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This issue’s cover is from Lauren Child’s I Am NOT Sleepy and I WILL NOT Go to Bed. Lauren Child is interviewed by Joanna Carey. Thanks to Orchard Books for their help with this May cover.
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Read by Adjoa Andoh
A pleasingly varied collection of stories in which the mundane details of everyday life are nicely balanced with some special highpoints and excitements. Jarman's extended Afro-Caribbean family is well-constructed and Jessame's interaction with her grandparents and her cheery aunt is affectionate without being overly sentimental. Adjoa Andoh gives each of the characters a clear and warm personality and doesn't try to over-dramatise the highpoints of the stories so saving them from becoming falsely thrilling. Good value, too, as there are a lot of stories making it a very full tape.
