. Little Tiger loves to play games and somehow even though he does not mean it he lands up getting dirty, so Mummy Tiger tells him it is time for him to have a bath only Little Tiger does not want a bath. One day Mummy Tiger takes Little Tiger to the river so that he can have a wash she tells him bathing is fun but little tiger replies "I don`t want a bath!" and hurries off into the jungle before Mummy Tiger can make... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing writing, full of memorable moments
Disadvantages: None

...The Simpsons - Classics - Go to Hollywood is a collection of four episodes including some new, and some classic ones. The episodes included are "When You Dish Upon a Star", "Fear of Flying", "Krusty Gets Kancelled" and "Flaming Moes". "When You Dish Upon a Star" has Homer, through some bizarre accident, becoming the personal assistant to Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, who are staying in a secluded home in Springfield. After he becomes fired for telling his friends about who he's working for, he launches "the museum of Hollywood jerks" with various undergarments etc. With all celebrities in The Simpsons, they are never afraid of poking fun at each other, and both have some good lines together. Ron Howard makes another appearance and is again hilarious, especially when he steals Homer's film idea and the "Happy Days" theme plays... Read review

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