Monday, 2 November 2026

Babyliography CCLV

Hawys Morgan and Ludovic Salle, Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: The Great Fire of London

2020 / School book / 24 pages

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She has to read these three times at home (after the school sessions), so I advised she read the sad last chapter three times in a row to spare her feelings the rest of the week.


Javi De Castro, The Spectacular Space Loop

2026 / Library book / 64 pages

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Making a dual narrative out of optical illusions was a bold move, and a few of the objects don't even look uncannily like upside-down faces.


Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Ana Albero, Little People, Big Dreams: Louis Braille

2025 / Library book / 32 pages

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She usually picks these out and doesn't bother to read them, but I knew the combo of disability and secret code would hook her.


Jane Bingham, Fiona Chandler and artists, The Usborne Illustrated English Dictionary & Thesaurus

2010 / Paperback / 448 pages

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Does this dad know how to buy fun birthday presents or what?


Neill Cameron, Donut Squad: Take Over the World!

2025 / Paperback / 208 pages

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Not as funny as the second book, whether due to the slow burn or repetition getting old in reverse, but the dangerously saccharine Sweetums was a hit and she was inspired to draw her own.