Book reviews
Every book named across the guides, reviewed on its own. The same honest read the videos give it, in writing.
Babies and toddlers · ages 0–3
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Seven Babies
A box of seven babies arrives at the door.
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Handa's Surprise
The reader knows something Handa does not.
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Owl Babies
Three owl babies wake up, and their mother is gone.
Early readers · ages 4–7
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The Gruffalo
The one every parent can recite by heart.
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Oi Frog!
The book that finally got him laughing at a page.
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Look Up!
A picture book that gets excitement right.
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The strangest famous picture book in Britain.
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Henry the Artistic Dog
A dog who sculpts. Out of his own poo.
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Our Dance
For the child who now has two homes.
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The Great Green Island
Nobody on the island has time to go exploring.
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We Are Like Birds
Seven years old. Moving country for the third time.
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Where the Wild Things Are
A boy is sent to bed with no supper. Then the walls disappear.
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
This one is not a book. It is a script.
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Not Now, Bernard
A monster eats Bernard. His parents do not notice.
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The Day the Crayons Quit
The crayons have written letters. They are not happy.
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Beegu
She is lost, and the adults keep turning away.
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The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
A barn owl who is frightened of the dark has a problem.
