Sibling Rivalry - Brothers and sisters

This one is all about brother/sister mixes.

9780330453950  The Pain and the Great One - Friend or Fiend (this is part of a series)

The Pain (aka Jake Porter) is six years old. His sister, The Great One (aka Abigail Porter), is eight. Like any siblings they drive each other crazy. It's Fluzzy's birthday, and Jake and Abigail want to throw him the best party ever! But it's not long before they start arguing, and it takes a seriously sticky ice-cream incident for them to make up. In six warm and funny stories, Judy Blume brilliantly captures just what it's like to have - or to be - a brother and sister.



Soupy Saturdays
In SOUPY SATURDAYS they experience the difficulties of bike-riding; dramas on the soccer pitch; a sleepover disaster -- and 'babysit' a funny old dog who comes to stay

Sibling Rivalry - Girls and Girls (Sisters)

I'll do a few different posts about Siblings and they get on (or not).
This one is for Sisters.
Watch out for sister/brother combos and brothers.

9780440869283  The Worst Thing about my Sister
Marty and her sister Melissa couldn't be more different. The sisters can manage to live together, despite their occasional scraps but then Mum tells them they have to share a room. That's a recipe for disaster and sparks soon fly! The girls soon discover that being too close can have unexpected consequences, and when an accident happens, the sisters realise they are closer than they thought.

A New Baby

Books that talk about having a new baby - a younger sibling - in the family.

9780330398169 SuperFudge
Peter Hatcher's little brother is four. And he's as monstrous as ever! When fudge discovers that his new baby sister can't play with him, he tries to sell her. When that doesn't work, he tries giving her away. And on his first day at school he kicks his teacher and calls her Rat face. Can his big brother help him out again?








Topsy and Tim - the New Baby
9781409300564
In "Topsy and Tim: The New Baby", the twins' friend Tony has a new baby brother called Jack. At first Tony is a bit jealous of the new baby but he soon learns how to be a helpful big brother.  "Topsy and Tim" books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. 


ORT First Experiences: A New Baby!
What do you know about babies? Kipper helps his friend to get ready for the arrival of a new baby in his family. When the baby arrives early Sam and his little brother Leo stay with Kipper and prepare to welcome the new baby home into their family. This entertaining and sensitively written story is perfect for reading together, packed with facts and humour to familiarise your child with what to expect from a first experience such as the arrival of a baby brother or sister.  


Max and Millie - the New Baby
This is a delightful series for the very young, with simple, humorous stories encouraging good behaviour and good manners. This title deals sensitively with the issues of jealous feelings and the upheaval experienced in a toddler's life when a new baby arrives in the family. Simple but engaging text makes these titles easy and enjoyable to read to very young children 
9781409535119 

Moving to a New Home

Books for children who are going through house moves.

Younger Children

9780746099117  Usborne Moving House Sticker Book

 9780750272179  Moving House 

(This book is aimed primarily at young children from 5-years-old and is focused on helping them to explore the potentially daunting feelings evoked by change and transition. The book is a reassuring introduction to change using simple and uncomplicated sentences written in the third person. The book is aimed to be read by children or it can be used as a support for teachers and parents. It opens up an opportunity for children to explore their feelings and to communicate them.)

         

9780746077252  Mouse Moves House

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9780198482093  ORT Stage 4 Moving House

 

9780141500256 New Home for a Pirate 

'Shiver me timbers'! Pirate Jed is not happy ...Imagine a pirate who feels seasick all the time. That's Pirate Jed! Fed up with bobbing around on the rollicking, rolling sea, he decides to pack up his pirate paraphernalia and heads off in search of a home on land. His adventures take him on a journey where he meets a whole cast of animal characters, desperate for his help, and they all join in his search for a new home. Finally they meet Farmer Ted who is fed up with life on dry land - so he and Jed decide to swap! So, with a cheeriyo-ho-ho, Pirate Jed and his new friends have a perfect new home! This title presents a gentle adventure about friendship, fun and finding your place

Older Children

9780800721336  New Home for Lily

Lily Lapp is moving with her family to Pennsylvania to join a new Amish community. In this small town where changes--and newcomers--are greeted with suspicion, Lily must adjust to a new school, new friends, and Aaron Yoder, an annoying boy who teases her relentlessly. Still, there are exciting new developments, including an attic full of adventure and a new baby brother. But why, Lily wonders, can't God bring her just one sister? The second novel in the charming Adventures of Lily Lapp series, A New Home for Lily gives children ages 8-12 a fascinating glimpse into the life of the Amish--and lots of fun and laughter along the way. It combines the real-life stories of growing up Amish from Mary Ann Kinsinger and the bestselling writing of Amish fiction and nonfiction author Suzanne Woods Fisher. With line illustrations throughout, this series is sure to capture the hearts of readers young and old.

 

9780192757913  Tilly's Midnight Fox

'The fox called again. Its eerie cry echoed into the night. The sound wove in and out of the night garden, and into Tilly's dreams.' One night, awoken by a strange noise, Tilly looks out of her bedroom window and sees a wild fox watching her from the lawn. Tilly follows it through a hidden gate and is amazed to discover a secret, moonlit garden. She returns the following night but this time a young girl called Helen is already there waiting for her. Tilly is delighted to have found a new friend, but is Helen real or is she a ghost?

 

 

 

 

9781848530065  Ella Moves House

Ella's mum has a new partner and now they're all moving into a new home together. Ella is not at all happy about this and does all she can to make it clear. As they are moving into the new house, a neighbour's dog makes off with Ella's doll Mollie. Ella is distraught but Joe saves the day, chasing the dog and getting Mollie back. Joe's derring-do wins Ella over and they all live happily ever after!

9781406223347  Moving House (Capstone)

Olga Moves House - Michael Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical House Series (Ann Turnbull, Adele Geras and Linda Newbery)

 

9780006745150 

Harry Moves House

Part of a series for the child who is just beginning to enjoy reading or for reluctant older readers. In this story, Harry's excited about the prospect of helping his parents choose a new house. But when he finds out they don't want a penthouse with a swimming pool, he's not quite so keen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9781447202905  Then Again Maybe I Won't

Tony Miglione is thirteen, and his family lives in a cramped house in New Jersey. But then his Dad invents something that makes them rich, and they move to a luxury home in Long Island. But being rich brings its own problems - Tony's Grandma feels useless when she doesn't have to cook any more, and his mum is obsessed with impressing the neighbours, but Tony knows the boy next door isn't as perfect as he looks. The only upside to his new life is that his neighbour Lisa keeps undressing with the light on. As he tries to adjust to his new life Tony starts to suffer from anxiety attacks and wishes everything would just be normal again?

9781447202875  Starring Sally J Freedman as herself

Sally J. Freedman loves making up stories -- stories in which she is always the star of her own lavish film spectaculars. But when her close-knit family is separated because of her brother's illness, even Sally's daydreams are not enough to comfort her. With her beloved father left behind in New Jersey, a winter in the Florida sunshine seems gloomy, and the cramped and dingy flat can't compare with her comfortable home, or her new classmates with her old friends. Worst of all it is 1947 and Sally is convinced that Adolf Hitler is alive and living in Miami Beach

Reference Books: Gardening

Usborne First Skills Starting Gardening 9780746056585
By following step-by-step instructions young, green-fingered beginners will be able to develop basic gardening skills. Through a range of projects and activities children will learn how to grow and care for a variety of plants, from planting salad bulbs to growing a sunflower.

RHS Gardening Projects 9781409324942
Bursting with garden projects to make, cook and create, this book provides different projects for children to get excited about. It includes beautiful photographs that inspire children to make their own projects whilst bringing the garden to life.

Grow It, Eat It
Helps children to learn how to plant seeds and turn their produce into delicious meals that they can eat. This work also helps them to discover how food grows, from photosynthesis to pollination and learn to care for their plants. It offers recipes for snacks, lunches and dinners that are tasty and encourage your child and family to eat healthily.

RHS Ready Steady Grow
Cool gardening projects for kids, provided by the experts from the RHS. Children will have fun learning to grow all kinds of plants, vegetables and fruits with speedy results. Projects include making a pizza garden, growing a fairy ring, and designing a secret garden; and many of them can be grown in pots or window boxes. Ages: 7+

Garden Crafts for Children 9781908170255
Garden Crafts for Children is crammed full of inspirational ideas to get kids excited about gardening and nature. A wheelbarrow vegetable garden, cress caterpillars, an insect hotel and a sunflower alley are just some of the fun and creative ideas in this invaluable book.

Grow Organic, Eat Organic
What does organic mean? How do you make an organic garden? Why are worms and ladybirds so important? Discover the answers to these questions as well as lots of other useful advice in this lovely first book for budding organic gardeners and cooks.

300 Step by Step Cooking and Gardening Projects
Suitable for budding gardeners and superchefs, this guide to cooking and gardening presents a range of fun and tasty recipes and educational projects and activities inside and out. It contains more than 300 activities and recipes, from growing your own fruit and vegetables, to cooking them for yummy results.

The Garden Cook
Suitable for children, their parents and anyone interested in growing and cooking good food, this book is sure to ignite a passion for cooking in a new generation. It includes a basics chapter with safety hints for exploring the garden and tips like how to set up your own veggie patch and how to plant for the seasons.Perfect for children, their parents and anyone interested in growing and cooking good food, this is a beautifully photographed and illustrated book with 76 easy-to-follow recipes aimed at 8-13 year olds. It's designed to ignite a passion for growing, cooking and eating good food.

