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		<title>The Jungle Book</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2012/children-books/8866/the-jungle-book-rudyard-kipling</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>koshkha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For someone who loves India and has an interest nearing on obsession with the days of the Raj and the fight for Independence, I could be expected to have an opinion on Rudyard Kipling. Perhaps I do, but it’s one until now based on ignorance because I’d never read any of his books – the odd poem in school, but never an actual book. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>A Bit More Bert</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2012/children-books/8849/a-bit-more-bert</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2012/children-books/8849/a-bit-more-bert#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allan Ahlberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raymond Briggs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A picture book containing six chapters might sound rather too much for young children. But Allan Ahlberg and Raymond Briggs “A Bit More Bert” is full of illustrations and has just a little text on each page. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>The BFG</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/7764/the-bfg-roald-dahl</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/7764/the-bfg-roald-dahl#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roald Dahl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The BFG is short for the Big Friendly Giant. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Gum and the Goblins</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/8771/mr-gum-and-the-goblins-andy-stanton-david-tazzyman</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/8771/mr-gum-and-the-goblins-andy-stanton-david-tazzyman#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Stanton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Tazzyman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The book is about Mr. Gum having a Goblin army and how he is trying to rule Lamonic Biber (the town). The main characters are Mr. Gum, Billy William the Third and Polly. My favourite character was Mr. Gum because he was funny. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Thrilling Ride</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/8674/mumbai-rollercoaster-rajorshi-chakraborty</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/8674/mumbai-rollercoaster-rajorshi-chakraborty#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anjana Basu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rajorshi Chakraborti]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It goes up and down, hits the lows and then just when you think that it’s stopping it begins shooting up on the upward track. Rajorshi Chakorborti’s first young adults’ book, Mumbai Rollercoaster is set in the city in which he spent the formative years of his life. Of course, Mumbai has a lot going for it apart from this – the very size makes it a great sprawling landscape for cops and robbers chases. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Dinosaurs Learn Colours and Numbers?</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/7949/how-do-dinosaurs-learn-colours-and-numbers-jane-yolen-mark-teague</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jane Yolen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Teague]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“How Do Dinosaurs Learn Colours and Numbers?” is a picture book divided into two sections, predictably for numbers and colours. The first section covers all the primary and secondary colours plus brown and pink one at a time, as well as white and black together. It ends with a double-page spread on rainbows. The second section introduces the numbers one to ten in order and ends saying that the dinosaur will count again. It isn't the most thrilling ending to a book.

Jane Yolen's text for the book is in a very clear, large font on a white background; there is no problem reading it. Perhaps one of the book's strongest points is that the text is in rhyming verse, From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Matilda</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/7708/matilda-roald-dahl</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/7708/matilda-roald-dahl#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roald Dahl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The book is about Matilda.]]></description>
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		<title>Look Out, Stripy Horse</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6918/look-out-stripy-horse-jim-helmore-karen-wall</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6918/look-out-stripy-horse-jim-helmore-karen-wall#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Helmore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Wall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The stripy horse and his friends live in a bric-a-brac shop, where magic is causing mayhem. Stripy horse is upside-down, Hermann the sausage-dog draught excluder is tied in a knot, someone has scribbled on Muriel the bird's lampshade and Roly and Pitch, the salt and pepper pots, have been swapped around. Mortice, the lion-shaped lock from the wooden trunk, realises that the monkeys have escaped because the trunk wasn't locked up. They have stolen his key and are causing havoc. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Winnie&#8217;s Amazing Pumpkin</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6722/winnies-amazing-pumpkin-valerie-thomas-korky-paul</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6722/winnies-amazing-pumpkin-valerie-thomas-korky-paul#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kingfisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korky Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Thomas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My six year old daughter is an enormous fan of the Winnie the Witch books by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul – so much so that she virtually knows some of the earlier books off by heart. Therefore she was delighted to receive another Winnie book for her birthday. This time it was 'Winnie's Amazing Pumpkin' which is a fabulous fun tale!

In this book we discover that Winnie loves all sorts of vegetables but her absolute favourite has to be pumpkin. However it is extremely difficult flying off to the market each week and bringing back all the veg on her broomstick along with Wilbur her cat. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>The Happy Prince and Other Tales</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6693/the-happy-prince-and-other-tales-oscar-wilde</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6693/the-happy-prince-and-other-tales-oscar-wilde#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of children's stories by Oscar Wilde and was published in 1888. The collection contains The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket. The stories are laced with Wilde's descriptive flourishes of flowers and nature and the first three in particular are wonderful and quite heartbreaking at times. There is often a very obvious religious subtext (with acts of kindness, generosity and sacrifice rewarded in fantastical ways) and some incredibly touching and sad moments but the stories, for the most part, manage to be uplifting too and Wilde's major theme is always that we should think of others and not just ourselves. The first story, The Happy Prince, is probably the strongest offering here and incredibly touching. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Zog</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6685/zog-julia-donaldson-axel-scheffler</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6685/zog-julia-donaldson-axel-scheffler#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kingfisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Axel Scheffler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Donaldson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter has always loved Julia Donaldson books ever since she first discovered The Gruffalo at the age of about two. Since then, our collection of books has grown and grown, and we have grown to love many of Julia Donaldson's creations, especially the ones that are so brilliantly illustrated by Axel Scheffler. One of our newest favourites is Zog, an enthusiastic young dragon who is trying to do his best whilst studying at Dragon School.

