Strawberry Drums
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This issue’s cover is from Nicola Bayley’s latest title, The Necessary Cat (© Nicola Bayley 1998). Nicola Bayley is interviewed by Joanna Carey. Thanks to Walker Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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Strawberry Drums
Illustrated by Frances Lloyd
'Listen to the music of the poem' says Adrian Mitchell, compiler of this welcome reprint (first published in 1989). From the opening bars of John Agard's 'Who is de girl?', with pieces by the likes of McGough, Edwin Morgan, Blake and George Barker, through to the Navajo Indian 'Nightway' finale, his invitation is hard to resist. Equally irresistible is hard to resist. Equally irresistible is his invitation to compose. Additional inspiration is provided by the illustrations built up in overlaid blocks of airbrush colour which have a liveliness and movement of their own.
