Epinions Recent Reviews for amysmum

Animals in their natural habitats just waiting to be found

Tue, 4 May 2004 10:38:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Find me a tiger byLynley Dodd is one of those children's books which delight adult and child alike. The formula is simple, but the execution is superb. If you are familiar with Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary books, you will know what...

How to tell when right is wrong or left is right

Fri, 2 May 2003 16:00:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum -

Do you remember how hard it was to learn to distinguish right from left? Or maybe you’re someone who still has problems with this? Here is the ultimate solution to your constant dilemma…

King Rollo and the new stockings by...

The Flopsy Bunnies have a narrow escape (The memories are dear w/o)

Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:21:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Remember Peter Rabbit? Well, here’s a story about the children of his cousin, Benjamin Bunny. If you’re familiar with Beatrix Potter’s gentle watercolours in muted tones of green and brown, then you’ll know you’re in for a treat.
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Hummingbirds and other birds (nature w/o entry for Ahlstromomy)

Fri, 11 Apr 2003 12:01:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Ever wanted to see hummingbirds up close or wondered how birds fly? If so, this is the video for you. This is a late entry for the nature w/o organised by Klueger to cheer up his wife, Ahlstromomy, before surgery. Unfortunately I missed the deadline, but...

Underwear etiquette for all

Mon, 3 Mar 2003 12:16:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Ever wondered what kind of underwear to give to a zebra? Or whether to go shopping for underwear with a hippo or not? These and other life-changing dilemmas will be answered in this little book of underwear etiquette.

Underwear do’s and...

Feeling sheepish?

Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:40:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and so she goes…..to the library. Not the most obvious place to look you might think, but as any good librarian will tell you, there are books about every conceivable subject to help with daily life. As we will...

Just as nature intended

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:41:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - While you were sleeping by John Butler is a delightful animal book with a counting theme. Each page is a work of art, showing animals in their natural habitats, and cute with it. You only have to see the thumb-nail picture of mice at the...

War and peace?

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:34:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - How could I pass up the chance to read this one when I saw the title in the library? Or should I really say, how could I pass up the chance to read this to my daughter? No, I have to confess that I was definitely hooked the minute I saw it.

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Parties made simple for toddlers

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:36:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Do you remember the first time your child went to a birthday party alone, without the comforting presence of a parent? Would you like a book to prepare your child for going to a party without you? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Sit back and...

Children's writers exposed

Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:46:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - When you were a child, did you ever wonder what the author of your favourite book looked like? If so, then this is the book for you. I can’t promise that all your favourites will be here, but hopefully there will be some at least, and maybe you can...

"What good's a tree?"

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:12:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - The crooked apple tree by Eric Houghton and illustrated by Caroline Gold is a delightful story about changing seasons, children’s imaginations and understanding the value of what at first sight seems unimportant.

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A mind is a house for imagination

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:04:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - A house is a house for me by Mary Ann Hoberman and illustrated by Betty Fraser is a wonderful introduction to the habitats of many different creatures, in rhyme and pictures.

Illustrations

The...

Midnight meanderings

Wed, 27 Nov 2002 14:22:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Where’s Tim’s Ted? by Ian Whybrow and illustrated by Russell

Ayto is a rhyming story about a little boy’s search for his teddy, which turns into a moonlit adventure.

The story

This...

Are you looking for security or adventure?

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:13:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Blue Rabbit and friends by Chris Wormell is a delightful, simple story about a rabbit and his three friends looking for their ideal homes.

The format

This is a large, almost square, book about A4 size. The copy...

The fat-free alternative to cherry pie

Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:52:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - PLEASE NOTE - I have written a review on the Extra

conditioning type of the above product. The entry is for

the normal type. I am hoping to move this entry shortly

when the different products are added.

L'Oreal...

What your Granny never told you

Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:39:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - As Scots living in England, our relations have always

seen to it that my husband and I are not short of

important cultural reminders. And that is how this slim

volume came into my life - a birthday present from my

parents. For those...

Zebra's stripes start to slip...

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:00:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Zebra's hiccups by David McKee is one of

those books that you really have to enjoy by looking at

the pictures while reading (or being read to). Imagine a

very dignified zebra sporting a top hat and cane walking on

his...

Finding a play-mate

Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:12:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - I'm sure you remember those rainy days when there was

no-one to keep you company. This story is about such a

day - however the bored one is a dog, Ebb. The Flo of the

title is occupied with her painting and so will not play

with Ebb...

How to please the maker

Fri, 4 Oct 2002 07:34:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Henry's song by Kathryn Cave is story about

everyone joining in. It can be used in a religious context

but "the maker" is left vague, perhaps deliberately so. For

me, this is a slight drawback, but perhaps for others, this...

Hunter House Museum - a little gem near Glasgow [The Truth Write-off]

Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:27:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - The following is my contribution to the Truth Write-off

which is hosted by :

kuuleimomi (Russian Federation)

copernicus (Australia)

The idea of this write-off is to display the diversity

of Epinions members'...

Poppies are for remembrance

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:01:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - War - not a subject often tackled in a book

for young children, but this one is very well done

indeed. The story of two children coming to terms

with the horrors of war, and remembering a great uncle

who died in battle, this is...

Roasted grasshopper with lady-bird sauce instead

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 09:27:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Who would consider roasted grasshopper with lady-bird sauce a delicacy to offer dinner-party guests?

Answer : a highly sophisticated frog called Mr. Jeremy

Fisher.

This Beatrix Potter classic, The tale of Mr.
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The male guide to egg-sitting

Thu, 30 Aug 2001 12:35:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Did you know that there are seventeen kinds of penguin? No,

neither did I until I read this book. And of all these

types of penguin, the Emperor is the only one to breed in

Antarctica in midwinter.

The emperor's egg by...

Could this help to stop those chocolate cravings?

Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:02:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - How would you react if everything you put in your mouth

turned to chocolate? That's the situation which John

Midas finds himself. And, yes, the name is significant since

this is a twist on the legend of King Midas who was so

greedy...

Don't skip this one

Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:31:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amysmum - Rarely does my daughter form an immediate opinion on

a book after reading it only once, but this book of number

rhymes got, "I like this book" from the first. From the

time when it stood out in the library book box, I thought

this...