Like most of Julia Donaldson's stories, Zog is written entirely in rhyming couplets which provide a lovely flow and rhythm to the story telling. At the start of the book, we meet Zog who is a Year 1 pupil at the school run by Madame Dragon. At this stage, all the dragons are learning how to fly and, although Zog is extremely keen, he is a bit clumsy and ends up crashing into a tree in a very ungainly fashion! Luckily, at that moment, a small girl comes by with sticking plaster in hand ready to patch him up before Zog sets off on his way. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6469/dexter-bexley-and-the1-big-blue-beastie-joel-stewart</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6469/dexter-bexley-and-the1-big-blue-beastie-joel-stewart#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dexter Bexley is a young boy with a scooter. He is out on his scooter on his own one day when he bumps into a Big Blue Beastie and falls down. The Big Blue Beastie tells Dexter that he is bored and will probably eat him up. Unperturbed, Dexter says he has a much better idea. The Beastie seems convinced. He has a scooter too, and follows Dexter as he scoots off again. 

The pair have a rest at the foot of a tree among the flowers. The Big Blue Beastie complains again that he is bored and will eat Dexter up. The flowers give Dexter another idea, however, and he and the Beastie go into business delivering bouquets. Business booms, and we see them in a spacious office overlooking the skyscrapers of a city.  From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Princess and the Wizard</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6436/princess-and-the-wizard-julia-donaldson</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6436/princess-and-the-wizard-julia-donaldson#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kingfisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Donaldson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lydia Monks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are huge fans of Julia Donaldson in our house and I'm often on the look out for more of her books to share with my daughter. As it was my youngest daughter's sixth birthday last week, I spotted a couple of this lovely author's books that we had not yet read and gave them as little birthday extras. One book was a charming looking one called The Princess and the Wizard which Natalie has really enjoyed reading especially because there is lots of glitter on every page! From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>The Grump</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6330/the-grump-sarah-garson</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/6330/the-grump-sarah-garson#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Garson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The story of “The Grump” begins early one morning; it is still dark and a little boy is asleep; his dog is at the foot of the bed. As a scary monster creeps into the room, they both hide under the covers with a torch. Bravely, they follow the monster along the landing, but it disappears. It has left an awful mess in the bathroom. They follow its trail of enormous footprints down the stairs and into the kitchen. It has eaten almost all the food.

Shadows appear at the kitchen door, but the boy is relieved to see that it is just his Mum and baby brother coming to see what all the noise is about. From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>Harry and the Dinosaurs First Sleepover</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/5809/harry-and-the-dinosaurs-first-sleepover-by-ian-whybrow</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/5809/harry-and-the-dinosaurs-first-sleepover-by-ian-whybrow#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Reynolds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Whybrow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Harry and the dinosaurs are busy helping Nan pack Harry's bag for his first-ever sleepover at his friend Jack's. As well as the essentials, Harry packs a book, some toys and some moss for the dinosaurs. His big sister Sam has to upset him as usual, telling Harry that it was stupid to put the moss in. Harry, however, stands up for himself, saying that the moss is for the dinosaurs to make sleeping bags from in case they are homesick.
From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with Dragons</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/5399/the-trouble-with-dragons-by-debi-gliori</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2011/children-books/5399/the-trouble-with-dragons-by-debi-gliori#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debi Gliori]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Masquerading as a picture book, Debi Gliori's 'The Trouble with Dragons' is of course a story designed to teach young children about global warming and environmental problems in general. It's a great idea to this through the medium of a story rather than as a non-fiction text. It is likely that the children who appreciate the book will be a little older than the pre-school children for whom picture books are normally intended. Three- and four-year-olds may enjoy the story but may not fully grasp the ideas that are put forward.
From www.curiousbookfans.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>This Way Ruby</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5208/this-way-ruby-jonathan-emmett-rebecca-harry</link>
		<comments>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5208/this-way-ruby-jonathan-emmett-rebecca-harry#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kingfisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Emmett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Harry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of years ago I read a lovely book with my daughters that was called ‘Ruby Flew Too’. It was written by Jonathan Emmett and illustrated by Rebecca Harry and we thoroughly enjoyed this lovely tale of a little duck called Ruby who was the last to hatch and slow to catch on to all the things that her brothers and sisters could do. She did however always manage them – but in her own time! The reason why I am telling you all this is because on a recent visit to the library, my girls were very excited when they discovered another book about this lovely character – ‘This Way Ruby!’ Of course we had to borrow it and I don’t think that my daughters will want to take it back!
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		<title>The Beasties</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5281/the-beasties-by-jenny-nimmo</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gwen Millward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Nimmo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 'The Beasties', Jenny Nimmo has created a delightful book of stories within a story. Each of the inner stories that Ferdinand, Weevil, Floot and Jenny tell are unique little gems. There is a sense of adventure as faraway places are visited and young imaginations will be stirred by the desert island, the friendly wolves, the beautiful bird or perhaps the mermaid. Children who actually have moved house will probably be able to identify with Daisy's feeling of strangeness in her new room. 'The Beasties' is also a book that should give young children confidence in making up their own stories, having seen how Daisy was able to do this herself when encouraged to.
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		<title>I Want My Mummy</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5257/i-want-my-mummy-mij-kelly</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mij Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mij Kelly's charming story 'I Want My Mummy' is told in verse with rhymes and a rhythm that keep the momentum going all the way through. It's hard to go wrong with dinosaur characters as far as most children are concerned, and the use of a colour for each new creature works very well. Children love the way that the creatures team up to run away, and if they are dinosaur experts they may be able to guess that the yellow one is a stegosaurus and so on.
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		<title>Dogs Go Shopping</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5238/dogs-go-shopping-sharon-rentta</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Rentta]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon Rentta has created a delightful picture book in 'Dogs Go Shopping'. Its pages are chock full of action, fun and humour. At the same time, there is of course the underlying message that if a child goes wandering off alone they might not be able to find their way back to their parents. It's a warning for parents, too, not to get so caught up in what they are thinking about that they don't notice their child has got bored and gone to find some amusement elsewhere. 
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		<title>Where Did That Baby Come From?</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5180/where-did-that-baby-come-from-by-debi-gliori</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kingfisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debi Gliori]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My daughters and I have read quite a few of Debi Gliori’s books together and I always like the way that each one is a bit different. We have just read ‘Where did that baby come from?’ and really enjoyed it as it is both funny and thought provoking.

