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Froobles Fun Things To Make and Do and Froobles Magnetic Play and Learn Counting...New For September From Top That!

We love the fun fruity and veggie Froobles, stars of a series of books from Top That! Publishing.  So we were delighted to receive the latest Froobles titles for Freddy.  The Fun Things To Make and Do book is a paperback book packed with ideas for imaginative activities for children to do and includes over 400 stickers to help with projects.  From potato stampers to sock puppets to recipes for yummy treats there are projects to excite little  creatives.  There are even ideas for practical jokes so look out for cheeky tricks being played on you!  We loved the Finger Doodles project where you can make farmyard animals using fingerprints for their bodies and stickers as eyes.  The book is colourful and filled with Froobles characters on every page.  The full colour stickers will add fun to every project. This is a great rainy day book.

 The Froobles Counting  (RRP £4.99)

Magnetic Play and Learn Counting is an ingenious book that includes magnetic numbers and objects that stick on to the board pages.  Each page has a fun sentence featuring a Frooble.  Children are encouraged to find and match a missing object and the relevant number magnet to put onto the page to complete the picture.  The magnets fit neatly  into a compartment built into the top of the book.  With missing lollipops, lions, dinosaurs and butterflies to find and count, the book offers a fun and interactive learning experience for pre-schoolers.  The illustrations are really cute and appealing and the friendly and familiar Froobles  will keep little ones entertained as they learn.  Other titles include Shapes, First Words and Colours.

     The Froobles Fun Things to Make and Do (RRP £5.99)

Fashion Doodles With Pattern Pages

Older children with a passion for fashion will love the Fashion Doodles book.  This large size softback book lets you create cool fashion looks that can be customised using the sheets of patterned paper included.  The book is divided into sections to represent the Fashion Weeks of New York, London, Paris and Milan and focuses on the Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter collections including dresses, accessories, shoes, hair and make-up.  Partially drawn pictures allow budding fashionistas to complete the drawings adding their own creative flair to make fabulous outfits and original looks.

The book includes tips and hints for hair, make-up and fashion ideas.  Kizzy is very interested in the fashion and beauty industry and really loved this book.  There are so many activities to exercise your style and so many ideas to inspire girls to create their own catwalk collection.  There are 97 doodle pages and more than 40 different designs of patterned paper including florals, ginghams and retro prints.  Pop Star Doodles is also available.

The Fashion Experts Doodle Scrapbook (RRP £9.99)

Meet the Froobles

Top That! Publishing have launched a whole new series of books based on their fabulous new characters The Froobles.  They are fruit and vegetable characters that have been brought to life by the magic of children's imaginations.  The Froobles ever-changing and magical world has been created by playgroup children which is a lovely touch.  The delightful stories follow the tale of one of the Froobles and their friends.  There are twelve books to collect with simple, emotive texts that tackle lessons about growing up to the target readership.  The "engaging characters will entertain children, spark their imaginations and teach them valuable lessons about growing up!" says Dan Graham, the Editorial Director.

Top That! Publishing have sent me two of the titles in the range featuring Ozzy Onion and Apps Apple.  The small sized paperback storybooks are glossy and printed on thick, quality paper.  The characters are based on familiar fruits and vegetables which makes them really appealing and instantly recognisable to children.  Freddy recognised what the characters were and was very interested in the book, pointing at the pictures and naming objects.  The stories are simple but fun and fast paced and give a message to the child, such as play nicely with your friends, making them very relatable.  Freddy keeps going back to them and the books are a perfect size for him to look at himself encouraging an independent interest in pre-reading skills.

The back page is a sticker sheet allowing the child to make their own scene using images from the story book.  Children love stickers so this is a lovely addition adding a further dimension to the play value of the Froobles brand.

Following the launch of the books this month, interactive Froobles iPhone, iPad and Android apps will be available to purchase on iTunes from November.  Narration is provided by the voice talents of celebrities Johnny Vaughan, Denise Van Outen, Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates.  It is Top That!'s first character brand that has been developed simultaneously in print and digital formats.

There is also a dedicated website www.froobles.com  introducing the characters to children with fun educational games and activities.  We are really enjoying the site with each character having its own unique game.  Freddy liked Little Jack Potato's Dressing Up Game and Penny Pineapple's Fly Swatting Game...great to enjoy with your toddler.

The books retail for £2.69 at Top That! Publishing online.
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