From an early age, my friends and I were addicted to collecting TY beanies. For those of you who do not know for some strange reason, TY Beanies are a collection of little teddies in all forms, from animals and teddy bears. Once you start a collection they are quite addictive. They draw you in instantly and after that you cannot go back!
One of the Beanies is a bear named Dear. It's quite a cute name, but if I heard it without seeing it I would automatically picture a sweet little Bambi character. Though to look at the bear is nothing of the sort! Dear is a gorgeous pink shade, one of the most soft pastel baby pink colours I've seen on a TY. In her hands there is a little bouquet, pretty pink colours with a litte pink ribbon. Around her neck to match, there is a gorgeous pale pink ribbon tied in a pretty bow. Dear looks very cute ...
Advantages: attractive, powerful, emotional, amazing vocals, great range of tracks, outstanding power Disadvantages: n/a
nasty surprises or anything!
The vocals were quite enjoyable too. Jane's voice seemed to fit this slightly different song to what I was used to. It was quite a happy song too, again something a little different! ?You have made my whole life come alive?. It suited Jane greatly and is well worth listening to! Somehow, it reminded me of the lovely Carol McGiffin...oh, dear!
12. The Hungry Years ~ 4:06
This reminded me of a Robbie Williams style song when the opening began, but when Jane started to sing, that soon changed too! The Hungry Years has quite a soft and gentle love-story rhythm to it, very slow and caring. It didn't dip too much, quite steady and relaxing. It does bring a tear to the eye too, purely because of its magic!
I think Jane has such an impressive voice here, as there is quite a great vocal range despite its ...
Advantages: A great lift-the-flap book for pre-school children. Disadvantages: None!
?. Simple texts which are sometimes repetitive (great for pre-school children).
Rod Campbell uses lift-the-flap, touch and feel as well as the 'odd' pop up book, all of which cater extremely well for 2 years and upwards.
There are also a few cloth books, ideal for the under 2s as they can be washed and re-used etc? ' Baby's Busy Book' & ' My Farm'.
He is also the creator of Buster, a well-known and much loved character.
I have listed some of Rod Campbell's books:
~ I'm hungry
~ Farm Chase
~ Buster Zoo
~ Oh Dear!
~ It's mine!
~ I won't bite, I'm not scary
~ Noisy farm
Rod Campbell has also produced a range of books for Longman publicatons:
~ Come in to the garden
~ Hungry animals
~ Who's there?
For more information visit www.rodcampbell.co.uk
On the website there are pictures to colour as well as reading skills ...
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