Wednesday 6 November 2024

Babyliography CLXXXV

J. D. Green and Amy Zhing, 
_____ and the Magical Unicorn

2022 / Hardback / 30 pages

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A simpler alternative to commissioning a custom printing of your child's personalised storybook: just write their name on yourself in seamless biro! Though she preferred to make it about "Katie" instead. She's not used to first-hand books.


Caroline Green and Begona Corbalan, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Sit Sip Nap

2020 / School book / 16 pages

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The sad tale of a hypersomniac mother scalding herself with hot drinks as her unfeeling kids point and laugh.


Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Stick Man

2008 / School book / 32 pages

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It's only autumn, couldn't they wait a few weeks?


Termisa Seraphini and Sophie Robin, The Secret Lives of Unicorns

2019 / Library book / 64 pages

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Illustrations rather than photos clued her in to it possibly not being authentic zoology, but there were still good tips for wildlife spotting generally. Who knows?


Sam Hogan and Leo Antolini, Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 1 – The Secret Life of Cats

2020 / Library book / 12 pages

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She didn't mind doing an extracurricular school book. There were only about 10 words anyway, and most of those were "pat."