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BfK No. 28 - September 1984

Cover Story
The illustration on the cover of this issue of Books for Keeps is from the new large-size edition of The Complete Adventures of Tom Kitten and His Friends,  published by Frederick Warne, 0 7232 3288 1, £5.95. We are grateful to Penguin Books for help in using this illustration.

Correction
We are sorry that the booklists for the articles on Judy Blume and C.S. Lewis were incomplete in our last issue. Please add the following editions – all hardback from The Bodley Head.

C. S. Lewis
The Magician’s Nephew
0 370 00926 6, £4.95
The Last Battle
0 370 00933 9, £4.95

Judy Blume
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
0 370 30170 6 £4.95
Superfudge
0 370 30358 X £4.50
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
0 370 30171 4, £4.50

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The Sun, Dancing

 Charles Causley
(Puffin)
978-0140315752, RRP £5.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
Buy "The Sun, Dancing: Christian Verse: Anthology of Christian Verse (Puffin Books)" on Amazon

This is a collection, not only of well-known christian verse, but of much that is lesser-known and thought-provoking. I had not before met the Australian poet, Geoff Page, and turned again and again to his stunning Christ at Gallipoli, a far and bitter cry from his other inclusion, