Alone in the Woods
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This issue’s cover illustration by Fangorn is taken from Brian Jacques’ Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson, 0 09 176877 2, £12.99), the thirteenth title in the internationally best-selling Redwall series. Salamandastron, the ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from Ungatt Trunn, an enemy whose power would seem to be absolute and whose evil knows no bounds. The only hope for survival is the badger Lord Brocktree who is drawn to the fortress by an undeniable sense of destiny. Brian Jacques' masterful storytelling as always spins a web of high adventure that will enthral the reader from the first page to the last. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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Alone in the Woods
What looks at first like a rather disappointing trip to Windy Hill for Teddy when he accompanies Lily and Mum on their picnic proves to be anything but. Left on guard while the humans fly one kite, Ted soon finds the other one flying him... above the clouds, past aeroplanes and right into the middle of a real teddy bears' picnic. Then, replete with jelly and honey buns, a somewhat heavier Teddy is relaunched arriving back where he started. And, everything is just as Lily and Mum left it - so it seems - when they return. Readers know otherwise and that is the fun. Beck's characteristically idyllic watercolour scenes with their blend of nostalgia and fantasy are as delightfully dreamy as ever. Readers of Teddy's previous two adventures will be captivated and he will doubtless win many new friends.
