Peas in a Pod
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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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Peas in a Pod
Illustrated by Peter Bailey
Lily and Jo may seem as alike as peas in a pod, but there are two years between them and they are decidedly different in character. So when Stella, who has baby-sat for them for years, decides to get married, the question of bridesmaids arises. How this affects each child over the course of the story is sensitively related by Geras, who deals well with the world of hopes and disappointments that young children experience. Bailey's illustrations complement the book in a way that will make it easily accessible to the starting out reader.
