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January 1, 2014/in Picture Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant /by Angie Hill
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BfK 204 January 2014
Reviewer: Sophie Hallam
ISBN: 978-0857075826
Price: £6.99
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Length: 32pp
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Meet the Parents

Author: Peter BentlyIllustrator: Sara Ogilvie

The many uses of the mammal species known as ‘the parent/s’ are outlined in this heart-warming and brilliant picture book which is vibrantly illustrated by Sara Ogilvie. At last, recognition for the long suffering parent who must mend, warm, twirl, sort and remember – amongst their many other uses. It is the adult reader who will laugh out loud in recognition (‘Mum is a donkey’) whilst the child looks sheepishly on – and then demands you to read it again.

This is a wonderful story to read aloud with its clever, lilting rhymes – one for parents and little ones everywhere.

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