...my daughter spotted a book that she knew well as it had been read many times at her nursery. The said book - That Pesky Rat - is written by the excellent Lauren Child, whose books we always look out for ever since my daughters fell in love with her creations of Charlie and Lola. I didn't know this book but I was impressed to note on the front cover that it was the gold winner of the Smarties Book Prize in 2002! I have to confess that I am not the ... ...rat. But people call me that pesky rat. I don't know why. They say I smell, But that's not my fault, it's the dirt'. You get the sense that this rough is quite a tough operator but that he has a soft sensitive side too. This becomes particularly apparent as he describes all of his friends who all are somebody's pet! For example his friend Pierre, who is a chinchilla is looked after by Madame Fifi, a very rich lady. However, life is not always a bed ...
Advantages: awesome book to read :) Disadvantages: not for my age group :P
...book we came across the Clarice Bean Series (Utterly me Clarice Bean, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble and Don't Look Know and Clarice Bean Don't Look now). My sister had already been a fan of Charlie and Lola so we were familiar with the work of Lauren Child and decided to take the first two books. Clarice Bean is an ordinary girl who always seems to get in trouble without trying. In this book she tries to get a role in the school play and impress her ... ...trouble yet again. Clarice is a character you will totally love after reading the book, she is funny, charming and witty and her outlook on life is certainly... different. I also think many children will be able to relate to Clarice in their own difficulties because in life (and the book) life isn't always fair. The illustrations are always fun and unique and give the book that extra charm. This book is easy to read and I would recommend to ages ...
Advantages: Ingenious slant on the favourite fairy stories Disadvantages: none
***Background***
Most parents will be aware of Lauren Child these days, or at the least the characters, Charlie and Lola, that she has made household names with our children. She has also written and illustrated many other storybooks too and this is one of those.
***The Story***
The story begins with a little boy called Herb, being read a bedtime story by his mother. "Sometimes it was about a big wolf who terrified little girls and their grandmothers ... ...You could tell from the picture that toothpaste had never been on his shopping list."
This is Herb's favourite story and he loves the picture on the back of the book with a wolf that has an eye patch. Herb insists that his mother take the book downstairs every night because he is scared of the storybook wolves but one night she forgets and the story continues with the appearance of the storybook wolves turning up in Herb's bedroom.
This is very ...
...happy hours makingand re-making these. I'm very impressed with the quality of the puzzles particularly because they fit back into the pages perfectlywhich does not always happen with the other jigsaw books we have.
This is an excellent book to share with young children and I would say that three is probably the optimum age. The story is one they can relate to and the puzzles are well with in their range. Above all though, it's a story about Charlie ...
Advantages: Alluring to children and adults alike. Disadvantages: None!
My completley best story collection is a beautifuly written collection of stories.The lola character is as alluring as your own child so often i hear my daughter talking in the same manner, this makes it easier for your child to relate to all the topics used in the stories. It is also so refreshing to get to read the all important bedtime story and not be bored to tears but actually find yourself laughing along as sincerely as your child. I rated ... ...best i have bought for my daughter in a long time. The illustrations are unique using the whole page with beautiful pictures, bright colours and mixing actual pictures with the animated characters. I feel this collection is a must for any child with a thirst for knowledge and laughter as lola would say " this book is probably the most best book in the whole wide world!" ...
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