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BfK No. 40 - September 1986

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Our cover picture, by Aliki, is taken from How a Book is Made (0 370 31003 9, £6.95). We are grateful for help from the Bodley Head in using this illustration.

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A Book of Pig Tales

 David McKee
 Rosemary Debnam
(Red Fox)
978-0099437000, RRP £1.95, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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A generous helping of poems and stories ranging from Jacobs' 'Three Little Pigs' to a very snappy modern story by Linda Allen. In between, there are some gems: Lewis Carroll's 'Pig Tale'; Hans Christian Andersen; Alison Uttley (delightful). I enjoyed the extract from Charlotte's Web and hope it will leads sevens and eights to the original. The compiler skillfully balances and contrasts ensuring that this is no rag-bag. Still, there's a nice sense of serendipity to it. Mckee's pictures are integral and funny, as always. I'll share this a lot with sixes to nines and encourage them to make their own collections.

Reviewer: 
Colin Mills
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