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We Can Do Anything

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Thank you NetGalley. My kids loved this books. The fun and vivid illustrations were a favorite and the message was great for the littles.

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These are beautiful little stories. Both of my children loved them and I’ll definitely recommend them for the junior classes in school. They were cute and fun and so enjoyable

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Come here for five stories set in a very moral universe, where highly moralistic tales come complete with a large spread of puzzles, ideal for the young book user to be shown through or to solve on their own. Collectively they have a consistent look – the visuals are very cartoonish, and seem stuck with a fixed perspective, with the angled top-down view of the cheapest of video games. The tale of the beaver impressed more with good wintery weather effects.

So to the tales. We get a chameleon who wants to be a stand-out member of the community, but has what she thinks an annoying habit of disappearing and fading into the background; a conceited toad, thinking himself too good for the games his friends want to play, and above being worried when they give him alarming news; a young scorpion who struggles when the entire oasis population wants to scarper when all it wants is friendship; and a beaver who's so bold he can still help save the day, even when faced with a vicious snub. Only the final piece felt a let-down – a cussed young chick should get some comeuppance for being so brash and hot-headed, but no, he gets a lesson in undying parental love instead.

Looking back, the first mentioned was the best, but I definitely would have time for the middle three. The telling is always in AABB rhymes, and the spreads can look quite wordy with large print and up to ten lines a page, but there is always room for the visuals to come through strongly. Rhyme and rhythm do lapse here and there, but the reading aloud of these pieces is generally a strong pleasure, and these will be worth bonding over with a young 'un. Especially if the price for the set shown on netgalley at time of writing this is correct – this is a great value package for those unable to access a lending library.

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Cute animals friends that help learn positive self esteem. Enjoyed the fact the the stories were short and easy to get through. Animals characters is always a plus for teaching children. Adorable illustrations. My children loved the stories.

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Thanks to the publishers for updating the correct version of this ebook. I appreciate letting me know that an incorrect version was uploaded.

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This vibrant, colorful, and well-illustrated package was quirky and fun to read. Your kids would enjoy this surprising haul of treasures. These tales do more than just teach kids how to conquer their shyness and fears, they are fun and really amusing, and most of all, they help by teaching them how to build their self-confidence. These lovely books, with their quirky characters, would keep young readers entertained and amused.

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These are well illustrated and fun books for children to read or read by an adult. I like the idea of a story and a puzzle. The book looked good at first glance. But there are some terrible spelling errors. Even the title on the second page! Anything is spelt Enything! I'm not convinced that is deliberate.

The illustration is good
The stories are good
The poor spelling is bad, especially when it is aimed at young readers

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