How to Conker the World
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This issue's cover illustration is from Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Sheffler. Axel Scheffler is interviewed by Martin Salisbury. Thanks to Macmillan Children's Books for their help with this November cover.
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How to Conker the World
Illustrated by Paul Parks
What would you do if you were a teacher and a conker flew off its string and hit you in the neck? Miss Jones makes Seb find or make up a list of twenty uses of conkers that do not involve being whirled around on a string. For any other child, it may have been a fitting punishment, but for Seb it is an open invitation to let his creativity run wild, with results that will have children turning pages fast to see what happens next. The slapstick element in the story will appeal to a lot of children, reluctant readers included.
