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We love Justine Avery here at Bookbag. Her books are always positive: full of sunshine and joy and often, as here, aiming to inject some fun into areas of childhood and parenting that aren't always full of it. They encourage both children and parents alike and they promote the sharing of books, which is always a good thing.  So we don't like to sound a critical note at all. But a review's a review and it's important to be honest and so we have to say that ''You Can't Wear Panties!'' isn't our favourite. There's nothing ''wrong'' with it - it aims to celebrate the right of passage from nappies and pull-ups to proper big girl pants; the text is fun for mum and daughter to chant together; the illustrations are lively and attractive with lots of detail to point out. It just lacks some spark somehow, and the subject feels a little bit thin.