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BfK No. 24 - January 1984

Cover Story
On our cover this issue we feature a double page spread from Going West by Martin Waddell and Philippe Dupasquier. (Andersen, 0 86264 052 0, £4.95). We are very grateful to Andersen for help in using this illustration.

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Market Mouse

Diane Wilmer
(Prentice Hall Press)
978-0582392496, RRP £0.75, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Playing Soldiers

Diane Wilmer
(Prentice Hall Press)
978-0582392533, RRP £0.75, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Felix the Cat

Diane Wilmer
(Prentice Hall Press)
978-0582392519, RRP £0.75, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Maxine's Piano

Chris Abuk
(Prentice Hall Press)
978-0582392502, RRP £0.75, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Dressing Up

Nicci Crowther
(Prentice Hall Press)
978-0582392526, RRP £0.75, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Fluff and Puff

J Zeissl
(Prentice Hall Press)
978-0582392540, RRP £0.75, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Although all the 'You and Me' books are based on the BBC series for the under fives, the quality of both text and illustrations of these brief tales is variable. The strongest in my view are Market Mouse and Felix the Cat: in the former, a timid mouse has a nasty surprise when she ventures forth one night, whilst Felix, a molly-coddled moggy, achieves his desired measure of independence and diet of fish by swapping places with Fenella from the fish and chip shop, in the latter. Both these titles claim to help the young listener in 'recognizing and practicing' a letter sound but happily this aspect of the books is unobtrusive.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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