Have you seen this? ACK!
Little Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice - a Baby Litboard book is a new counting primer by Gibbs Smith Publishers. Written by Jennifer Adams with art by Alison Oliver, there is also a Romeo & Juliet version, and I believe a plan for more. And it is too stinkin' cute for words.
I read a few comments by some outraged purists who find it offensive to dumb down the classics for toddlers. And while I completely understand that much of the appeal is geared toward women like me who love the cleverness and cute illustrations, I don't care! File this under: I wish I'd thought of it! What do you think? All I know is Evie read it with me, then quickly squirreled it away in her bedroom instead of putting it in our "common" book pile in the family room. Hrumph.
The End.
Oh, and congrats Jude! You've won a copy of Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. Stay tuned tomorrow for another giveaway when I review the book Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd.
