# / Sticker activity book / 24 pages / Australia
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She's used up the more appealing options, so tried a vaguely seasonal one. It didn't do the trick, nor treat.
1989 / Ebook / 40 pages / USA
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Insubstantial prehistoric overview, cute cutouts or no.
1958 / Ebook / 64 pages / USA
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This vintage easy-reader kept her attention as it lumbered from one fun situation to the next. Why didn't my school have this?
James Dean, Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach / Train Trip / The Lost Tooth
2013-17 / Ebooks / 96 pages / USA
All semblance of Pete's original story and personality increasingly wear away, but at least your kids are learning to read. I had Bangers & Mash.
Yu-hsuan Huang, Sing Along With Me!: Happy Birthday / This Is the Way We Go to School
2016-18 / Library books / 24 pages / Taiwan
My instinct is to criticise a book that stretches a sixteen-word song across almost as many pages, but she finds these pleasing, and that's probably more important.
