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Frank and Bert

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What a little gem of a book. I loved the characters names, such traditional, old-fashioned names (Frank was my Grandad) and it was the title that first drew me to the book. It's beautiful illustrated with pops of neon colouring through the characters scarfs that really bring the story to life.

My daughter (5) loved that it was a book with "big numbers in to 100". The illustrations tell just as much of the story as the words. The shriek of delight from my daughter when she realised the scarf was unravelling and leaving a trail was brilliant! I love books that let the reader feel like they discover something hidden about a book that maybe not everyone might spot.

The message of friendship and kindness shine through this book and you can't help but have warm fuzzy feelings after reading.

It would be a great one for early readers to have a go at sharing the reading as there are ideal sentences to practise growing phonetical knowledge.

Thank you #NetGalley for this eARC, most enjoyable and we'll certainly be buying a physical copy from our local bookshop.

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This is brilliant! I loved the characters, their connection and the story is told so well.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

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This book has left me with the biggest smile. It is such a wonderful book full of friendship and kindness.

Perfect for children and their grownups. Bert and Frank are best friends and they both want to win. But somethings are even more important.

Lovely illustrations that are bright and joyful add to the simple text to bring this important message alongside a little bit of counting practice.

I can not wait to have a hard copy to share with my children in school.

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A fun little bit of fiction for fun little readers. Two animal friends, a fox and a bear, love hide-and-seek, but the bear just cannot hide properly for love nor money. The third time we see him try, we both have a ridiculous excuse to vocalise the whole list of numbers, from 1 to 100, and a daft little episode in their friendship. But we still manage to have a twist or two before the end, too. I'm told to look out for real, neon ink in the finished physical product – digitally it still looks quite the stand-out, with design that is simplistic yet not cheapening anything. With the textures of the landscape and of the animals' fur both, there is a lot of character here, and this really is an amusing little read. Ready or not, here you should come – four and a half stars.

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