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BfK No. 112 - September 1998

Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from Nicola Bayley’s latest title, The Necessary Cat (© Nicola Bayley 1998). Nicola Bayley is interviewed by Joanna Carey. Thanks to Walker Books for their help in producing this September cover.

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Elmer

David McKee
(Red Fox)
32pp, BIG BOOK, 978-0099265283, RRP £12.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
Buy "Elmer: The Story of a Patchwork Elephant (Big Book)" on Amazon

McKee's classic celebration of difference in big book format is a cause for celebration in itself: what more could one ask? Well, it depends what you expect the book to do. If you want a whole class to be able to read the print then you will be disappointed as it is far too small. However, there are plenty of other ways of sharing and enjoying this enlarged version story of what must surely be a favourite character of almost every young child I know.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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