Advantages: Lots of humour, great story Disadvantages: Not 'politically correct', current edition abridged
You know the story of Aladdin, right? The classic fairy-tale, popularised in pantomimes and also by Disney. He has a wicked uncle, and a magic lamp which summons a genie... a complex story, with many variations, but in the end he marries the princess h ...
Advantages: It's the pantomime season and it's fun! Disadvantages: It's a bit old fashioned.
"May fortune preserve you, gentle reader. May your days be filled with constant joy, and may my story please you, for it has no other purpose." There, now we're friends, I do hope you're smiling already. You must imagine you're in the theatre and ...
Browsing around my local car boot sale recently I spotted an interesting looking book for sale. The thing that first attracted me to Laura star was the picture on the cover of a small child holding a bright shiny star on her lap. I knew my 5-year-old son ...
Advantages: good story and illustrations Disadvantages: none!
...confess that I do have a 'bit of a thing' about penguins. I absolutely adore the little birds and tend to share this love with my two little girls, so whenever we see a book about a penguin we have to buy it!
'Little Penguin' is written by Pa ...
