Babyliography CCXXXIV

Unknown, Eye Twisters: The Science and Magic of Optical Illusions

2025 / Library book / 96 pages

***

A nice, if repetitive assortment of headache-inducing patterns and art. She isn't scared of ol' fruit-face any more.

Kate Scott and Ashley Stewart, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Let's Pretend!

2019 / School book / 24 pages

**

She's doing well with her reading, apart from repeatedly calling Dev "Dave" like some kind of Trigger.

Various, The Powerpuff Girls Classics, Vol 2: Power Up

2000-01 (published 2013) / Paperback / 140 pages

****

As delightfully silly as the cartoon, but we get to take our time savouring it. It's a shame this was the only comic volume I could find that wasn't crazily expensive.

Dana Simpson, Unicorn for a Day: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

Collected 2023 / Paperback / 176 pages

***

I may have overreacted to this volume breaking the pattern of the spine art if it was actually being clever and that is Phoebe after all, but I'm not going to give it credit when it flagrantly reprints some strips from as recently as the previous book.

Catherine Baker and Elissambura, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Iris's Wild Ride

2020 / School book / 24 pages

*

Today's sound is 'I,' so naturally they made it an alpaca.