The story features a family of black and white striped cats and this family has just had a baby. Obviously the baby gets a lot of attention much to the consternation of its older brother or sister (not sure which!). He really is quite uncomplimentary about his younger brother or sister and on the first page his opening lines are:

‘Where did that baby come from,
And can we take it back
It wails and squeaks, its nappy leaks –
It’s an insomniac!’
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		<title>Pumpkin Soup</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5153/pumpkin-soup-helen-cooper</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helen Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It might seem a strange combination, but a bagpiping Cat, a Squirrel with a banjo and a small singing Duck live together, seemingly in harmony, in a little house in a wood. We first see them through the window, have great fun together.

Their diet consists mainly of pumpkin soup – homemade, of course. Each has a particular task in the process: Cat slices the pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in the water and Duck tips in just enough salt. This never changes.
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		<title>Winston the Book Wolf</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/5146/winston-the-book-wolf-marni-mcgee</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kingfisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Beck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marni McGee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Winston the Book Wolf is a fabulous book for any small book loving children out there. It is written by Marni McGee and illustrated by Ian Beck and tells the tale of a much misunderstood wolf who truly loves books. The only problem is that rather than reading them he tends to want to eat them – that is until one little girl shows him the error of his ways!

The wolf in question is called Winston and at the start of the story we see him attempting to enter the local library past the ‘No Wolves Allowed’ sign that he actually eats in the process.
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		<title>Harry and the Dinosaurs say &#8216;Raahh!&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/4865/harry-and-the-dinosaurs-say-raahh-by-ian-whybrow-and-adrian-reynolds</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Reynolds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Whybrow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taking a young child to the dentist for the first time could prove to be a frightening experience for them, having to encounter complete strangers and deal with the prospect of pain, but Ian Whybrow comes to the rescue with his story 'Harry and the Dinosaurs say “Raahh!”'

Little Harry with the big fringe takes his bucket of dinosaurs everywhere with him in Whybrow's series of picture books. At the start of 'Harry and the Dinosaurs say “Raahh!”' Harry is busily cleaning his teeth in preparation for his first visit to the dentist. He is a little afraid because elder sister Sam has shown him her filling. His dinosaurs are hiding but they all jump in the bucket when he calls them, except for Tyrannosaurus who has so many teeth he is worried that the dentist might have to drill them. Harry reassures him by telling him that he will press the magic button on the bucket to make Tyrannosaurus grow big, and off they go on the back of mum's bike.
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		<title>Clap Your Hands &#8211; Finger Rhymes</title>
		<link>http://www.curiousbookfans.co.uk/2010/children-books/4850/clap-your-hands-finger-rhymes-sarah-hayes-and-toni-goffe</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frangliz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Hayes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toni Goffe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Poetry is a wonderful way to introduce young children to the idea of rhyme and rhythm. Poems can also incorporate counting and alphabet themes that help children to learn numbers and letters. Read aloud, children can be encouraged to join in as soon as they become familiar with the words. That's something they are likely to do surprisingly quickly.

If you are looking for a collection of short rhymes, Clap Your Hands – Finger Rhymes by Sarah Hayes and Toni Goffe is an anthology of both modern and traditional rhymes, some to be read aloud and some that can be sung.
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