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Advantages: A book that will stay on your book shelf for a few years
Disadvantages: None

...about a little fish called Tiddler that is always late for school. Each time he is late for school he comes up with a tale to say why he is late. Each time the other little fishes call him a liar apart from one fish called Little Johnny Dory. He loves Tiddler's tales and tells his gran each story Tiddler tells him at school. One morning why Tiddler is on his way to school he is thinking up a tale to tell his teacher why he is late for school he does ...
...Luckily for Tiddler the fishermen think he is far too small for them so throw him back in to the sea. The only problem is that he does not know where he is or how he is going to get home. Tiddler is hiding in some seaweed when hear someone telling someone a tale, his tale in actual fact. They are arguing if the tales are true are not. He could not believe his ears. He asks the shoal of anchovies to take him to the shrimp, who had told them the tale. ... Read review

Advantages: Award Winning, Popular with Children
Disadvantages: Just not as Good as the Competition, A Disappointment

...bought this box set from The Book People. Previously, his choices have been excellent. Not today. Let's start at the beginning. This is a box set contains five books and a CD with the books being read by Imelda Staunton, Steven Pacey and Jim Carter. The books are big (24cm x 22cm), but thin (32 pages). Each one is written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. • The box is sturdy and illustrated all over. It has a hole in the ...
...outs on the edge so that you can get the books out more easily. The picture is the same as that on the front of the book "The Gruffalo". The name of the box set and the author and illustrator's names are written along the spine. The books: • THE GRUFFALO Described as "a modern classic" by the Observer newspaper this is the story of one mouse's walk through the woods, and the lies he tells in order to not get eaten. The story is told in rhyme ... Read review

Advantages: An interesing book.
Disadvantages: Not great for large groups or pre-school children

...character’s favourite book, beginning with Charlie Cook’s: ‘Once upon a time there was a boy called Charlie Cook Who curled up in a cosy chair and read his favourite book….’ There is then a double-page spread of a ‘snippet’ of the book which was about a pirate ship and chief… The pirate then finds a treasure chest inside of which is a book… Again a double-page spread of a little of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Baby Bear finds Goldilocks ...
...all of the characters join Charlie Cook in the room where he is sitting on a cosy chair reading his favourite book. ~ Educational Value ~ * Identifying rhyme. * Encourages children's participation and develops memory skills. * Introduces different genres / types of books to children. ~ Illustrations & Format ~ Axel Scheffler has worked alongside Julia Donaldson on a number of books and is a superb illustrator. The drawings are often different ... Read review

Advantages: Teaches numbers. Fun for toddlers, babies and the UNBORN!
Disadvantages: none

This was the very first book that I bought my son. Before he was born, someone had suggested me that reading to the baby whilst it was in the womb was a good thing. Well, I bought this and tried it. As the baby neared 9 months, ocassionally, he did seem to be more active when I read the book. Whether that was coincidental or not... who knows. In either case, he\'s now 2 years old and still enjoys this book. The book tells the story of Ted, who falls ...
...\"One Ted fell out of bed, he tugs and pulls the bedclothes but... Two Eyes are tight shut. He jumps and shouts and makes a fuss, \'till three mice say play with us.\" The story rolls all the way up to then, as Ted then tries to make his way back to bed. Will he make it back in? You\'ll have to read it to find out. The book is not illustrated by Axel Scheffler, however, it\'s still full of very beautiful artwork. The book I bought was from Books ... Read review

Advantages: Rhyming, adjectives, animals
Disadvantages: Swan doesn't get any chocolate mousse

...macaroni and carrots followed by chocolate mousse, but in the realm of children's books anything is possible. Julia Donaldson has in fact created a wonderful book bursting with rhyme, adjectives and the idea of differing personalities in Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose. The title is actually based on a line from one of the pages and the alliteration probably makes it the most obvious one to have been chosen. On each page we meet a different animal, ...
...and five, possibly six, and the Amazon price of £3.49 is excellent value. Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt Macmillan Children's Books, 2006 Paperback, 24 pages ISBN 140502190X Price £5.99 (£3.59 on Amazon) This is a printed book, not an audio book. ... Read review