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Don't take anyone for granted in this household!

Advantages: To the point, gets the right sort of message to kids, illustrations
Disadvantages: Nothing

Piggybook is a startlingly brash and honest book aimed at kids with a not quite so hidden meaning. It has brilliant illustrations that are basic yet effective, and a tale told in the simplest yet most effective of terms. It is the story of the Piggots. ...

pmcds 22.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Piggybook - Anthony Browne

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A Classic Book of School-Themed Children's Poetry

Advantages: Timeless poems, simply written in a funny & witty way that children enjoy. A valuable teaching aid
Disadvantages: None

Whilst browsing through the children's book section in order to find one of my childhood favourites (Mrs Pepperpot, which is not yet on here!) I stumbled across another book which was also one of my favourites as a child, and which I recently bought a cop ...

wizo9000 18.05.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Please Mrs. Butler - Allan Ahlberg

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Perfect soup, perfect story.

Advantages: Quality of the illustrations, touching story.
Disadvantages: none

Pumpkin Soup is a truly classic children's book: A touching story, good for both readers and listeners, and beautifully illustrated. It tells the story of three friends, Duck, Squirrel and Cat. Each evening they work together to make their Pumpkin Sou ...

Ariel 22.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Pumpkin Soup - Helen Cooper

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It's my turn to stir!

Advantages: Great story with excellent illustrations
Disadvantages: Quite difficult for young readers

It might seem a strange combination, but a bagpiping Cat, a Squirrel with a banjo and a small singing Duck live together, seemingly in harmony, in a little house in a wood. We first see them through the window, have great fun together. Their diet consi ...

denella 30.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Pumpkin Soup - Helen Cooper

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The Best You Ever Tasted

Advantages: See opinion.
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I have been known to give away books you know. Yes, it’s true, are you shocked? Don’t be because it’s never too many – it’s rather hard to part with them don’t you think? I’ve been attempting a sort through of books again with the intention of giving ...

jillmurphy 16.08.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Pumpkin Soup - Helen Cooper

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