Alison Inches

My daughter was a toddler shortly after the Clifford animated series debuted on PBS so we've accumulated a lot of books tied into that show. This one has Alison Inches and Robbin Cuddy making a reader out of "An Itchy Patch" (Season 1, Episode 7, September 12, 2000, original television script by Anne-Marie Perrotta and Tean Schultz).

Clifford has an itch, but he'd rather keep trying various ways to scratch it than go to the veterinarian to see what's causing it. It's a dull but decent story show more addressing anxiety about visiting the doctor. show less

The Starring Barbie series follows Barbie as she takes on different film roles. To begin with - I hate the format - at the start of each book, Barbie addresses the audience and it irritated me. But it's not just that - this whole series is too simplistic even for a picture book. It's all tell with little show and it makes for a very stilted read. A Dream Come True is probably the worst of the series. Super Spy is probably the best - I enjoyed the drawings of Barbie in her hover boots. show more Picture books are hard to rate when you're not the target audience and I can be forgiving with the rating, but frankly there's better Barbie series out there. I would give it 1 star, but I can't even see kids giving it more than 2. show less

The Starring Barbie series follows Barbie as she takes on different film roles. To begin with - I hate the format - at the start of each book, Barbie addresses the audience and it irritated me. But it's not just that - this whole series is too simplistic even for a picture book. It's all tell with little show and it makes for a very stilted read. A Dream Come True is probably the worst of the series. Super Spy is probably the best - I enjoyed the drawings of Barbie in her hover boots. show more Picture books are hard to rate when you're not the target audience and I can be forgiving with the rating, but frankly there's better Barbie series out there. I would give it 1 star, but I can't even see kids giving it more than 2. show less

The sketches in here are interesting, but I think this is most valuable as a history of (and some information on the projects of) Jim Henson before The Muppet Show. I wasn't aware of everything he did, and details of some of these projects are fascinating.