Magic Betsey
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This issue's cover is a photograph of Anne Frank whose diary is discussed by Michael Rosen fifty years after its first publication. Following the arrest of the Frank family and their companions, the secret annex in Amsterdam where they had been in hiding was locked up and everybody forbidden to enter it, since Jewish possessions became Nazi property and were carted away. Before this happened, the young woman, Miep Gies, who had provided those in hiding with food and who had a second key to the annex, risked herself once more by entering it. Miep retrieved Anne's diary from the devastation together with the Frank family photograph album.
Thanks to Penguin Children's Books for help in reproducing this cover.
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Magic Betsey
Illustrated by Lis Toft
If you are involved with children between five and seven and they have not met Betsey Biggalow yet, then introduce her. There are four Betsey Biggalow titles set in the Caribbean and this is the new one in paperback. Betsy thinks she is no good at running; wants to buy a new blouse to go to the party rather than a present for her best friend's birthday; and has an older brother and sister who always know what is best, until they lose her in a crowded market. Not too hard for new solo readers and easy to listen to, this is a welcome addition to the series.
