Albert Le Blanc
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- Author：Nick Butterworth
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Summary
An uplifting story about a bear without a smile from the bestselling creator of Percy the Park Keeper。
When Albert le Blanc arrives in Mr Jolly’s toy shop， the other toys think he’s the saddest-looking bear they have ever seen。 They decide to put on a show to cheer him up。 Albert tries to tell them he’s not sad， he just looks sad， but they are all too busy making preparations… As a finale， Sally the hippo puts on a lipstick and performs ballet， but she falls on top of Albert and leaves a huge lipstick grin on his face。 Everyone laughs…especially Albert！
When Albert le Blanc arrives in Mr Jolly’s toy shop， the other toys think he’s the saddest-looking bear they have ever seen。 They decide to put on a show to cheer him up。 Albert tries to tell them he’s not sad， he just looks sad， but they are all too busy making preparations… As a finale， Sally the hippo puts on a lipstick and performs ballet， but she falls on top of Albert and leaves a huge lipstick grin on his face。 Everyone laughs…especially Albert！
Reviews
Eleanor Shepherd
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This was a delightful story。
Erin Marshallsay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Brilliant book， about a bear without a smile he says he’s not said but that he just doesn’t have a smile。 The other toys in the shop put on a show to cheer him up！ In the end they make Albert pe bland laugh！
RJC
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A picture story with guest appearances。 Simple and sweet story。
DEBBIE JENKINS
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If you have read this to children you will really appreciate this little gem。 My kids are now 18 and 22 and we regularly quote from it。 The potential to use lots of different voices and facial expressions is key to the pleasure of this book， time after time。 Nick Butterworth’s illustrations are colourful and appealing to children。 He is not a showy children’s author， more of a reliable go to。 This is one of his best， in my opinion。
Merri Jordan
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A book I remember very clearly from my childhood。 I loved this story and having re-read it as an adult I can now appreciate the message it provides。 The book effectively promotes the fact that you can't "judge a book by it's cover"， resulting in people making presumptions based on how people look。 A book I remember very clearly from my childhood。 I loved this story and having re-read it as an adult I can now appreciate the message it provides。 The book effectively promotes the fact that you can't "judge a book by it's cover"， resulting in people making presumptions based on how people look。 。。。more
Amy Brydon Jones
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I enjoyed reading this book; i liked the fast paced storyline， and i thought it teach's a good， valuable message about how as humans we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover。 Albert Le Blanc appears sad and glum however this is not the case。 I do however feel the book had opportunity to add more to it。 The ending was comical and unexpected but didn't wow me。 I enjoyed reading this book; i liked the fast paced storyline， and i thought it teach's a good， valuable message about how as humans we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover。 Albert Le Blanc appears sad and glum however this is not the case。 I do however feel the book had opportunity to add more to it。 The ending was comical and unexpected but didn't wow me。 。。。more
Gabby
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This books hold a lovely meaning about friendship being about making each other happy and coming together as a team。 The book also says a lot about perception and I can just see a great opportunity for a drama lesson looking at how we express different emotions and what this may mean for others。 The illustrations in this book are so life-like and also make for a great lesson on personification as a lot of the toys have come alive in each picture。
Zoe
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One of my top children's books！ Just so beautiful One of my top children's books！ Just so beautiful 。。。more
Bethany Carter
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Butterworth wrote this story beautifully。 The teaching of the importance of some key skills from a young age such as friendship and listening can be highlighted and lessons planned around this。
Cheryl
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The show needed one more act， and Pickle needed to remember her joke （even if only in the endpapers）。 As is， the story falls flat。 2 star = ok， 3 = I liked it。。。 2。5 rounded down because I'm confident the author could have done it right if he'd really tried。 The show needed one more act， and Pickle needed to remember her joke （even if only in the endpapers）。 As is， the story falls flat。 2 star = ok， 3 = I liked it。。。 2。5 rounded down because I'm confident the author could have done it right if he'd really tried。 。。。more
Pamela Hatch
