So, it's 2 weeks since Christmas - have your kids read through all their new books already?! If so, I have some fab new books to share with you.
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November 2017 releases from Maverick |
Back in November, before Christmas took over my reading life, Maverick Children's Books sent me their latest picture books to review. These three books are a lot of fun to read aloud with little ones!
Bears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton and Rachel Suzanne
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Bears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches |
In this clever little story, Jack is just settling down to a lunch of egg sandwiches when a very hungry bear comes to visit. But bears don't eat egg sandwiches - and this bear has his eye on a rather larger lunch! This is a really fun one to read, as the bear gets increasingly annoyed with Jack's offer of egg sandwiches so you can really go to town with your angry bear voice! It could be a bit frightening for more sensitive children, but it's great to see how Jack outsmarts the bear in the end. The illustrations are very charming and will make you crave egg sandwiches!!
Game Of Stones by Rebecca Lisle and Richard Watson
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Game Of Stones |
Pod and his brother Hinge are bored of the Stone Age, so Pod decides to invent a new game to entertain them both. But each one ends in disaster until he creates his biggest invention yet. This is a good book for lovers of word play, not only because of the tongue-in-cheek TV reference in the title, but because of the puntastic names that Pod comes up with for his games! It's also a good book for encouraging children to make things for themselves and find their own remedies for boredom. Watson's illustrations are very entertaining too!
Beware The Mighty Bitey by Heather Pindar and Susan Batori
The Mighty Bitey Piranhas are feeling hungry! They lie in wait under a rickety bridge while a string of musical animals pass over on their way to Cougar's party. Can they persuade enough animals to stop and play their instruments and make the bridge break? This is another fantastic one for reading aloud, as you can really enjoy mimicking the animals and their instruments! It's another slightly perilous one but don't worry - the piranhas get their comeuppance!! Again, the illustrations are full of fun with plenty for little ones to spot.
Do you like the sound of these? I have a copy of each book to give away to one lucky winner! To be in with a chance of winning just enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Don't forget to comment on this post - why not tell me about the best book you or your children received over the holidays?
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Disclaimer: I was provided with the above books for the purpose of this review.
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My youngest got Nibbles, the look on her face when she opened it made my Christmas!! Thanks for sharing with #readwithme
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DeleteKing Flashy pants.
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun!
DeleteThe best book our family received was Hetty Feather's Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteOoh I like the look of the Hetty Feather books, looking forward to when 6yo is old enough to appreciate them.
DeleteWe really enjoyed reading Bears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches :o)
ReplyDeleteIt's good fun isn't it?!
DeleteWe got brown bear brown bear which my daughter is obsessed with
ReplyDeleteAhh it's great when they find a book they love isn't it?
DeleteThese books look like great fun, I like the sound of Bears Don't Eat Egg Sandwiches. #readwithme
ReplyDeleteI think that one was my favourite, it reminded me of a book I read as a child but I can't think what it was called!
DeleteThe Christmasaurus
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fun!
DeleteMy daughter got the illustrated editions of the harry potter books she was so pleased :)
ReplyDeleteAhh fab! I haven't tried mine with Harry Potter yet, I'm not really into them but husband loves them so no doubt will get my daughter hooked on them before long!
DeleteTreated ethan to MY GOLDEN TICKET he loves it
ReplyDeleteAhh lovely!
DeleteTreated ethan to MY GOLDEN TICKET he loves it
ReplyDeleteLove the sound of Beware The Mighty Bitey! What a great selection :) #KLTR
ReplyDeleteIt's a very fun one!
DeleteThe Christmas Snowflake.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to look that one up for next Christmas!
DeleteMog's Christmas by Judith Kerr
ReplyDeleteI've never read any of the Mog books, I really need to change that!
DeleteThe Pop up Bambi book.It's so cute as Bambi skates across the ice and the rabbits dance.
ReplyDeleteAhh, sounds lovely!
DeleteWe got the musical version of The Bear and the Piano! #readwithme
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lot of fun!
