Postman Pat and the Mystery Thief ¦ Postman Pat's Treasure Hunt ¦ Postman Pat's Secret ¦ Postman Pat's Rainy Day
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Cover Story
On our cover this issue we feature an illustration by Charles Keeping from Beowulf (OUP, 0 19 279770 0, £4.50), a new picture book version for 9-13s of the Anglo-Saxon hero tale. The story is retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland. We are most grateful to Oxford University Press for their help in using this illustration.
Postman Pat and the Mystery Thief
Illustrated by Celia Berridge
Postman Pat's Treasure Hunt
Illustrated by Celia Berridge
Postman Pat's Secret
Illustrated by Celia Berridge
Postman Pat's Rainy Day
Illustrated by Celia Berridge
These books will undoubtedly be very popular with the many pre-schoolers who have been following the adventures of Postman Pat and his black and white cat and the other residents of Greendale on BBC TV. I am glad that real illustrations, and excellent ones at that, have been used rather than stills from the TV series; they give the stories far more character somehow, have a naiveté that is just right for them and provide plenty for young children to look at whilst listening to the competently written tales being read.