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The interesting cover it is what made me pick up this picture book， however I couldn't wait to put it down again because I could not connect with the story or the characters。 I flipped through so fast that I didn't even see the pictures。 However， the last page was a big thank you out to all the familiar faces that were given permission to appear in the book like Kipper， Waldo， Paddington and even Bob the Builder -- so I went back through and studied the pictures more。 Not a must read。 The interesting cover it is what made me pick up this picture book， however I couldn't wait to put it down again because I could not connect with the story or the characters。 I flipped through so fast that I didn't even see the pictures。 However， the last page was a big thank you out to all the familiar faces that were given permission to appear in the book like Kipper， Waldo， Paddington and even Bob the Builder -- so I went back through and studied the pictures more。 Not a must read。 。。。more
Briony Bastin
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Introduces the character before the book actually begins。 Good use of adjectives， punctuationWhen the toys are trying to cheer up the Le Blanc they 'come out' of their boarder。 Children might laugh at the toys coming alive and trying to make Le Blanc。 Introduces the character before the book actually begins。 Good use of adjectives， punctuationWhen the toys are trying to cheer up the Le Blanc they 'come out' of their boarder。 Children might laugh at the toys coming alive and trying to make Le Blanc。 。。。more
Laura Brandon
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This book is beautifully illustrated and can be used across the years in school with reference to grammar， and can be used to explore facial expressions linked with emotions。 Alongside this， there are well-known book characters （such as Paddington Bear and The Snowman and Kipper the Dog） in the illustrations that could encourage children to write their own stories of a number of their favourite characters all in one story。
Daffney
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Such a sweet and adorable story！
Carrie
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I like that Albert lives in a toy shop and the other toys helped make him laugh。 It was funny when he got lipstick on him and I think the pictures are really nice too。 E Age 7
Maria
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I found this book to be cute， especially all of the animals and their silly antics in trying to get Albert to laugh。 I loved how happy the characters were portrayed， which made me smile to see。 And in the end， Albert did finally laugh， which made all of their efforts worthwhile！
Deserey Crowther
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Great for teaching facial expressions and body language。
Cassandra Gelvin
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Toys can be sad too。 Or not。This is kind of a weird book。 It's almost like what The Pout-Pout Fish would be if it didn't have a message and wasn't bad。 It's not an especially good book， it's just weird。There's a bunch of toys， and then a new toy comes。 The new toy， a bear， looks super sad， so all the other toys are like， Well， we have to cheer him up！ How do we cheer him up？ And they decide to put on a show for him。 And the bear keeps introducing himself and starts explaining something， but neve Toys can be sad too。 Or not。This is kind of a weird book。 It's almost like what The Pout-Pout Fish would be if it didn't have a message and wasn't bad。 It's not an especially good book， it's just weird。There's a bunch of toys， and then a new toy comes。 The new toy， a bear， looks super sad， so all the other toys are like， Well， we have to cheer him up！ How do we cheer him up？ And they decide to put on a show for him。 And the bear keeps introducing himself and starts explaining something， but never gets the chance to explain it。 Everybody does weird things in the show， and then eventually a hippopotamus crashes into him， and he says， Hey！ You know what， I'm not unhappy！ I'm not sad！ It's just the way I am！ I just look like I'm sad， but I'm not！ And then everybody's like， Not any more， because the hippopotamus accidentally kissed him， and he has a lipstick mark all over his face which makes him look like he's smiling， and so everybody laughs。 And that's how it ends。So it's not bad。 It's not great。 As I said， it kind of reminds me of what The Pout-Pout Fish could be if that wasn't a bad book。 Instead of just complaining to the bear that he looks sad， they actually try to cheer him up。 They could have talked to him first， and he would have explained that he wasn't sad， and they wouldn't have needed to go through all the trouble， but they're clearly all well-meaning about it。 They're trying to make him feel better， even though he doesn't feel bad to begin with。 The Pout-Pout Fish always confused me with whether he was really supposed to be sad or not anyway。For more children's book reviews， see my website at http://www。drttmk。com。 。。。more
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Pam
