The heart and the bottle

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  Baby Sleeps Buggy Book, by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £4.99). Age: 1+ A tiny, baby's hand-sized piece of perfection, Baby Sleeps takes a few key moments from the Ahlbergs' classic The Baby's Catalogue to create a warm and reassuring illustrated ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  Once there was a girl, much like any other,
  whose head was filled
  with all the curiosities
  of the world.

  With thoughts of the stars.

  With wonder of the sea.

  She took delight in finfing new things...

  ...until the day she found an empty chair.

  Feeling unsure, the girl
  thought the be t thin was to ... (continue)

  Once there was a girl, much like any other,
  whose head was filled
  with all the curiosities
  of the world.

  With thoughts of the stars.

  With wonder of the sea.

  She took delight in finfing new things...

  ...until the day she found an empty chair.

  Feeling unsure, the girl
  thought the be t thin was to
  put er heart in a s fe p ace.

  ust for the tim bein .

  So, she put i i
  a bo le an hu g it
  a ound er eck...

  (scusate, queste cavolo di lacrime fuori tempo massimo sono in qualche modo finite sullo schermo, fatevela raccontare da lui, questa storia:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOm_JePH2JQ)

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  Mandorla said on Feb 27, 2011 | 1 feedback

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  很動人的一本書。
  今天(2012.5.29)第一次給4歲3個月的凝雨唸，
  外加解釋，她似乎大致明白故事的重點。
  問她給多少顆星，帶病的她緩緩地說：五粒。

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  hidbigo23 said on May 29, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  A true masterpiece

  of grace and discovery of the self, with wonderful drawings. I wouldn't recommended it for children but strongly suggest it to teenagers.

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  Sabina Moscatelli said on Sep 29, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 40 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0007182309
• ISBN-13: 9780007182305
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2010
• Also available as: Others and eBook

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