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Advantages: Simple story line
Disadvantages: none

Mr Gumpys Outing A long time favourite of mine, and one which I have read to children of different ages. THE STORY Once again, I am going to briefly outline the story because I feel it is important so that adults can ascertain whether or not the text is suitable for their child. The story starts, appropriately enough, by introducing Mr. Gumpy, and goes on to state that he has a boat and that his house is near a river. He decides to go out on ...
...and children completely disregard what Mr Gumpy has told them and do all the things they were told not to do, and of course, the boat tips and they fall into the water. They all have to swim to shore and walk home, where Mr Gumpy, being the kind soul he is, gives them something to eat and invites them all out the next time he goes on the boat. THE LANGUAGE The book is written in simple sentences, using simple, repeated connectives, so that children ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely story with good rhythm and illustrations.
Disadvantages: Bit odd how the burglar is invited for a cup of tea & slightly dated fashion.

...relating to the cat: Mog and the Vee Ee Tee Mog's Christmas Mog and the baby Mog in the dark Mog's Amazing Birthday Caper There's also a Big Mog Tape Audio Book available which is great for the car or bedtimes if you want a break for the night! ~ The story ~ Don't be put off by the fact that this book is nearly as ancient as me! The story is about Mog, a lovely, chubby, fluffy, tabby cat with a white tummy and white paws. Mog belongs to ...
...Mog forgets whether cats can fly or not and whether she has had her supper and that cats have milk for breakfast so sometimes she jumps on the table and begins to eat the boiled egg much to the horror of the very refined family! The family always tend to say "Bother that cat!" as her antics due to her forgetfulness get worse and worse. But one night, Mog's forgetfulness saves the family..................she not surprisingly, forgets how to use ... Read review

Advantages: It's a timeless classic
Disadvantages: Not enough about the jolly uncle

...a white bibbed front. Mog's Christmas ~ The Story This is a timeless book, featuring the slightly hapless cat named Mog. The story starts with Mog waking up one morning and finding that 'nothing was right in her house'. Her family, Mr and Mrs Thomas and their children Debbie and Nicky are all very busy getting ready for Christmas. There are also two Aunts, on tippy toes and a jolly Uncle in the house, making it all too full for Mog's liking. Mog ...
...of emotion and expression on Mog's face as well as the humans faces. My only regret is that the jolly uncle and tippy toed Aunts don't feature more in the story, because I am fairly sure that most families have relatives like these characters. I believe that Mog's Christmas is the second Mog book written by Judith Kerr and first published in the 1976. The first book in the Mog series was Mog the forgetful cat. Other Mog books by Judith Kerr include ... Read review

Advantages: Good book with brilliant illistrations
Disadvantages: Quite Popular Storyline

Mr Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley Another successful trip to the library and this time I struggled home with 15 different books! Luckily for me a few of these books were paperback instead of the usual hard or board back books that you often get with small children's fiction. One of the paperback books was in fact this book called Mr Wolf's Pancakes. I initially picked up this book because of the wonderfully bright illustrated front cover, which ...
...hot pancakes. The Book is relatively new and looking inside the first few pages I can see that the book was first published in 1999, which to me isn't that long ago. And Mammoth are the publishers. The story of the book is pretty simple but loveable at the same time. It starts off by Mr Wolf really fancying some pancakes. He has never made pancakes before so he gets out his large cookbook and finds a recipe. Unfortunately he is not so good at reading ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and Beautifully illustrated
Disadvantages: none

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