Tidy

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None of the badgers in these books appear as active or irresponsible as Pete in Tidy, although wild badgers do go to some trouble to keep their sett clean and remove stale bedding away from any openings. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!

We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Emily Gravett's place in the world of children's books is already established but in Tidy she excels herself and will delight new audiences. As earth is reclaimed by nature, the message of our responsibility to all living things is reinforced.The authors of In The Forest use the pop-up elements to emphasise what has vanished and what is left. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. However there is a message of hope in the final page where regeneration of growth has begun and the digger is enveloped by the greenery. Pete is not the reliable source of wisdom and good sense that have been attributed to badgers in other stories. It has no words and uses beautifully created collage to show the progress of a scene from a window showing creeping urbanisation, over a period of possibly twenty years.

Pete hoovering up the catalogue reference on the final page of Tidy suggests that he hasn’t reformed entirely and is always going to be tempted to interfere with things that should be left alone. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! With warm, rich illustrations, bursting with humorous detail and amusing rhyming text, the tale skips along and is great to read aloud. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling.You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. Some also introduce children to different weather patterns, and other amazing features of planet Earth. A rhyming text and witty illustrations introduce us to badger, Pete, whose penchant for keeping the forest and his various animal friends spick and span appears, to begin with, largely laudable. Pete the badger likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates and ends with the complete destruction of the forest!