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The Commotion in the Ocean (Orchard picturebooks)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Giles Andreae

May 13, 1999
I got this book for my 5 month old daughter and I love it and so does she. The pictures are big and colourful, and she loves me reading the poems to her in a sing song way. I prefer it to books with one or two sentences! We also enjoy looking for the starfish doing silly things! The reason I have given the book 4 stars is because I would would have liked it more had it had stiffer pages that would be able to handle pulling and pushing and being chewed on. The price is also a bit steep. That said, I will still be buying the rest of the series, as its beautifully written and illustrated.

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Lighting a Lamp: A Divali Story (Festival Time!)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Jonny Zucker

September 01, 2005
I got this book for my 5 month old daughter and I love it and so does she. The pictures are big and colourful, and she loves me reading the poems to her in a sing song way. I prefer it to books with one or two sentences! We also enjoy looking for the starfish doing silly things! The reason I have given the book 4 stars is because I would would have liked it more had it had stiffer pages that would be able to handle pulling and pushing and being chewed on. The price is also a bit steep. That said, I will still be buying the rest of the series, as its beautifully written and illustrated.

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Waiting for Baby (All in a Day)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
from: Child's Play (International) Ltd

2000-03
Every time we depict unnecessary interventions in the childbearing process as routine eg in this case ultrasound scanning and leaving the home environment to give birth we are laying down a legacy which will cause trouble for our children.

It could be argued that these are a common feature of many young children's experience - and so indeed they are. However, we do not see contemporary books for this age group depicting parents smoking, drinking alcohol, hitting the child, all of which are also part of many young children's experience. We would rightly question their routine depiction, and the fact that we unthinkingly embrace the inclusion of routine but for most women unnecessary interventions shows how effective our brainwashing ... Read More:

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I Absolutely Must Do Colouring-in Now (Charlie & Lola)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Lauren Child

June 01, 2006
I was 'almost' put off this book by the first review as my 5 year old daughter is a 'girly girl' who loves pink and sparkly and unicorns too. I am so glad I went with the other reviews. This is the best activity/colouring book we have had...and trust me we have been through a lot! Yes we needed to help her with reading some of the ideas/instructions for a page, but once we did we were amazed at what she could come up with using her own imagination. There is also tons to colour so when she wanted something a bit more straightforward she would happily get her crayons and be absored for ages. I cannot recomend this enough...and now evn cheaper...buy it!!

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Time to Wash Faces!: Story 3 ("In the Night Garden")

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: BBC

September 26, 2007
I bought all 4 books from this collection, they are perfect for youngsters.
The pages are thick card, so not so easy to rip, bend or mutilate!!!
Any drool is easily wiped clean too :o)

Good little bedtime story books, with nice story, good colours & plenty of familiar faces from the TV progrm.

Highly recommended.

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Stories Jesus Told: Favorite Stories from the Bible

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Nick Butterworth, God

2005-09
I used this book along with animal tales to make the unit of 'Jesus' more accessible to children in a yr 1 class where religion is not a feature in the majority of their lives.
The humourous writing engaged the children, and the language was basic enough for the children to understand. I had them acting out several of the stories, which they loved! some children even chose to look at the books during free play and i have recommended the purchase of both books to the RE coordinator.

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Ben 10: Scratch and Show Activity Book (Ben 10)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
from: Egmont Books Ltd

March 03, 2008
I used this book along with animal tales to make the unit of 'Jesus' more accessible to children in a yr 1 class where religion is not a feature in the majority of their lives.
The humourous writing engaged the children, and the language was basic enough for the children to understand. I had them acting out several of the stories, which they loved! some children even chose to look at the books during free play and i have recommended the purchase of both books to the RE coordinator.

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Mr. Men the Night Before Christmas (Mr Men)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Roger Hargreaves

September 01, 2008
I used this book along with animal tales to make the unit of 'Jesus' more accessible to children in a yr 1 class where religion is not a feature in the majority of their lives.
The humourous writing engaged the children, and the language was basic enough for the children to understand. I had them acting out several of the stories, which they loved! some children even chose to look at the books during free play and i have recommended the purchase of both books to the RE coordinator.

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Hairy Maclary: Five Lynley Dodd Stories (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Lynley Dodd

October 31, 2002
After reading the reviews I thought let me give it a try. My three year old and 23mth old boys both love it! They love the rhymes and the different types of dogs. My three yr old can even tell you the next rhyming word after only a wk reading the stories to them. Its a bed-time treat. I would reccomend it to anyone with babies and toddlers. Its absolutely adorable! I plan to purchase more from this series for my kids later on.

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Green Eggs and Ham (Dr Seuss Green Back Books)

Childrens Toy Shop > Children & Baby Books > Ages 0 to 2
by: Dr. Seuss

May 06, 2003
This is one of the most irritating books ever printed. Buy for anyone you really dislike and feel satisfied that every time they have to read it they will be driven insane by it's wittering drivel.