A 1001 CBYMRBYGU.Everything Burglar Bill has is stolen. His entire house is filled with stolen things. One day, while out stealing, Burglar Bill accidentally discovers a baby. He plays with the baby all day, and then takes the baby home with him. One day, someone decides to steal from Burglar Bill. ...
This collection of short poems lacks the charm of Ahlberg's collaborations with his wife Janet, both textually and visually. It's okay, but that's all. Kind of...pointless. It would be all right for small kids being newly introduced to poetry, but not as good as other earlier Ahlberg books. Furtherm...
This is a book that I would have overlooked all together if not for my daughter picking it out on her own. I'm just not generally drawn to this style of illustration. And truth be told the whole thing looks and reads like an eight to ten year old put it together. But that doesn't make it any less...
E for effort. I love the idea here - an 'I spy' set up where the child searches for familiar characters (Mother Hubbard, Cinderella, etc). I just wasn't wowed by the execution. First, the rhyming is a bit shaky in spots. Second, I know I'm a bit (okay a lot) of a snob when it comes to illustratio...
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