DeleteA Treasury Of Christmas Stories
ReplyDeleteAll sorted for bedtime stories next December then!
DeleteMy son got there’s a monster in your book by tom fletcher, he loves it
ReplyDeleteI've heard that he's a very popular author, glad your son enjoys it!
DeleteA Paddington book because we love those stories!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't?!
DeleteMy grandson got a set of Paddington books with matching slippers & pyjamas.
ReplyDeleteAhh what a lovely treat for him!
DeleteWe received the National Geographic weird but true 2018 annual book and it is brilliant
ReplyDeleteAh that sounds great!
DeleteI got the first Game of Thrones book which I really enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteGame of Thrones has totally passed me by! Glad you enjoyed the book though!
DeleteMy daughter received Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
ReplyDeletemy daughter enjoys her smiley shark book
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ReplyDeleteGuinness world records :D
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We had the Captain Underpants series
ReplyDeleteI read A column of Fire by Ken Follett and passed it on to my mum - we loved Pillars of the earth and world without end, so was a definite 'have to' read book!! Loved it xx
ReplyDeleteMy sons is 'Chicken Licken' strange ending but he loved the rhyming and has helped him with rhyming since
ReplyDeleteWe got "A Poem for Everyday" and it is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWe love I want my hat back
ReplyDeleteEnid Blyton’s Famous Five book collection for my daughter which she loves.
ReplyDeleteWe got a book of 365 story's and each one has a date so we read a different one every day :)
ReplyDeleteWe're going on a bear hunt, we've had many adventures around that story with my son and now again with my daughter
ReplyDeleteMy son received the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection and he loves them
ReplyDeleteThe beano book
ReplyDeleteThe stink before Christmas!
ReplyDeleteTheres an Alligator under the bed was my sons favourite! we now know it off by heart!
ReplyDeleteWe got Oi Dog after loving Oi Frog! Great books available as board books to withstand my 16 month old!
ReplyDeleteMog's Christmas
ReplyDeleteThe Gruffalo
ReplyDeleteZog and the flying doctors
ReplyDeleteCan't you sleep little bear
ReplyDeleteGrandson received Bad Dad, he loves the David Walliams books
ReplyDeleteThe youngest received a wonderful sticker and story book called My Planes Activity and Sticker book. Sticker books are a great way for pre-readers to begin enjoying books.
ReplyDeleteWalking guide to Iceland
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas Snowflake. Our daughter loves it.
ReplyDeleteMog's Christmas - We love Mog
ReplyDeleteThe Gruffalo xx
ReplyDeletewe got a family quiz book, it has questions for all age groups so the kids love doing it
ReplyDeletethe entire beatrix potter collection
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ReplyDeleteRunning Wild by Michael Morpurgo
ReplyDeleteThe Gruffalo.
ReplyDeleteI bought Rabbit's Nap for my nephew
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves a nursery rhyme book she was given
ReplyDeleteFather Christmas needs a wee
ReplyDeleteA Squash and a Squeeze
ReplyDeleteWe received Baby Owls, which I gave to my granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteFather Christmas's Fake Beard
ReplyDeleteThe Christmasaurus
ReplyDeleteShark in Park
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ReplyDeleteMog's Christmas
ReplyDeleteWe loved The Jolly Christmas Postman. Such a classic!
ReplyDeleteThe gruffalo x
ReplyDeleteTom Fletcher's The Christmasaurus
ReplyDeleteWould love this book for my little one!
ReplyDeleteMy youngest is very keen on big cats (especially cheetahs, because they're so fast!), so she loved getting a very informative DK book all about them.
ReplyDeleteA favourite in our house was Barry the Fish with fingers and the hairy scary monster
ReplyDeleteThe Lumberjack's Beard (present for my granddaughter)
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The Christmasauras x
ReplyDeleteGot mine the enid blyton faraway tree books, loved them as a kid and luckily they seem to love them too :)
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The jolly postman.
ReplyDeleteThese look like some super books. All 3 of them look like winners that would entertain both my children. Thanks for linking up to #KLTR
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