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Advantages: Teaches children to share
Disadvantages: This version is a limited edition

...it is a version of Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson. This is a slightly different version of the book but as it's a limited edition I didn't think it was worth suggesting a new category. ***The Author*** Julia Donaldson is famous of course for writing the award winning book, The Gruffalo as well as many other lovely rhyming books for children. Her popularity amongst children is spreading very quickly and every book is a delight to read. ***The ...
...together again. "Three friends, sharing a shell, Happy as friends can be, Rocketing all round the rock pool In their wonderful home for three." ***The Illustrations*** Drawn by Lydia Monks, these pictures to go with the story are excellent. The colours are fantastic and the expressions on the small creatures' faces are lovely. In the rock pool, the movement of the water can be shown by the seaweed, which seems to flow all over the pool and ... Read review

Advantages: One to return to again and again (and again......)
Disadvantages: None

"In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf…." I can recite the whole thing (well, maybe getting a little confused with the order of the different foods) and I bet I'm far from the only one! The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been around for a loooong time - nearly as long as I have, in fact, and that's ages - and is rightly regarded as a children's classic, which has been translated into over 50 languages. Apparently, a copy is sold every ...
...George W Bush has listed the book among his favourites from when he was growing up… a statement which raised a few eyebrows as he was, in fact, twenty-three when the book was first published in 1969. ~The Author~ Author and illustrator Eric Carle was born in 1929 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar is his best known book, but he has also written and illustrated many others, over 70 in total. Carle was born in Syracuse, New York to German emigrant parents, ... Read review

Advantages: gripping, strong characters
Disadvantages: not for everybody!

When the pack of books I purchased from eBay finally arrived, I was delighted by the sight of the pile of Sabrina books sitting on the desk. The problem, however, came when I had to choose one to begin reading! They all looked fantastic, I couldn't work out which I wanted to start with! In the end, I opted for one with all three Spellman witches on the cover; I guessed it would have a lot of Sabrina's Aunts in it, which I found I always preferred ...
...I sat myself down, and turned the first page of 'Spying Eyes'… So, who is Sabrina? Sabrina, played by actress Melissa Joan Hart, is a teenage witch living in the mortal realm in America, initially with her two Aunts; Hilda and Zelda, and her pet cat Salem (whom was once a warlock sentenced to 100 years as a house pet for attempted world domination). Now, she attends Westbridge High with her friends Harvey and Valerie. Sabrina the Teenage Witch ... Read review

Advantages: A really well written book for kids
Disadvantages: Only for older readers

...is the first in the Cherub series and was published in 2004, to date he has written 10 Cherub books with the 11th to be released in September. WHAT ARE CHERUBS? Cherubs are basically a national secret; they are children who are trained to be spies. This started in World War 2 when a British spy called Charles Henderson worked in France helping the resistance; he saw how they used children and teenagers to work as messengers and scouts. When he ...
...1946 but his creation thrived, CHERUB has grown to over 200 agents all under 17 they have the best education and technical support. CHERUB agents are hand picked and are orphans who are offered this amazing opportunity they live on a huge campus with the best education including all the normal school stuff but also martial arts, weapons training, physical training and a whole lot more but the reason for their success remains the same even after all ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing finsh to a great trilogy.
Disadvantages: None:)

A really amazing end to a fantastic trilogy. I have to say, io was disappointed it was over. By far the most heartfelt of all the books which made my want to cry at times. Yet, whilst all the characters are finally together again, you have to let a few of them go as they die. After reading the previous books where you have become rather attatched to their complex realistic lives, it is hard to let some of them go. As the characters battle many obstacles ... Read review