Ox-Cart Man
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Cover Story
On our cover this month we feature an illustration from The Swineherd, a picture book version of the Andersen fairy tale by artist Lisbeth Zwerger. (Neugebauer Press, 0 907234 127, £3.95 from A. and C. Black). We are grateful to A. and C. Black for help in using this illustration. The roundel used on the Hans Andersen pages is from the wood engraving by Gwen Raverat for Four Tales, translated by R. P. Keigwin, C.U.P. (1935). It and the Punch cartoon on page 16 appear in Brian Alderson's pamphlet Hans Christian Andersen and his Eventyr in England.
Ox-Cart Man
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
Set in 19th century rural New England, this award winning picture book from The States gives a fascinating glimpse of a farmer's year in a byegone age and shows how a whole family is involved in the business of survival. A book to extend children's horizons in both place and time. All ages.


