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September 19, 2025/in Picture Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant /by Andrea Reece
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Bfk 274 September 2025
Reviewer: Gwynneth Bailey
ISBN: 0192787721
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Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Length: 32pp
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Doodle and Dot: Squiggles on the Loose

Author: Lily MurrayIllustrator: Bia Melo

Doodle and Dot, best friends, are experimenting with line. Dot adores the perfectly straight line, while Doodle loves to create with twirly-whirly, wibbly-wobbly, squiggly-wiggly lines. Racing to outrun each other, they draw whirly clouds, straight mountain sides, and get carried away with their creations. When Doodle’s squiggles burst into life and start chasing the two friends, escape seems impossible. Dot to the rescue with his straight lined maze; that should fool those squiggles. Turn a page quickly and be faced with millions of multi-coloured squiggles, each with a pair of eyes bent on chasing Doodle and Dot. How to resolve the tale? With an ice cream of course; straight sided cone with creamy squiggles. The whole tale is visually arresting, and will inspire readers young and old to get creative. There is a feel of enchantment on every page, willing readers to explore the book and then to explore their own creativity. Amazing! Get doodling and dotting!

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