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Advantages: An endearing picture book
Disadvantages: Absolutely nothing!

...have been introduced to The Diary of a Wombat. Diary of a Wombat is written by Jackie French; the Australian born author of books such as the evocative Hitler's Daughter. She has worked with the illustrator of Wombat on a few other picture books, my favourites being Pete the Sheep-sheep and Too Many Pears! The illustrator in question is the wonderful Bruce Whatley; born in the UK he moved to Australia when he was a child. As well as the books he ...
...The text contains a week's diary entries written from the point of view of a wombat. As the days pass we learn about the little creature's personality and a little of what life is like when a wombat comes into contact with a family of humans. Without giving too much away an example of the text is as follows: "Morning - Slept; Afternoon - Slept; Evening - Ate Grass & Scratched; Night - Ate Grass". ~~~WHAT I THOUGHT From the first page I found myself ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent ; Good Plot
Disadvantages: There is none

...the fact that their father has met someone else, they also go to audition for the twins at st.clares and as you can guess, they get into a lot of trouble afterwards. I Would Recommend double Act to anyone over the ages of 8 and i rate it 10/10* ... Read review

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: Fun way to look at what babies are like
Disadvantages: May not appeal to all under 5's

***Background*** Dr Xargle's Book Of Earthlets, is said to be translated in human speech by Jeanne Willis and has pictures drawn by Tony Ross. It was first published in 1988 so this is another book that has been around for quite some time. This version was published in 2002 by Andersen Press Ltd who also publish the Little Princess series of books, written and illustrated by Tony Ross. Jeanne Willis has written a whole series of Dr Xargle books ...
...learn about earthlets or children and their behaviour. As well as this series she has also written many other books as well as TV scripts for Polly Pocket. ***The Story*** In this first of the series the aliens start by learning about babies and how they come in four colours - pink, brown, black and yellow. Dr Xargle also explains that these earthlets have only two eyes instead of the normal five and that their two short tentacles have pheelers ... Read review

Advantages: Fun rhyming book with a familiar character
Disadvantages: None

...In The Truck Fix-It Duck Duck's Day Out Duck To The Rescue Captain Duck Hit The Ball Duck ***Other Info*** The price on the back of this paperback is £5.99 but it can be bought for £4.79 from WH Smith you can get products delivered to your nearest branch with no postage costs. Great if you have one in your town. ISBN No. 0007177658 ... Read review