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The babyworld book club

You can't beat a good book! Whether you are fact finding as a mum or mum-to-be or simply wanting to curl up with a good read, nothing beats a personal recommendation.

So, our book club review panel will be doing just that! If you would like to become a member of our book panel or suggest a book for review please email us at bookclub@babyworld.co.uk.

Reviews from the babyworld book panel

Sixteen Weeks to your Dream Business reviewed by Alice Griffin
Eco baby: A guide to green parenting reviewed by Morag Peers
An Unfit Mother reviewed by Susan Taylor
Mother and Baby health: the A-z of pregnancy,birth and beyond reviewed by Claire Lloyd
Inspiring women - how real women succeed in business reviewed by Justina Perry
Positive pain reviewed by Carrie Webb
Need to know? Pregnancy, reviewed by Helen
Need to know? Children's Parties, reviewed by Linda
The Stork Club: reviewed by Morag Peers
Pregnancy Questions & Answers: reviewed by Val McFadden
Baby & Child Qestions and answers: reviewed by Hannah Hiscock
How to have a baby on Ebay: reviewed by Morag Peers
The Insider's Guide to pregnancy: reviewed by Joanne Gallacher
First-time parent: reviewed by Susan Taylor
Baby Proofing your Marriage reviewed by Linda
Parenting for Dummies reviewed by Kaye Lambert
The No-Cry Potty solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child to Say Goodbye to Nappies reviewed by Caroline Flakelar
The Fabulous Mum's Handbook reviewed by Linda Todd
The Birth That's Right for You reviewed by Suzy Williams

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SIXTEEN WEEKS TO YOUR DREAM BUSINESS
ByNada Jones and Michelle Briody

Reviewed by: Alice Griffin
Buy now: www.amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 5/5
Overall verdict: A great book to get you started

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ECO BABY: A GREEN GUIDE TO PARENTING
By Sally J Hall

Reviewed by: Morag Peers
Buy now: www.amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 3.5/5
Overall verdict: This book covers all the eco-issues you could think of...

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AN UNFIT MOTHER
By Kate Cook with Lucy Wyndham-Read

Reviewed by: Susan Taylor
Buy now: www.amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 2.5/5
Overall verdict: Witty and laid back but unrealistic

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MOTHER AND BABY HEALTH: THE A-Z OF PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND BEYOND
By Yehudi Gordon

Reviewed by: Claire Lloyd
Buy now: www.rbooks.co.uk
Overall rating: 5/5
Overall verdict: If you only buy one book buy this one it will see you through pregnancy,birth and beyond

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Inspiring Women - How real women succeed in business
By Michelle Rosenberg

Reviewed by: Justina
Buy now: www.crimsonpublishing.co.uk
Overall rating: 3.5/5
Overall verdict: This gives a pretty real picture of what it takes to make it really big in business

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Positive pain
By Adele Stockton

Reviewed by: Carrie
Buy now: birthconsultancy.org/publications.php
Overall rating: 4.5/5
Overall verdict: Empowers mums to deal with their pregnancy and labour as nature intended

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Need to know? Pregnancy
By Harriet Sharkey

Reviewed by: Helen
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 4/5
Overall verdict: Packed with useful info!

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Need to know? Children's Parties, £9.99
By Sean Callery

Reviewed by: Linda
Buy now: HarperCollins
Overall rating: 5/5
Overall verdict: A very informative realistic read

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The Stork Club
By Imogen Edwardes-Jones, �5.99

Reviewed by: Morag Peers
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 4/5
Overall verdict: Great for anyone on the Infertility path

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Pregnancy Questions & Answers
By Dr Christopher Lees, DK £12.99

Reviewed by: Val McFadden
Buy now: www.dorlingkindersely.co.uk
Overall rating: 5/5
Overall verdict:One of the best practical books on pregnancy I've seen

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Baby and Child Questions and Answers
By Dorling Kindersley, �12.99

Reviewed by:Hannah Hiscock
Buy now: www.dorlingkindersely.co.uk
Overall rating: 3/5
Overall verdict: Worth considering if you only want to buy one book from birth to school!

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How to have a baby on Ebay
By Whiz Wharton, �12.99

Reviewed by: Morag Peers
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 3/5
Overall verdict: Even Ebay veterans may pick up a hint or two!

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The Insider's Guide to Pregnancy
By babyworld.co.uk, �7.99 inc P&P

Reviewed by: Joanne Gallacher
Buy now: babyworld.co.uk
Overall rating: 4/5
Overall verdict: A really useful book

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First-time parent
By Lucy Atkins, Collins �17.99

Reviewed by: Susan Taylor
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 4/5
Overall verdict: An instruction manual for new (and not so new!) parents.

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Baby Proofing your Marriage
By Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O'Neill & Julia Stone, Collins �6.59

Reviewed by: Linda
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 4/5
Overall verdict: This really is the Yin Yang of parenting manuels.

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Parenting for Dummies
By Helen Brown,Wiley, �9.89

Reviewed by: Kaye Lambert
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 5/5
Overall verdict: It's a great read for parents of all levels but particularly first timers

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The No-Cry Potty solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child to Say Goodbye to Nappies
By Elizabeth Pantley, �6.99

Reviewed by: Caroline Flakelar
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 5/5
Overall verdict: Wonderful - I won't be reading another potty training book.

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The Fabulous Mum's Handbook
By Grace Saunders, Century, �7.79

Reviewed by: Linda Todd
Buy now: Amazon.co.uk
Overall rating: 4/5
Overall verdict: If you want to put the yummy into being a mummy then definitely read this book!

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The Birth That's Right for You
By Amen Ness, M.D.; Lisa Gould Rubin,CD,CCE; Jackie Fredrick-Berner McGraw-Hill , �7.64

Reviewed by: Suzy Williams
Buy now: Brown stationers
Overall rating: 1.5/5
Overall verdict: If the book was relevant to the UK maternity system it would be a very good book.