The Topsy-Turvies
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This issue's cover is from Lynne Reid Banks' novel Angela and Diabola, discussed by Stephanie Nettell. The artwork is by Klaus Verplanke. Thanks to HarperCollins for their help in producing this September cover.
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The Topsy-Turvies
Illustrated by Keren Ludlow
The Topsy-Turvy family live an upside-down life in the midst of '60s-style suburbia - they sleep in the kitchen, get up at midnight, and dress in their pyjamas before dining in the master bedroom. One day their neighbour, Mrs Plum, asks them to baby-sit and they have a busy time making her (rather more conventionally arranged) house 'lovely for her' ... Nursery/Infant children will enjoy searching the pictures for examples of Topsy-Turvy life, though less-experienced sharers may need some explanation. There is lots to laugh at here and the book also provides good material for discussion of convention and difference.
