Tuesday, 19 April 2022

Babyliography XXXVI

Unknown, Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Jigsaw Book

2017 / Jigsaw puzzle book / 8 pages / UK

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She likes doing jigsaws before bed, she likes Thomas at the moment, and this was £1 in a charity shop, so there's nothing to complain about, really. Apart from the lack of visual variety, but I suppose that's a realistic simulacrum of train life.


Marion Billet, Listen to the Music by Mozart

2021 / Library book / 14 pages / UK

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Expose your baby to the magic mind-expanding programming of Mozart and see how they fare with the occasionally weird questions that are there because there had to be some text. Noisy books are her favourites, but even she didn't see the point of this one.


David Melling, Smile with Splosh!

2019 / Library book / 24 pages / UK

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A sensitive duck and his colour-coded mates go for an emotional picnic. It probably takes the familiarity of re-reading to empathise.


Anna Milbourne and Simona Dimitri, Peep Inside the Forest

2019 / Library book / 14 pages / UK/Italy

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Getting a bit more advanced with ecology than what animal's hiding in the tree, but the education bored her. Inception-style layered flaps haven't been a  novelty since Oh Dear!


Unknown, Peppa Pig: Peppa's Zoo Adventure – A push-and-pull adventure

2021 / Library book / 8 pages / UK

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Barely any thought went into these flaps and levers, which generally just widen the picture or make something move a bit. If you're going to nick a gimmick, at least be interesting.