Eddie's Garden
A perfect introduction on how to make a first garden, told through a fictional story and with a 'how to' spread at the end. Contains fabulous watercolour illustrations. Ages: 4+. 'Children will learn a great deal, but it's a lesson sprinkled with magic; a sense of potential wonders' The Independent

I can Cook from the Garden
Ties into the enormously successful CBeebies and BBC 2 programme }i can cook{. With its combination of grow your own and cookery, this book is right on trend with the DIY ethic of the show. There are instructions for planting seeds, nurturing crops and harvesting, as well as recipes for for using those foods in finished dishes (which enthrals children!) With a range of crops detailed, children will be shown how to grow simple herbs in household pots and larger plants in the back garden. 


EYFS Resource:
Gardening and Growing
9781907241307

Books with Football

One of the World Book Day ideas was to send the child into school wearing a Football Kit.

Below are some books that have football as the theme.

Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend (Francesca Simon) 6upwards


Girls FC (Helena Pielichaty) 8upwards

--Do Goalkeepers Wear Tiaras? Can Ponies Take Penalties? Are All Brothers Foul? Is An Own Goal Bad? Who Ate All The Pies? What's Ukrainian For Football? So What If I Hog The Ball? Can't I Just Kick It? We're The Dream Team, Right? Do Shinpads Come in Pink? Here We Go!

Jamie Johnson (series) (Dan Freedman) 8upwards
--The Kick Off, Shoot to Win, Golden Goal, Man of the Match, World Class, Final Whistle

Football Detective series (Tom Palmer) 8upwards

--Foul Play, Dead Ball, OffSide, Killer Pass, Own Goal

Football Academy Series (Tom Palmer) 8upwards
--Real Thing, Reading the Game, Captain Fantastic, Free Kick, Boys United, Striking Out

The Squad Series (Tom Palmer) 8upwards
-- Black Op, White Fear

The Bare Bum Gang and the Football Face-Off (Anthony McGowan and Frances Castle) 6upwards

Football Stories (Rob Childs) 6upwards

--Keeper's Ball, Strike

Football 3-in-1 books (Rob Childs) 6upwards

--Big Football Collection, Big Football Frenzy, Big Football Treble

County Cup series (Rob Childs) 6upwards

--Cup Favourites, (the rest of the series is OP)

 

Hot Shot Harry (Rob Childs) 8upwards

Zero to Hero (Rob Childs) 8upwards

Black and White (Rob Childs) 8upwards

Great Catesby Village School Series (Rob Childs) 6upwards 

-- Great Team Omnibus

Moving the Goalposts (Rob Childs) 8upwards

Football Mad (collection) 8upwards
4 books in 1 volume,Mark's Dream Team (Alan MacDonald), Nice One, Sam! (John Goodwin), There's Only One Danny Ogle (Helena Pielichaty) and The Worst Team In The World (Alan MacDonald).

The Number 7 Shirt (Alan Gibbons) - Barrington Stoke

TJ and the Hat-Trick, TJ and the Penalty (Theo Walcott) 8upwards

Football Fever (Sophie Smiley) 6upwards

Paul Faustino Series (Mal Peet) 10upwards

--Keeper, The Penalty

Goal (Robert Rigby) 10upwards

--Goal, Goal 2: Living the Dream,  Goal 3: Glory Days

Tigers series (Janet Burchett) 8upwards

--Ghost Goalie, Ghost Sriker, Save the Pitch, Tigers on Television, Cup Final

Dino FC (Keith Brumpton) 6upwards

-- Terror on the Training Ground, the Missing Fans, The Great Kit Catastrophe, The Vanishing Goalie, Transfer Trouble, The Unlucky Striker  

Stat Man (Alan Durant) - Barrington Stoke

Bend it like Beckham - Narinder Dharmi 10upwards

Oshie (Jon Blake) (also useful for special needs - Oshie has Cerebral Palsy) 6upwards

Total Football - Some you Win (Alan Gibbons) 10upwards

Super Soccer Boy series (Judy Brown) 6upwards

Striker Boy (Jonny Zucker) 8upwards

Strikers series (David Ross) 10upwards

--Young Blood, Big Deal, Bad Boys

Dream On (Bali Rai) - Barrington Stoke

The Football Ghosts (Malachy Doyle) - Red Bananas (learning to read)

Olympia on the Ball (Shoo Rayner) 6upwards

Billy the Kid (Michael Morpurgo) 5upwards

The Fib (Neal Layton) 8upwards

Soccer Squad (Bali Rai) 8upwards

--Starting Eleven, Missing,

Stanley Bagshaw and the Short-Sighted Football Trainer (Bob Wilson) picturebook

Introduction to the blog

It's World Book Day this week, and lots of people on the forum I visit are asking for ideas for costumes for their children - they usually have to be book-based, and it seems that it's a very hard task.

I thought I'd try to categorize some books to help!

It also means that it someone says "can you think of any books where there are.... " then I can use this as a comparison list.
It might need to be updated and edited a lot!

I think it should be useful to other booksellers too.
(everyone's always asking "my child enjoyed blahblah, can you think of anything similar!)