Babyliography CCXI

Liz Miles and Rupert van Wyk, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: The Hopper

2019 / School book / 16 pages

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Assuming this wasn't just adapted from a proper book, they put more effort into making it distinctively quirky than necessary, kudos.

Ann M. Martin and Gabriela Epstein, The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the New Girl

2021 / Library book / 176 pages

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Imbibing more vicarious life lessons for future application. She can't get enough of illustrated tween realism.

Quentin Blake, Mrs Armitage on Wheels

1987 / School book / 32 pages

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Long-winded, but at least it has a punchline.

Roald Dahl and Rachel Godfrey, Ladybird Readers: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2021 / Library book / 64 pages

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Doesn't sanitise, but does abridge all the life out of it.

Jake Banfield, Show Me Cool Magic

2019 / Library book / 112 pages

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Nicely presented, if mostly crap. TikTok audiences don't have the highest standards.