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Advantages: Educates children
Disadvantages: None!

...leaf which pops out when the sun comes out sunday morning out pops a very hungary caterpillar. On Monday he eats through 1 apple On Tuesday he eats through 2 pears On Wednesday he eats through 3 plums On Thursday he eats through 4 strawberries On Friday he eats through 5 oranges But his still hungary so on Saturday.... He eats through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of swiss cheese, one slice of salami, ...
...eating all that junk food... The next day is Sunday and he eats healthy by eating through a green leaf. by now he is no longer a little caterpillar he is a big fat caterpillar. He makes his cocoon stays inside for 2 weeks and nibbles a hole and out pops....you guess it a beautiful colourful caterpillar!! To me, i find this book really educational, it encourages children to count, learn there colours and the days of the week. I love reading this ... Read review

Advantages: Fun and easy to read, colourful, beautiful illustrations
Disadvantages: Absolutely none!

As say the opening lines of this wonderful book: This is the tale of a tiny snail. And a great big, grey-blue humpback whale...... I think most people are aware of the Gruffalo, especially those with children, but for those who need a little introduction, The Gruffalo is the book which shot Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to fame back in March 1999. Julia's beautiful, flowing words were accompanied by Axels stunning, colourful and exciting illustrations. ...
...Since then we have read the Gruffalo's Child and Monkey Puzzle. Both of which are wonderful, but, for me, The Snail & The Whale has clinched it. In this story, a brave little snail, very aware of his smallness, embarks on an adventure with a friendly, gentle whale. With each page you visit scary, beautiful, cold & sunny far off lands, until one day, the unthinkable happens, and the little snail must overcome his insecurities to help his friend. Julia ... Read review

Advantages: Adventure from beginning to end
Disadvantages: A little gross in parts

...***Interesting Trivia*** (Taken from How to speak Dragonese) The rights to the Horrible Horrendous the Third Series have been bought by Dreamworks Animation, the creators of Shrek with the view to releasing the first of the three films , How to Train your Dragon in 2009. ***About the author***(Taken from How to Speak Dragonese) As a relatively new addition to the world of successful Children's books authors, there isn't a lot known about Cowell. ...
...other Hiccup the Horrendous Books, How to Train your Dragon and How to Speak Dragonese ***Who is Hiccup Horrendous?*** This is the third book in the series. If you have read any of the Hiccup Horrendous books you will be familiar with Hiccup and his friends already. For those of you who haven't let me explain. Hiccup is son and Heir to the Chief of the Hairy Hooligan Vikings. Unfortunately, Hiccup is not the natural warrior Stoick (his father) ... Read review

Advantages: Sturdy, bright, ideal for a wide age range
Disadvantages: None!

I am always on the look out for new books for my daughter (and myself of course) and as she is fond of lift the flap books this one caught my eye last time I was browsing Amazon. I had not come across the author before but it was on special offer so I duly ordered it and waited impatiently for it to arrive (my postman must hate me, I must give him a hernia everytime he delivers!). I pulled it out of its packaging and discovered an absolute gem that ...
...flap fairy tale book, containing the stories of the Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk and the Billy Goats Gruff written and illustrated by Nick Sharratt and Stephen Tucker. ***********The Author******************* Nick Sharratt has illustrated the Jacqueline Wilson books and the Daisy series, as well as an impressive number of other books and book covers, so the name and the drawing style may be familiar to anyone who watches Tracey Beaker ... Read review

Advantages: great characters and plot
Disadvantages: slightly short book could use more pages

Exellent plot and the characters were exellently created with a very good use of imagery. Really gritty and exciting plot which keeps you on the edge of your seat. I personally sat at home for a whole weekend with this book and did not get bored, I was totaly engrosed. I really reccomend this book but you must read the first and the second in the series to really understand the plot. Te audience would most probably be teenagers beacause of the encapturing ... Read review