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Advantages: Fantastic story for the whole family
Disadvantages: none

...that by others in the Duck series by Jez Alborough. We love the stories so much we have to admit we bought our own copies! ~~~ THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ~~~ Jez Alborough was born in 1959. His first book, Bare Bear, was published in 1985 and it was a runner up in The Mother Goose Book Award. He has written and illustrated over 30 books to date and these include Cuddly Dudley and Where’s my teddy? ~~~ THE BOOK ~~~ First published in 1999 and written ...
...graphic simplicity with painterly qualities… Duck in the Truck is a picture book where rhyme, illustration, wit and inventiveness combine to produce outstanding quality’, TES Primary. ~~~ AGE BOOK APPEALS TO ~~~ It takes just a few minutes to read through the book and certainly, at 6 weeks old, that’s all you do. My son loves the rhythm of the story which can be lost if you ponder to do the, “Where’s the sheep” thing. This however is an important ... Read review

Advantages: Teaches Children To Be Kind
Disadvantages: None

Dogger written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes The Story Dogger is a soft brown toy dog who belongs to Dave. Dogger is very well loved and a little worn in places. Dave loves Dogger and takes him everywhere with him. Dave's baby brother Joe likes hard toys; Bella Dave's big sister takes seven teddies to bed with her. Dave likes only Dogger. One afternoon when they where picking Bella up from school they noticed the school was going to have a ...
...he said"I want Dogger" but Dogger was no where to be found. Mum looked everywhere, Dave waited anxiously but Dogger could not be found. Dave went to bed feeling very sad. The next day it was the School Summer Fair. There was a Fancy Dress Parade and lots of races. One lady had a toy stall and Dave spotted Dogger for sale and ran to find his big sister Bella to help. But by the time they got back to the stall a little girl had bought him. Bella ... Read review

Advantages: You will learn how to poach pheasants
Disadvantages: Don't get caught poaching pheasants

Danny the Champion of the World is one of those rare books that perfectly captures the special relationship between a father and his son.Danny and his father live in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling-station, in the middle of the countryside. Danny thinks his father is "the most marvellous and exciting any boy ever had" but is shocked to discover that he has a deep, dark secret. Danny's father is a poacher - in the thick of night, he goes into ...
...biggest shoot of the season, Danny and his father hatch a plan to poach all the pheasants from the woods. When Danny was only a four month old baby, his mother died suddenly and from then on he lived with his father in an old gypsy style caravan at the back of a filling station, where his father also repaired cars. Father and son lead an idyllic existence in their countryside garage and caravan. Danny worships his dad who in return, is the epitomy ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, vibrant and great to read.
Disadvantages: None that I can think of!

...When I found out about Dougal's Deep-sea Diary I just HAD to read it! ~~~THE PLOT. Dougal (Bob's cousin) has a typical 9 to 5 office job and travels to and from work on the train with lots of men in suits. Dougal is a little bit of an individual and, although he also has the suit, he has a big ginger beard, a bright colourful tie and a badge that portrays his exciting hobby. Dougal loves deep-sea diving and we join him as he is travelling home ...
...Like Man on the Moon Dougal's story is illustrated in a bright comic book style, that is attractive colourful and fun to look at. The text is written in the form of a diary ~ we learn what Dougal is up to throughout the day. There is a mix between the exciting and the mundane; at one moment he is looking at treasure and shipwrecks, the next he is having forty winks. The diary style works well and means we also know what Dougal is thinking and dreaming ... Read review

Advantages: Great for early reading and phonetics
Disadvantages: Only good for 1:1 reading or 2 maximum!

...It's about a plump dog called Pog whose owner, Mr Mog tells he has to get fit. So Pog decides to go for a jog but in the fog it's ever so hard and he bumps in to a log. Are you beginning to get the idea...........lots of CVC rhyming words! Pog then bumps in to a hog and falls in to a smelly bog. Giving up on his attempts to get fit, Pog returns home, all smelly and gets a bath from his owner! - Illustrations - The characters in the drawings are ...
...funny in his sweatband ready for exercise. The drawings are large and simple which I hope shows up on the photos that I have added to the review. - Style, Format and Educational Values - This is quite a large book and is unusual in it's layout. Half of it contains the book part, the other half (which is forms the back, thicker card) shows the 8 main CVC rhyming words from the story alongside pictures of the items / things. At the bottom of this ... Read review