Making friends with Frankenstein vs The bad child's book of beasts: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Humorous poetry, Humorous poetry, English Nonsense verses, Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, English poetry

Cover of Making friends with Frankenstein

Making friends with Frankenstein Colin McNaughton · 1993 ★★★★☆ 3.9 90 pages · ≈ 1 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The bad child's book of beasts

The bad child's book of beasts Hilaire Belloc · 1875 ★★★★☆ 3.7 47 pages · ≈ 52 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The bad child's book of beasts is the easier read (Moderate), Making friends with Frankenstein more demanding (Challenging).

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