Monday 6 March 2023

Babyliography CXII

Julia Donaldson and Anna Currey, Rosie's Hat

2005 / Preschool book / 32 pages / UK

***

Sweet story, nice drawings. The growing-up montage didn't make me tear up without jaunty music.


Unknown, Peppa Pig: Goodnight Peppa

2017 / Library book / 30 pages / UK

**

Just another episode in print, but a convenient theme.


Amanda Brandon and Mike Byrne, Unicorn Training: A Story About Patience and the Love for a Pet

2019 / Library book / 24 pages / UK

**

'Lisa's Pony' via 'Bart's Dog Gets an F.'


Jeanne Willis and Ross Collins, Alice Through the Looking-Glass

2022 / Library book / 40 pages / UK

***

Their first rhyming retelling was one of the first longer books she sat through when barely two, so the sequel was a long time coming in toddler years.


Adam Hargreaves, Mr. Men on Holiday

2015 / Library book / 40 pages / UK

*

Some very similar Mr. Men (and Little Miss, sexist) go on holiday together, maximising the laziness of the crossover spin-off.