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Advantages: Well written and beautifully illustrated.
Disadvantages: none

This was my all time favourite book as a child and I have shared this book with both my sons. My brother has also shared this book with his daughter as he could remember how imaginative the book is. It is a fabulous book for encouraging childrens imagination. As a child I loved dreaming of being the King of the Wild Things and of travelling to the far off land. I have used it with my children to encourage their creative ideas. The illustrations are ... Read review

Advantages: Large font and simple wording
Disadvantages: None

This book is a timeless classic that I, myself, enjoyed as a child and am now sharing that experience with my daughter. We read it at least five times every single day at the moment and even at the young age of 17 months old she copies all the sounds and stomps along with the characters to find the bear. Then she dives for cover once he's found and we have a jolly good laugh as we run for cover! It is one of those stories that ensures so much fun ...
...child from 12 months up will surely enjoy this book but is probably more popular with school age children who are just beginning to read. It is the perfect starter book with it's large font and simple, repetititve words... simply beautiful. I orginally purchased this book in paperback at our local supermarket as an extra birthday present for my daughter, it soon became her favourite story and after 4 months has not let up yet. Recently though I discovered ... Read review

Advantages: Brings up some important issues
Disadvantages: none

Willy the Champ I have always enjoyed Anthony Browne picture books, not only because of the story line but also the illustrations which have lots and lots of detail, and which are often quite humorous. This story is a sequel to Willy the Wimp, and is a great one to read to children who are maybe going through self esteem issues. **Story and Illustrations** We meet Willy (if you didn't meet him in Willy the Wimp) lying on a brightly decorated ...
...and flying on the wall. Willy looks very thoughtful and we find out why…he doesn't seem to "be any good at anything". There are some great pictures of him reading and listening to music (which he enjoys) and taking a walk in the park with his friend Millie. Children will love the detail in this picture- there is Santa Claus kicking a Christmas cake, a man taking a banana for a walk, a gorilla swinging Tarzan style through the trees. They will notice ... Read review

Advantages: Beautifully presented, timeless stories and poems
Disadvantages: Sometimes challenging flow, not to be confused with Disney!

There are some products that you get genuinely excited about reviewing and for me, this is one of them. Who hasn't heard of Winnie-the-Pooh? He's become a household name thanks to his association with Disney and the wide variety of films and merchandise they've produced of him and his friends over the years. This gorgeous special edition has been produced to commemorate Pooh's 75th anniversary; a remarkable age for a children's fictional character ...
...is now the fourth generation of my family to sit listening to these stories and I can't think of any other character that has maintained popularity through so many generations. For those of you that don't know the story of where Pooh began, let me start by telling you his birth was not attended by Disney executives. No, he was the creation of aspiring author Alan Alexander Milne: Milne was born in 1882 in Hampstead, London to Sarah and John Milne ... Read review

Advantages: a great book
Disadvantages: none

Where is Spot? - By Eric Hill I absolutely adored Spot books when I was younger and couldn't wait to pick up some for Jack as it seems he is becoming a right little book worm! Luckily a colleague of mine who has a couple of older children was passing on some books to me and in amongst the piles she gave was a couple of Spot books. Of course I couldn't wait to read them myself let alone get home and share the experience with Jack. The book itself ...
...thick and easy for small fingers to turn the pages over to the next one. This book is a lift the flap book so not only is it great fun but it makes the child feel like he is playing a part in the book if it is being read to them. The flaps are not as strong as the thick pages but they seem fairly tough none the less. The main story of the book is that Spots mum is trying to find Spot somewhere over the house. She looks in lots of different places ... Read review