The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
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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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Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Even a £30 bribe does not seem much for taking on the responsibility of looking after a totally untrained, mad-head dog, aptly named Streaker. Add to this a hot-headed bet that Trevor will train the mutt before two weeks is out and you have an eventful tale that should prove a quick absorbing read for newly fledged readers. The details of the wager lend useful suspense and the narrator's amusing asides provide an identifiable dimension to the characters.
