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BfK No. 140 - May 2003

Cover Story
This issue's cover illustration is from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's A Squash and a Squeeze. Julia Donaldson is interviewed by Lindsey Fraser. Thanks to Macmillan Children's Books for their help with this May cover.

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Pigface

Catherine Robinson
Illustrated by Sam Hearn
(Corgi Childrens)
112pp, 978-0552548601, RRP £3.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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'Pigface himself never complained about his nickname, so they assumed he didn't mind.' Noah, who is popular with the other children and a good footballer, always assumes that Pigface does not mind his treatment and life at school. But fate intervenes in the form of a chance accident, with the result that he starts to see life from a different viewpoint. Robinson does not leave things there with a simple resolution to the story, but rather chooses to weave different ideas into the plot thereby helping children to see that teasing can be a many sided affair. There is a wealth of material in the book that is open to discussion, and the simple but skilful illustrations by Hearn complement the text well.

Reviewer: 
Rudolf Loewenstein
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