A riff on the popular "Twinkle Twinkle" nursery song that sends a little girl reeling after her star friend through space. Some of the illustrations are a little awkward, like the somewhat lumpy-looking horse in its stable, but others are gorgeous -- the two-page spread of the little girl swinging o...
In this book the English nursery rhyme is given a Christmas spin with illustrations to match. The illustrations are cute and I really can't find fault with the verses, but it's not an extraordinary book.
Aside from finding the wordplay, particularly early on, a bit much, this was a great mystery and an even better social satire. Works pretty well as a one-stop overview of South Africa post-2000....
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