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BfK No. 76 - September 1992

Cover Story
On the front of BfK this month is the cover for Raymond Briggs's new book, THE MAN (see Chris Powling's interview with Raymond Briggs in this issue). It was published by Julia MacRae in August and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.

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Pillow Talk - a book of poems

Roger McGough
 Steven Guarnaccia
(Puffin)
978-0140325041, RRP £5.99, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
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Roger McGough plays serious games with words in this splendid collection. He prises words apart then sets them up in new patterns that suddenly make something fresh, funny and unexpected - 'Tuna sandwiches' for instance is short, deceptively simple and incredibly clever. I read it with my class of Y6s and they wanted to try it too. I loved the alternative version of 'The Sun has got his hat on' - it could brighten up assembly no end. We explored the style of 'She thinks she's it' - brilliantly constructed, mind-numbingly difficult to do!

Reviewer: 
Pam Harwood
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