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BfK No. 19 - March 1983

Cover Book
On our cover this issue we feature The Chicken Book by Garth Williams. (See feature on p. 21 for details).  We are grateful to Patrick Hardy Books for help in using this picture.

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Jeffy the Burglar's Cat

Ursula Moray Williams
 David McKee
(Puffin Books)
978-0140314939, RRP £3.50, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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A witty, absorbing story for eight-ups from one of our best writers. Jeffy is conscience-striken by the antics of his mistress, Miss Amity and her accomplice, Little Lew. Beautifully-crafted humour, the root of which is often the incongruous (the lovely old lady is really a criminal on the prowl). The stowaway trip to a tropical island is cleverly managed and there are some superb minor characters, including an overwhelmed Bishop. McKee's cover and pictures are a bonus, matching gloriously Miss Moray Williams' ironic, understated fun. One for the class storytime --- and you'll need some for the bookshop. (Gobbolino and The Little Wooden Horse from the same writer are still in Young Puffin).

Reviewer: 
Colin Mills
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