The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories
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Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Book of the Banshee by Anne Fine (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Hamish Hamilton and we thank them for their help in using Derek Brazell's illustration.
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Carole Boyd
Typical Joan Aiken magic: highly original ideas with vigorous, descriptive language. There's a bath full of spiders which all turn into handsome men when rescued; young Queen Christina whose hair screams and screams after she cuts off her cat's whiskers; and the key-shaped leaf that fits the lock in the goblin's stomach and makes dreams come true. Carole Boyd is a warm, accomplished reader and her varied tones and the bars of carefully interspersed, complementary music enhance this quality cassette.