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3+ Aesop's fables Birdie Black Christmas Helen Ward mice Picture Book Carousel presents Rosalind Beardshaw

PICTURE BOOK CAROUSEL: The True Meaning of Christmas

The two books I am reviewing today stood out amongst the huge offering of new Christmas books for their more unusual, and yet all the more important, Christmas message. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Helen Ward(Templar) Helen Ward’s retelling of the famous Aesop’s Fable is not strictly a Christmas story, but it is 1930s …

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Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake

Thomas Taylor (text) & Jill Barton (illustrations)(Boxer Books) Little Mouse comes across a yummy-looking chocolate-chip. Raspberry-cream cupcake and quite fancies taking it home. Unfortunately, it is rather large and he can’t carry it all the way back. Enters Bird, Frog, Mole and plenty of others who are all quite keen to help, but more importantly …

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Angellina Ballerina

Katherine Holabird & Helen Craig(Puffin) My 3 year-old daughter has just started ballet and what better tale to accompany this new experience but this wonderful picture book which is 25 years-old this year! Angelina is a little mouse who loves to dance. She dances at home, at school and even in her dreams! Unfortunately, all …

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