Charlie the Champion Traveller
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Cover Story
The cover of this issue is a design incorporating illustrations from four books illustrated by the subject of our Authorgraph, Ian Beck. The top left illustration is from Five Little Ducks (Orchard), the top right from Poppy and Pip's Picnic (to be published Autumn '97 by HarperCollins), the bottom left from The Owl and the Pussy-cat (Transworld) and the bottom right from Home Before Dark (to be published September '97 by Scholastic). Ian Beck's Picture Book (Hippo) is reviewed in this issue.
Beck talks to BfK's interviewer, Julia Eccleshare, also in this issue. His distinctive decorative style with its sensitive pen line and cross hatching has a nostalgic but sometimes also a surreal quality - he describes it as 'a look that is floating, strong and wistful all at the same time'.
Thanks to Orchard, HarperCollins, Transworld and Scholastic for their help in producing this composite cover.
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Charlie the Champion Traveller
Illustrated by Philippe Dupasquier
Charlie lands himself in deep mire by not admitting that he has never had a holiday. When his teacher calls for a talk on MY BEST HOLIDAY EVER he thinks he can rely on guile and cunning - not so! Then Uncle Chris rescues him with a trip to a farm and so too, in a way, does a burglar. Charlie is a likeable little rogue and deserves some sympathy; despite his failings his tale ends with virtue rewarded. Early readers will benefit from the assured delivery. The excellent illustrations should help them to achieve enjoyment and comprehension of the twists in the tale.
