Advantages: Playful joyful book to read with pre schoolers Disadvantages: None at all
Toddle Waddle is another lovely little book for pre school children which will provide a lot of fun time if you read this together or in small groups as they will all join in.
This book was written by Julia Donaldson and has 32 pages and cost £4.24 at ...
Advantages: A good bedtime story Disadvantages: Your child might want to copy Willa
'Tell me something happy before I go to sleep' by Joyce Dunbar tells the story of Willa, a young rabbit (depicted as a soft toy) who cannot get to sleep and seeks comfort from her elder brother Willoughby. Willa is afraid she will have bad dreams, so Will ...
Advantages: A clever concept, well-told, absorbing characterisation. Disadvantages: Somewhat contrived in places, perhaps lacking the impact it should have.
This book, so reads the Guardian quote adorning its front cover, relates the story of "a moment in history that can't be told enough times". Falling within the already heavily-stuffed genre of war novels; specifically Holocaust literature, that statement ...
Advantages: mysterious, attractive cover, some strong characters Disadvantages: takes some concentration
...For personal reasons, ones of which I shall not go into, I found myself spending the Christmas period in hospital. Now, even if you have never stayed overnight in a ward, I'm sure you can imagine how incredibly boring and lonely it would be, never mind st ...
Advantages: An enjoyable and original, yet hard hitting account of the Holocaust Disadvantages: It's a tad short, but ultimately doesn't suffer for it
...I take a break from the usual genres that I read and pick up a book that falls into the category that I call 'books that I think I should read'. In other words, books that have in some way been critically acclaimed or had a lot of fuss made ...