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I love Nick Butterworth' illustrations and this is a great example！ The story is lots of fun and the illustrations are absolutely wonderful。 Children will love to find a diverse group of their favorite characters in the toy store illustrations including Where's Waldo， Paddington， Bob the Builder and others。 I highly recommend this book for the young children in your life。 I love Nick Butterworth' illustrations and this is a great example！ The story is lots of fun and the illustrations are absolutely wonderful。 Children will love to find a diverse group of their favorite characters in the toy store illustrations including Where's Waldo， Paddington， Bob the Builder and others。 I highly recommend this book for the young children in your life。 。。。more
Katrina Turner
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Read to Sebastian in a&e， lovely story beautifully illustrated。
Hannah
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Albert Le Blanc is a white bear， the newest arrival in a toyshop。 The other toys are curious about this sad-looking bear and hatch an elaborate plan to cheer him up。This is a wonderful book to read aloud to children （Reception and KS1） because you can do all kinds of voices and the pictures are vivid and bold - you can keep a group engaged with this book and they'll be sure to laugh at the end！Although some of the language it uses is advanced， it's great for children to hear more elaborate langu Albert Le Blanc is a white bear， the newest arrival in a toyshop。 The other toys are curious about this sad-looking bear and hatch an elaborate plan to cheer him up。This is a wonderful book to read aloud to children （Reception and KS1） because you can do all kinds of voices and the pictures are vivid and bold - you can keep a group engaged with this book and they'll be sure to laugh at the end！Although some of the language it uses is advanced， it's great for children to hear more elaborate language and they understand the story and meaning of the words completely。 I used to read this to my sister when she was 5 and she used to know it off-by-heart （and know if I tried to skip ahead！）。It reminds children that appearances can be deceptive and can prompt nice discussions about not judging a person by their outward experience as well as the importance people put on facial expressions。 。。。more
Anne Smith
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A toy shop is the setting for this book that uses the character Albert Le Blanc to explain facial expressions and feelings。The various other characters are concerned when a new bear joins them in the toy shop。 They are worried about their new friend as he has a ‘sad looking’ face。 The other toys set about a variety of ways in an attempt to cheer him up。 Albert tries to explain that he isn’t sad but they interrupt him。Sally the hippopotamus performs a ballet dance and falls over landing on Albert A toy shop is the setting for this book that uses the character Albert Le Blanc to explain facial expressions and feelings。The various other characters are concerned when a new bear joins them in the toy shop。 They are worried about their new friend as he has a ‘sad looking’ face。 The other toys set about a variety of ways in an attempt to cheer him up。 Albert tries to explain that he isn’t sad but they interrupt him。Sally the hippopotamus performs a ballet dance and falls over landing on Albert。 He shouts at them， explaining that he isn’t sad he just looks that way and that he has been trying to tell them that。 This book is a good way to demonstrate the differences amongst everybody and that we must not judge people by how they look。 It can be used with children from Reception – Y2。 The book also includes other well-known characters such as where’s Wally， Noddy， Elmer， Kipper and Q Pootle 5 allowing children to enjoy looking for these characters hidden throughout the book。 。。。more
Jade
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When Albert Le Blanc （from France） arrives in Mr Jolly's toy shop the other toys think that he is the saddest looking toy they have ever seen。 They hatch a plan to cheer Albert up with hilarious results！ It turns out that Albert isn't sad at all， he has just been made to look that way！ The story ends with great big laughs and giggles from all of the characters， a fun and happy ending！ A beautiful illustrated story with fabulously funny characters！Teaches children not to judge someone by the way When Albert Le Blanc （from France） arrives in Mr Jolly's toy shop the other toys think that he is the saddest looking toy they have ever seen。 They hatch a plan to cheer Albert up with hilarious results！ It turns out that Albert isn't sad at all， he has just been made to look that way！ The story ends with great big laughs and giggles from all of the characters， a fun and happy ending！ A beautiful illustrated story with fabulously funny characters！Teaches children not to judge someone by the way that they look。 。。。more
A
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Funny and cute story about toys in a store that decided to cheer up a bear that looked sad。 My kids and I giggled through this book。 Illustrations are adorable as always。
Renee
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Love this book。 Teaches to not judge someone by the way they look。
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