The ideal Christmas present for a vet to give a child has just landed on my desk.

It's the Amazing ABC Adventure by Lorna Maxwell, out now in paperback from Long Barn Books and available on Amazon here.

Each letter of the alphabet begins an eclectic list of things to be found within a delightful illustration on the facing page. There's a strong animal theme throughout the book: everything from annoyed armadillos and affectionate alligators to worried wombats and yodelling yaks.

One of those books that it's a pleasure to read a child before bed. A steal at £5.79.

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