Loudmouth Louis
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This issue’s cover is from Jane Hissey’s Old Bear’s All-Together Painting. Jane Hissey writes about her approach to illustration in this issue's Windows into Illustration. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help with this July cover.
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Loudmouth Louis
Read by Stephen Thorne
Anne Fine's sharp storytelling is at its best in Loudmouth Louis and Stephen Thorne's reading captures the tone exactly. Louis's constant talking impedes everyone in the class but no one knows how to keep him quiet. It's only when all the other fund raising ideas are taken that the idea of sponsoring Louis to remain silent for the day takes off. Fine paces the predictable and unexpected bonuses perfectly, particularly Louis's own dawning awareness of the advantages that silence brings him. Her understated humour entertains effortlessly.
