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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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The Buttercup Buskers Rainy Day

Chris Callery
 Margaret Chamberlain
(Macmillan Children's Books)
978-0330280761, RRP £0.95, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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With its jolly illustrations and relatively short text about a Father Christmas like character, Snowy, and his mobile menagerie of small pets, this book looks, at first glance, like a good bet for learner readers. However, I must confess that the story didn't really inspire me and I found some of the line breaks in the text enough to disconcert even an adult reader. I imagine the success of the book will depend on how well received is the ITV series featuring the same characters.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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