1963 / Library book / 64 pages / USA
***
Fox on Socks is the current favourite in her own collection, but this more age-appropriate and educational take didn't amuse. Probably because it didn't obviously vex me in the same way, or because it was educational.
1978 / Library book / 34 pages / UK
***
Sequential nursery rhyme hide and seek that kept her interest. The gun-toting bear family and child endangerment should have been a clue to its vintage.
2018 / Library book / 22 pages / UK/Poland
**
She liked the animal cover. I may have skipped over the paranormal and apocalyptic stuff and made it a pleasant zoological cruise instead. She's two.
2004 / Library book / 32 pages / Australia
****
The anticipation sees it through and the variety and background extras lend it to re-reads. Nice to get some ovine representation too.
2019 / Library book / 18 pages / UK
***
More well-received potty propaganda, but being in public meant there was no interactive benefit, and by the time we got home, any enthusiasm had trickled away. A shame, as the aesthetic choices and indoctrinating cheers might have helped.
Update: Memories and re-reading did help in getting her into pants. For lack of a button at home, she presses me to get the hooray.
