Frog is a Hero; Frog and the Wide World; Frog is Frog; Frog and the Stranger
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Cover Story
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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Frog is a Hero
Frog and the Wide World
Frog is Frog
Frog and the Stranger
I love these stories and the way they tackle important issues, so it is pleasing to see dual language versions of them appearing. However, it has to be said some look better than others as dual language texts, chiefly because of the length of text on each page. Frog is a Hero (English/Bengali) comes out best with both scripts looking less crowded and having equal weighting. To distinguish between two languages using roman script, the Somali and Albanian texts are printed larger and bolder than the English they precede. As each illustration in these two titles is framed in a rectangular border, I can't help wishing each language were printed above and below a centralised illustration.
