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Big Brother, Little Brother

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BfK No. 119 - November 1999

Cover Story
This issue's cover is from Patrick Benson's new picture book, The Sea-Thing Child by Russell Hoban. Patrick Benson is interviewed by Joanna Carey. Thanks to Walker Books for their help in producing this November cover.

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Big Brother, Little Brother

Penny Dale
(Walker Books Ltd)
32pp, 978-0744569537, RRP £4.99, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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A gentle book about the affectionate relationship between two small brothers, with its ups and downs. Dale's beautiful drawings depict everyday events in their lives with Big Brother instinctively understanding Little Brother's unspoken needs. The eye contact between the two is carefully drawn, the parents being in the background, not taking active parts in the story. When brotherly love does not run smooth, then it is the turn of Little Brother to set things right. A sensitively crafted book which could become a favourite bedtime story with very young children, but would appeal to school age children too.

Reviewer: 
Gwynneth Bailey
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