![]() ![]() This book is a pretty clean book, but honestly, it’s so devoid of value that I’d advise skipping it altogether. As far as I’m concerned, it could have remained out of print and forgotten, and it wouldn’t have been any loss. It’s not well-written, it’s not clever, it’s just a bunch of random strange things happening for no apparent reason to characters that are neither likeable nor interesting. I’m not sure I can adequately explain the difference, but I know it when I see it-and this book is just stupid. In childrens’ literature, there is a very important difference between silly books and stupid books. ![]() Sometimes the bathtub flies out the window, sometimes grape soda comes out of the faucet, sometimes the kids in the mirror come out to play… It seemed like a promising idea, and I am almost always a fan of vintage kids’ books coming back into print! So I expected to really like this one… but I didn’t. Pudgins, the extraordinary babysitter, always seems to make crazy things happen when he smokes his pipe. This book sounded like it would be charming and fun: Mr. ![]()
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