Monday 27 June 2022

Babyliography XLIX

Unknown, Peppa Pig: Peppa's Play Date / Easter Egg Hunt / Etc.

2020 / Library book / 16 pages / UK

*

A breed of novelisations that vary unrecognisably from the episodes and are worse, for inexplicable reasons.


Camilla Reid and Ingela P. Arrhenius, Peekaboo Moon

2021 / Library book / 10 pages / UK/Sweden

**

The inevitable counterpart to Sun, the topic is disappointingly bedtime rather than astronomy.


Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, Alan the Bear: Party Time – A Lift-the-Flap Book

2019 / Library book / 12 pages / UK

***

The silly bear with the arbitrary name is quite fun as far as flap book mascots go.


Unknown, Thomas & Friends Super Library

2014 / Box set / 60 pages / UK

**

We didn't really need another of these, and there was even a missing book / jigsaw piece, but we're not pursuing minimalist efficiency. I never cared for Toby anyway.


Amber Lily and Maaike Boot, Seek and Find Little Unicorn: Baby's first lift-the-flap book

2022 / Library book / 10 pages / UK/Netherlands

*

It's not the book's fault that she's too big for it, but its assortment of girly stuff is a bit desperate.