Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson (Titan Books, £8.99)
WHERE would you find the bizarre tale of a young man flushing baby alligators down the loo in the hope they return mutated by radioactive pollution from a nearby nuclear reactor?
Or a madcap story entitled "All's veldt that ends veldt" involving a toddler throwing her dummy at a gorilla's nose?
In the Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson, of course.
Such strange adventures will be familiar fare to viewers of the popular TV series.
This collection of comic capers will appeal to the show's legion of fans - which are said to number five million per episode in this country alone.
Once derided, comics and graphic novels are now recognised as useful tools in the battle to encourage reluctant readers to pick up a book. If the Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson doesn't help, nothing will.
Jim Collins
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