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Advantages: Educates children
Disadvantages: None!

...leaf which pops out when the sun comes out sunday morning out pops a very hungary caterpillar. On Monday he eats through 1 apple On Tuesday he eats through 2 pears On Wednesday he eats through 3 plums On Thursday he eats through 4 strawberries On Friday he eats through 5 oranges But his still hungary so on Saturday.... He eats through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of swiss cheese, one slice of salami, ...
...eating all that junk food... The next day is Sunday and he eats healthy by eating through a green leaf. by now he is no longer a little caterpillar he is a big fat caterpillar. He makes his cocoon stays inside for 2 weeks and nibbles a hole and out pops....you guess it a beautiful colourful caterpillar!! To me, i find this book really educational, it encourages children to count, learn there colours and the days of the week. I love reading this ... Read review

Advantages: Adventure from beginning to end
Disadvantages: A little gross in parts

...***Interesting Trivia*** (Taken from How to speak Dragonese) The rights to the Horrible Horrendous the Third Series have been bought by Dreamworks Animation, the creators of Shrek with the view to releasing the first of the three films , How to Train your Dragon in 2009. ***About the author***(Taken from How to Speak Dragonese) As a relatively new addition to the world of successful Children's books authors, there isn't a lot known about Cowell. ...
...other Hiccup the Horrendous Books, How to Train your Dragon and How to Speak Dragonese ***Who is Hiccup Horrendous?*** This is the third book in the series. If you have read any of the Hiccup Horrendous books you will be familiar with Hiccup and his friends already. For those of you who haven't let me explain. Hiccup is son and Heir to the Chief of the Hairy Hooligan Vikings. Unfortunately, Hiccup is not the natural warrior Stoick (his father) ... Read review

Advantages: Good story, nice pictures.
Disadvantages: I don`t like the troll.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a classic tale for children that has been around for years. Though it was one of my books as a child, it was not my favourite story as I was a little bit scared. My son loves the story though and it certainly seems popular with children. I have also seen the story used many a time in puppet shows as it is well known and noises can be used to mimic the stamping on the bridge. The Book. * * * * * * * * The Three Billy ...
...as a story book for the parents to read to the child as there is a good storyline. It can also be used for the child to read as the writing is clear and easy to understand. I would not recommend it for learning to read though as there are a few difficult words in for someone just starting. Words like frightened, gobble, troll, skipped, thundered etc. would not be in the reading vocabulary of young children just starting to read, their reading would ... Read review

Advantages: Great story, great pictures, brilliant for ALL ages
Disadvantages: None

...bookshop, and despite the fact that I don't have any kids as yet, I do have all of her picture books! 'That Pesky Rat' is one of my favourites, and one that I recommend a lot at work. It won the Smarties Book Prize in 2002. It is a picture book, but with a great story too, recommended for the ages of 4 upwards. The story centres around, and is told by, a poor little rat. He is very sociable but no human seems to want to know him. From his home ...
...their pets, and he wishes that he was someone's pet too - what he wants most of all is a name - but all anyone ever says is "that pesky rat!" He asks the other pets' advice, and he even asks the lady who owns the pet shop, but she doesn't seem to think that brown rats are very popular right now! Poor rat, will he ever find a home? The story is very sweet and very funny, and I love Lauren Child's style, just the right mix of happy, sad, and funny. ... Read review

Advantages: fun story and pictures
Disadvantages: none!

...do not ever NEVER want my wobbly tooth to fall out. I need it!' Charlie and his friend Marv try to explain what it is like to have a tooth fall out and the fact that the baby teeth need to go to make way for the grown up ones. Marv says it's like mooses getting new antlers. Lola is not happy about this likeness at all and states very firmly - 'But I am not a moose!' However, Lola's attitude about wanting to keep her wobbly tooth for ever starts ...
...always bring a smile to my face, particularly as I can almost hear my daughter saying the same sorts of words. I really think that Lauren Child has an ear for the way children speak and she replicates this so well. There are also many things that you start to recognise once you have read a few Charlie and Lola books. These include the wonderful illustrations on every page - sometimes hand drawn pictures mixed with occasional photos. A lot of the ... Read review