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Advantages: A fun read and brightly illustrated.
Disadvantages: None

...fairies were having! §§§ Hairy Fairy §§§ This book is about two fairies, Little Fairy’ just doesn’t fit in to the stereotype of a fairy, whereas ‘Big Fairy’ does! It all begins with a little fairy who doesn’t like her short, sharp and spikey hair and longs for her hair to be long, curly and twirly! So off she goes to see Big Fairy who promises to make her wish come true. She dances up, down, round and round and faster and faster until ‘the magic ...
...own children’s picture books: ~ Hairy Fairy ~ Let’s Play Fairies ~ Four Friends Together §§§ Style, Format and Illustrations §§§ This is a very simple story / book with a large bold text. The illustrations are, like the story quite simple at first glance but the little details add to the enjoyment of the book with swirling colours around the pages in which the fairies are making magic! Sue Heap has captured the feelings of both fairies, mainly ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely pictures
Disadvantages: Too gentle for slightly older toddlers.

...3 year old as a Christmas treat. ***Other Humphrey Books*** Humphrey's Corner Humphrey's Birthday Humphrey's Bedtime Humphrey's Day Humphrey's Family Humphrey's Playtime Humphrey's Garden Humphrey's Colours ***Price & Availability*** This hardback is available for the publishing price of £6.99 from Amazon. ISBN No. 0141380681 ... Read review

Advantages: An interactive book
Disadvantages: Very short

...Elephant * Farmyard Sounds * Here's a Happy Kitten * Whose House? * Here's a Happy Puppy ~ Here's a Happy Pig ~ This book is great to play with as well as fun to read and look at. Initially I thought that this book would be all about a pig but I was wrong. It introduces different animals: a dog, a kitten, a rabbit and a spider. The only reference to a pig is on the front cover. The beauty of the book is that there are little circles cut ...
...'Here's a yappy dog wagging his tail'. The hole is placed at the dog's bottom region so that children can stick their finger through and pretend that they are the tail of the dog. 'Here's a funny rabbit waggling her ears'. Two holes are at the top of the rabbit's head so once again children can wiggle their fingers through the holes as if they are the ears! ~ Style, Format & Educational Value ~ This is a very short book, only 4 double pages. I ... Read review

Advantages: Great fun! Educational in a really sneaky way.
Disadvantages: None really - though can get most of the book on the website

...I've always loved Tim Hunkin's books; when I was a kid we had his 'Almost Everything There Is To Know', which was endlessly fascinating. He's an engineer, and has made all kinds of cool exhibits (see his own website, timhunkin.com, for a bit more on this) This is a lovely collection, from the proper sciencey (how to make a nuclear reactor, which I intend to try tonight) to the proper silly (how to join two paperclips together without touching them, ...
...keep children - and grown-ups - busy for hours. The only downside I can think of is that the experiments are all available on his website. Still, there's nothing quite like having a real book, especially for doing experiments - you don't want to have to be running upstairs to check details half-way through! ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely way to start to count
Disadvantages: None

Count On Goz by Steve Weatherill A great way for very young children to be introduced to counting up to 5 and to learn about number formation. Children do tend to enjoy lift the flap books, so it's almost certainly going to be a winner. Many children will already be familiar with Goz, the appealing yellow gosling. This time, we meet Goz in the early morning, near the river when everything is quiet. A little yellow goose is bottoms up... "Who's ...
...as developing an ability to count and recognise numbers to 5. The simple text means that it is suitable for National Curriculum Reading, because children can easily see and be encouraged to point out capital letters, full stops and question marks. Because the animals are easily distinguishable, even if they can't read the words, they can be encouraged to use picture clues. A useful book for very young children who are beginning to count. Thanks ... Read review