Sunday, 5 January 2025

Babyliography CXCIV

Various, My Little Pony, Vol. 2: Smoothie-ing It Over

2023 / Library book / 120 pages

**

Brony-baiting lore interrupted by lessons in empathy. She mainly enjoys spotting Amy Mebberson's art.


Heather Amery and Stephen Cartwright, Usborne Farmyard Tales: The Hungry Donkey

1990 (updated 2017) / Library book / 32 pages

**

Another boring story salvaged by educational activities.


Emma Adams and Katy Halford, Unicorn and the Rainbow Poop Save Christmas

2021 / Library book / 32 pages

*

I was worried the book was constipated, but it delivered at the end.


Unknown, Peppa Pig: George's Birthday

School book

**

Y'know.


Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Sam Rudd, Little People, Big Dreams: Helen Keller

2022 / Library book / 32 pages

***

She picked out a Princess Diana one that I was worried to be too sad, so I recommended this cheery one about a deafblind girl instead.

Friday, 3 January 2025

Babyliography CXCIII

Fiona Undrill and Jon Stuart, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Tick Tock and Mick

2021 / School book / 16 pages

***

Introducing contrasts via awkwardly adding not to sentences. She accidentally abbreviated one "can not" to "can't," don't get ahead of yourself.


Nancy Tafuri, The Donkey's Christmas Song

2006 / Library book / 32 pages

**

Baby Jesus chuckles at ass noises. She read the simpler words, helped a little by all the repetition.


Various, My Little Pony: Adventures in Friendship, Volume 2

2013-14 (collected 2015) / Hardback / 76 pages

***

Not bad for repackaged filler compilations. Better than those Turtles videos themed around a character, but that's not the highest bar.


Ben Clanton, Narwhal's Sweet Tooth: A Narwhal and Jelly Book

2024 / Library book / 64 pages

***

One of the funnier ones and more good lessons.


Jamie Smart, Max & Chaffy: The Cupcake Mystery

2023 / Library book / 128 pages

***

Extremely cute little mystery broken up by some easy rounds of Where's the Disembodied Rabbit Head Thing?