Rude Rabbit ¦ Crazy Cow
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The anarchic hero of many daring adventures, William, as depicted on our cover by Thomas Henry in one of his effective, humorous pen and ink illustrations, is now a period piece. A William de nos jours illustrated by Tony Ross and aimed at a younger audience stands alongside him. This new William will be featured in adaptations of the stories by Martin Jarvis. Richmal Crompton, author of the William books, is the subject of this issue's Authorgraph. Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Books for their help with this November cover.
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Rude Rabbit
Crazy Cow
The Hawkins' new animal series has four unforgettable characters - Daft Dog, Greedy Goat, Crazy Cow and Rude Rabbit who dip in and out of each other's books delightfully, each one being carefully and wittily crafted. Six and seven year olds hugely enjoy Rabbit's blatant rudeness, graphically explicit, in Rude Rabbit as he burps, pulls faces, pushes and shoves, and makes the most appalling personal comments. They understand why no-one likes him...
The cow in Crazy Cow finds school work impossibly hard, but she is a talented gymnast who tightropes along the washing line, swings round the TV aerial then bungee jumps off the roof. 'What will she dooo?' moos Mrs Cow as Crazy Cow leaves home to seek her fortune. What indeed!
Full of energy and enthusiasm, these books' clear and detailed pictures tell lots of jokes. In Crazy Cow, the text reads aloud very well, the words 'somersaults, handsprings, hand-stands, tumble turns and back flips' appealing greatly to children attempting more challenging texts for themselves. This series has much to offer.
