Papa, please get the moon for me
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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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Papa, please get the moon for me
This is an old favourite reissued with novelty flaps and pop ups which work well, are robust enough not to up the anxiety levels of teachers or parents and are supportive of the text rather than a superficial gimmick. Carle's story of the little girl whose father does fetch her the moon is an interesting mix of fantasy and reality that appealed from Nursery to Year Two. (Note to teachers - with Year Two this book provided us with a copybook 'planned assessment' situation - where were the OFSTED Inspectors then?)
