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Wind it up and watch it go!

Advantages: Will keep them occupied for hours!
Disadvantages: Get those winding hands up ready!

What can I say about this absolutley fascinating book? Well I guess to start off with I should say that this isn't just a book, it is a train track as well! Wow - my son loves this book! Lets start from the outside and work our way inside, saving the ...

nicolaxx74 30.12.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Farmyard Tales Wind-up Train Book - Stephen Cartwright

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A FINE way to teach about parenting skills ~ Flour Babies!

Advantages: It discusses growing up and becoming responsible.
Disadvantages: It was written very much for boys rather than girls; possibly patronising.

My 11 year old grandson was absorbed in this book when I walked through the breakfast room on New Year's Day morning, laughing out loud and reading a bit out loud to me, so when he put it down for lunch I quietly 'acquired' it and read it through. It didn ...

jesi 07.05.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Flour Babies - Anne Fine

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'New Gardeners Learn By Trowel And Error'! :~)

Advantages: Fun, educational and inspirational!
Disadvantages: None whatsover!

~The Product ~ ‘The Secret Garden’!~ This is a hardcover spiral bound forty-eight page book. The activity book is published by Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd; an illustrated 2008 edition. The book is a lovely hand able size for little hands with d ...

Deesrev 11.01.2013 · Read full review
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Review of First Garden Activity Book - Angela Wilkes

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Two Firemen and a Station Officer save a Cat!!

Advantages: Fireman Sam fiction for a Pound
Disadvantages: Not a very engaging plot - well for adults anyway!

Little Man has just started to get back into having a book read to him, having gone through a stage of not be being able to sit still and concentrate on anything for more than 30 seconds. From my previous reviews you can see that Pontypandy's favourite fi ...

Lbird99 24.04.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Fireman Sam:To the rescue!

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Fireman Sam To The Rescue

Advantages: a bright board book featuring everyone's favourite fireman
Disadvantages: not very well written

Fireman Sam has been a favourite in our household for many years, I can’t say that I am a huge fan of the new Fireman Sam, I’m an old fashioned girl at heart, but I suppose it’s what the kids like that matters! This book is based on one of the stories fr ...

princesslaura 22.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fireman Sam:To the rescue!

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