Sunday, 4 January 2026

Babyliography CCXXXII

Paul Sloane and Des MacHale, Great Lateral Thinking Puzzles

1994 / Ebook / 96 pages

****

Clever classics and ridiculous stretches, both types entertaining.


Zanna Davidson and Barbara Bongini, Fairy Ponies: Unicorn Prince

2014 / Hardback / 96 pages

**

Short-sightedly incompatible with the later Fairy Unicorns spin-off, but parallel evolution could explain it.


Linda Chapman and Biz Hull, My Secret Unicorn: The Magic Spell

2002 / Paperback / 128 pages

***

We started again after not getting far the first time. She already greedily wants more books advertised on the back of her six-book gift set, but we have to put the work in first.


Catherine Baker and Carl Morris, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Dragon Owner's Manual

2020 / School book / 24 pages

**

She picked up on the disconnect between what's being claimed vs what's actually being shown. She didn't find it funny, but she got it.


Linda Chapman and Biz Hull, My Secret Unicorn: Dreams Come True

2002 / Paperback / 128 pages

**

Backtracking from more recent secret unicorn friend series, it's clear those are copying these ones beat for beat, unless the debt goes further back. At least the cover art kept the other horse's identity ambiguous this time.