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Advantages: another character - more trouble :)
Disadvantages: paperback, is one in a series

...beach means bubble trouble for Sky the Blue Fairy. Can a special friend help Rachel and Kirsty track her down? Rating awarded - 4 stars, is one in a series so if other havent been read then confusion as the characters may occur. Especially since this book is quite towards the end of the series as only one more fairy to find and it assumes you already know who Kirsty and Rachel are and that they are humans with the magic to temporarily fly as fairies. ... Read review

Advantages: Simple story book
Disadvantages: None

Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore This is basically a story about a cat who has six owners, and because of this fact, ends up eating six dinners every day… truly an independent cat. ~~The Story ~~ We first meet Sid on the first page when we see a sleek black cat sitting by the door of a house on a leafy road. This, we learn is Aristotle street, and sid lives at number 1. But hold on and continue onto the next double page spread; this is where we see ...
...not once or twice but six times, and has to endure 6 doses of medicine. When the vet phones his "owners" to tell them all that they all share the same cat, they are not happy. Once they have found out, they decide that Sid can have only one dinner a night. By this time though, Sid is definitely a 6 dinner a night cat, and knows he can't settle for one. So, what does he do? Not happy…move on. He goes to another street and because the people there ... Read review

Advantages: challenges stereotypes and funny as mustard!
Disadvantages: illustrations can appear a little dated if anything

...to Canada, Robert Munsch became something of compulsory reading for young Canadian kids, me included. Something Good, however, was a little later on for me to read and I first had the joy of reading it with my son Kyle when his grammie and grandpa in Canada sent it as part of a collection of Canadian classics. ***What's it all about*** Tyra, her brother and sister go grocery shopping with their dad. Tyra grows more and more disappointed when he ...
...going to end up buying something special after all…. ***Who is Robert Munsch*** (from Paperbag Princess) Munsch is an interesting character who not only spent 7 years studying to be a priest before realising he wasn't cut out for the priesthood but also spent time working at an orphanage and later in daycare where he first discovered his talent for story telling. After both Munsch and his wife were made redundant, fate sent them to Canada in search ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely, descriptive text
Disadvantages: wish it was longer

I'm so glad I stumbled across this author, which is how I found these books. My little girl is delighted by them and the fact that there are so many series just enhances the pleasure. They are simply but descriptively written with lots of sparkle, twinkle and glitter. The baddies are just naughty but not at all frighteneing, just right for bedtime and the fairies, well, what can I say. Daisy describes each one beautifully right down to their individual ... Read review

Advantages: Great rhymes and fantastic pictures
Disadvantages: none

***Background*** Tony Mitton has had a lot of experience with children, as he is a qualified primary teacher. His books are full of delightful stories told in rhyme and this one impressed so much that it won a Sheffield Children's Book Award in 2005. Guy Parker-Rees is the genius behind the amazing illustrations in this book. He has collaborated on many of Tony Mitton's books, as well as sharing his talent with other authors too, such as Dick King-Smith ...
...with a dog and a cat walking through a wood in the dead of night. "Bong! Goes the bell in the rickety tower, Twelve times...that means it's Spooky Hour. Listen! Hush! Oooh, what's that sound? The midnight spooks are coming round." As they venture through the woods they see many strange and creepy sights, including eleven witches round a big cauldron, ten ghosts swirling in the air and nine skeletons that dance as they make a clickety-clack sound. ... Read review