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20-06-2021, 02:34 PM
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Its only £8.00 now....what did you pay Amy? |
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20-06-2021, 04:44 PM
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Its not in the WH SMiths top 100
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20-06-2021, 04:48 PM
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I just looked on Amazon
this is the top review (giving it 1 star) Top reviews from United Kingdom Becky Sharp 1.0 out of 5 stars Truly abysmal. Bad grammar, plodding laboured writing with meaning and style sacrificed for rhyme. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2021 Verified Purchase I love children's books for 4-8 year olds, they can be perfect, precise little jewels of wit and colour and to fit a whole story with a beginning, middle and satisfying end in that small number of pages is really a rare skill. A skill which, unfortunately, Meghan Markle does not seem to possess. I taught English for some years and this is exactly the sort of dull, uninspired writing that makes teachers' hearts sink, which just plods from start to finish with nothing to excite or engage a small child. To whom is it meant to appeal? It doesn't seem to be aimed at children, and is apparently based on a poem written by Meghan Markle for Prince Harry- so not really a children's book at all- just a vanity project by the Duchess, with Harry strangely respresented by a soldier in a US style army uniform and forage cap,, even tho Harry left the army long before Archie was born and was never in the US army. And what does it even mean? How did life as a father start on a bench....seriously..???? It just doesn't make sense, has no plot, no story and nothing to appeal to children except possibly the illustrations which are pleasant enough in a naive way, but the whole thing comes across as bland and dull and pointless. The whole thing is just a bit of a mess. 1,351 people found this helpful |
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20-06-2021, 04:52 PM
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People often give these gifts on a first Fathers / Mothers Day. I got the book "I Love You This Much" on my first Mother's Day. Its in my memory box now but it was a thoughtful gift.
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20-06-2021, 04:54 PM
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top 2 reviews on amazon in the usa ....
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021 Verified Purchase It's a tribute to fatherhood with an inclusive approach; however, definitely not a children's book and not worth the $18.99 - very short, mostly-pictures book of a not-so-stellar poem. Got it for my 5yr old and his father for father's day but it's not a nice enough gift, maybe it will peek someone's interest at the local Goodwill store. 1,289 people found this helpful Helpful 1.0 out of 5 stars This book is bland. No characters, no story, no substance. Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021 Verified Purchase This book is bland. No characters, no story, no substance. This will boring for kids |
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20-06-2021, 06:51 PM
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It has since been slammed by critics as a 'vanity project', with The Telegraph's Claire Allfree calling it 'semi-literate'.
Ms Allfree wrote: 'One wonders how any publisher could have thought fit to publish this grammar-defying set of badly rhyming cod homilies, let alone think any child anywhere would want to read it. But that's planet Sussex for you, where even the business of raising a family is all about the brand.' It was brought out in time to capitalise on Fathers Day, it will sink in a week imo. |
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20-06-2021, 09:26 PM
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20-06-2021, 09:27 PM
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Stunning AND healthy looking.
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20-06-2021, 10:04 PM
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Sounds like the best mr or little miss section, in the children's book category list...one for the stragglers to compete in. |
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20-06-2021, 10:22 PM
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They all do this to try and make you buy....don’t fall for it 
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20-06-2021, 10:59 PM
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20-06-2021, 11:33 PM
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The Bench has dropped more than 95 places in little over a week, with the retail giant slashing the price by almost 40 per cent. The Telegraph. 
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20-06-2021, 10:22 PM
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Kate's book is a number 1 bestseller in photography collections and exhibitions.
Both Duchesses have done well in their specific genres. I don't get why anyone criticises someone for achieving something that they set out to do.
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21-06-2021, 03:46 AM
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21-06-2021, 06:30 AM
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Quand il pleut, il pleut
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…they’re both best sellers in their genre…Charlie Mackesy’s first children’s picture book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is one of the best selling books of recent times and one that is used in schools a lot…I also have a copy which was bought as a gift as it has some excellent life quotes that are both child and adult inspiring….and also some wonderful illustrations…
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21-06-2021, 06:49 AM
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