A.H. Benjamin

Advantages: Funny tale to make your children laugh
Disadvantages: No real problems with it

...Author: A.H Benjamin Illustrator: Tim Warnes Publisher: Little Tiger Genre: Children's story Age Group: 2-6 No of Pages: 32 Other books by author What if? A Duck so Small Mouse, Mole and the Falling Star Baa, Moo, What will we Do? Little Mouse and The Big Red Apple The King Bird Other books by the illustrator Shhh! I don't want to take a bath I don't want to go to bed Have you got my Purr? Scaredy Mouse Little Tiger Big Surprises Tom's Tail Story Summary Mouse travels home from visiting his cousin in town but seems particularly prone to accidents along the way. His terrible luck lands him in all kinds of trouble and he ends up bruised, soaked and covered in prickles. What Mouse doesn't realise is that his clumsiness has saved him from becoming dinner for many animals along the way including a bird, a cat and even a slippery snake. I... Read review

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Advantages: A great storybook for children!
Disadvantages: None!

...It Could Have Been Worse by A H Benjamin It could have been worse is a tale of a little mouse who is trying to make his way home from his town cousins house…………on his way he encounters a lot of mishaps, I won't give all of the story away but here is an idea of the kind of things that happens to him along the way… He climbs over a thorny bush and loses his balance and falls to the ground….unknown to him though, a big evil looking grey cat is behind him and about to pounce just before he falls….and as he falls the cat pounces and misses him ending up getting entangled in the thorns…the mouse picks himself up saying "This isn't my lucky day" and the narrator says "But it could have been worse" Does mouse survive all of the accidents or does he get pounced upon? Hmmm well you'll need to read it to see….but bear in mind this is a children... Read review

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Advantages: Easy To Understand The Plot, Good Storyline!
Disadvantages: Could Have Been Longer!

...I first heard of this story in an English lesson at school. The teacher read a few chapters of it in lesson and I started to gain interest. I asked her the name of the author and set off to the school library the next day to find it. As soon as I found it I took it out and home to read. *About Benjamin Zephaniah* Benjamin Zephaniah has quite an interesting life and I will briefly explain it now. His full name is Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah, which is Christian, Jewish and Muslim. He was born in the district of Handsworth in Birmingham. (Which is kind of close to me!) He is a poet as well as a storywriter. Many of his poems and stories have a serious message and they cover topics like: racism, animal rights, pollution and equality between boys and girls. For more information about Benjamin Zephaniah and his works please visit his... Read review

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