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Avocado BabyJohn Burningham
Avocado Baby
by John Burningham
The Hargraves' weak baby will not eat, until an avocado turns up in the fruit bowl and the baby becomes strong enough to throw burglars out of the house.
A story about children and families, funny and strange in tone. We would put it with children of 3–6, and at a reading age of about 5 for reading alone.
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