Benny And Babe is another book that was recommended to me by a flatmate. We did a big book-pile swap of things we each thought the other should read, and I've been slotting them in where I have time. It's about a young boy, Bernard (Benny), who is out in the country with his family, visiting his grandfather, when he runs afoul of local tomboy Babe. After a few initial scraps, they come to the conclusion that they could do pretty well together in Babe's scheme of selling washed-up baits back to tourists for spending money. Unfortunately, the duo is challenged by another local for their bait-collecting rights, leading to various comedic mishaps.
Quite a feel-good adventure with a fairly standard plotline. I enjoyed reading it because it reminded me a lot of several of my old kids-adventure style books, but it was one that I hadn't read before - whereas a lot of my own ones have been read and reread multiple times. It was also a nice change to read something non-fantasy. As much as I love my bizarre worlds and extreme changes, it's nice to switch it up a little sometimes, and read something based closer to home.
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