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Advantages: Rhyming, adjectives, animals
Disadvantages: Swan doesn't get any chocolate mousse

...macaroni and carrots followed by chocolate mousse, but in the realm of children's books anything is possible. Julia Donaldson has in fact created a wonderful book bursting with rhyme, adjectives and the idea of differing personalities in Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose. The title is actually based on a line from one of the pages and the alliteration probably makes it the most obvious one to have been chosen. On each page we meet a different animal, ...
...and five, possibly six, and the Amazon price of £3.49 is excellent value. Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt Macmillan Children's Books, 2006 Paperback, 24 pages ISBN 140502190X Price £5.99 (£3.59 on Amazon) This is a printed book, not an audio book. ... Read review

Advantages: An interesing book.
Disadvantages: Not great for large groups or pre-school children

...character’s favourite book, beginning with Charlie Cook’s: ‘Once upon a time there was a boy called Charlie Cook Who curled up in a cosy chair and read his favourite book….’ There is then a double-page spread of a ‘snippet’ of the book which was about a pirate ship and chief… The pirate then finds a treasure chest inside of which is a book… Again a double-page spread of a little of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Baby Bear finds Goldilocks ...
...all of the characters join Charlie Cook in the room where he is sitting on a cosy chair reading his favourite book. ~ Educational Value ~ * Identifying rhyme. * Encourages children's participation and develops memory skills. * Introduces different genres / types of books to children. ~ Illustrations & Format ~ Axel Scheffler has worked alongside Julia Donaldson on a number of books and is a superb illustrator. The drawings are often different ... Read review

Advantages: Fun rhymes and fantastic pictures
Disadvantages: over too soon

...on with the show." Conjuror Cow is trying to make a rabbit appear but can't seem to get it quite right. She is performing on stage for all her farmyard friends who encourage her along the way. As we go through this delightful rhyming book we see her make a worm appear from a cake and a pig from under a cloth but it's not until the end that we see that really all the white rabbits are hiding under her cloak. On every double page there is a half ...
...conjured up and children will love to turn this to see what's underneath as well as finishing the rhyme on that page. ***The Illustrations*** The expressions on the faces of the animals in this book are drawn in a wonderful way with lots of smiling faces on everyone as Cow gets things wrong. The colours are bright and at the back of the stage is a rainbow effect. After each trick goes wrong we can see reference to the outcome on the following page ... Read review

Advantages: helps children if they are worried
Disadvantages: could be a little longer

...going to review is called Katie goes to the Hospital. On the front cover there is a blue trim around the edge and the back ground is in yellow the title is in big red letters with a picture of Katie sitting on the hospital bed holding her teddy with a nurse talking to her and her mum next to her. Katie has to go into hospital to have a operation the book explains how Katie doesn't want to go as she is scared it goes threw step by step of what she ...
...to write to much as its only a short story and i will spoil it. The pictures in the book are lovely and the detail is great the child can see clearly what's going on if they cant read and is looking at the book by themselves. I love this book as it helps children realise that its not all that bad to go into hospital and have a operation so if your child is going in to hospital i think this book is a must as it will help them to stop being so worried ... Read review

Advantages: A fantastic series with a total of 3704 pages!!
Disadvantages: Can be a bit to long for younger children

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows was written by J.K Rowling. Joanne Kathleen Rowling on July 31st 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. She was bought up near Bristol with her parents and younger sister Di until she was 9 years old when they moved to a village called Tutshill near Chepstow in Wales. In 1983 Miss Rowling finished school and went to the University of Exeter to study French. After finishing University she worked for Amnesty ...
...had the inspiration for the Harry potter series. She began writing the first book that very evening. Unfortunately in December 1990 J.K Rowling's mother died, she had been suffering from multiple sclerosis, a disease which makes the immune system attack the central nervous system for almost 10 years before. J.K Rowling then moved to Portugal and married a Portuguese man. In 1993, although her marriage didn't work out, her daughter Jessica Isabel ... Read review