The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories
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Cover Story
Our cover this month features Asterix. To mark the 25th anniversary of Asterix in Britain, Hodder &Stoughton are giving the books a brand new look and releasing two omnibus editions. We are most grateful to Hodder & Stoughton for their help in using this illustration by Albert Uderzo.
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Juliet Stevenson
Roger McGough
Eric Carle's classic caterpiller story still sells 100,000 copies every year in the UK and now it's on audio and video. These five stories have a charm which the presentation enhances. Iain Harvey wrote the music for this and for The Snowman and Father Christmas. It rises stirringly when the butterfly emerges and when the cricket finally manages to produce his telephone-ring cricket noise. The insect sounds are clear and bright and the narrators are well chosen, capturing the wistful nature of the stories which include Monica, who wanted the moon, and the Confused Chameleon.