concise versions of children's favorites: Pat the Bunny

Two children, Paul and Judy, live in a world where many basic words are exactly one vowel off: pat for pet, mummy for mommy. Almost certainly they would point skyward at an aeroplane passing by, before going inside to listen to Churchill's programme on the wireless. Father is a remote figure seen only during his morning toilette.

(The book's comb binding will appeal to fans of quarterly sales reports and technical manuals.)

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  1. SRROctober 15, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    I want to see a picture of this book, please.

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  2. ColinOctober 16, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Our copy has been loved to death, but I'll see if I can't wrangle something.

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