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Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (view source)
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|summary=A smartly produced blend of words and numbers. Everything ticks the right boxes, except for the fact that the target audience isn't entirely clear. Those who love it will love it above all else, but there are many people that it won't click with.
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''Wumbers'' mixes - as you might have guessed - words and numbers. Think text speak that doesn't horrify stuffy parents. Each page takes in a different scene, with a speech bubble along the lines of ''Look at his 2can ta2!"" '' It takes a little bit of decoding for its young readers (and rapidly ageing reviewers) but look upon it as a bit of a game, and it's good fun.
I absolutely loved [[:Category:Amy Krouse Rosenthal|Amy Krouse Rosenthal's]] and [[Category:Tom Lichtenheld|Tom Lich10held's]] previous book, [[Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld|Duck! Rabbit!]], and was very excited by what they'd produce (or rather, cre8) next. I enjoyed it personally, but I'm unsure who'll best appreci8 it. The youngest readers, who'd usually have such picture books, won't realise that there's anything different, apart from less plot and a slightly more stilted reading. Newly confident readers will be taken back to the time when books were more of a struggle to read for them, and I'm not sure they'll really want to be. The older and more able the readers get, the less they'll be happy with the lack of plot. Somewhere, there's some1 who'll absolutely adore it!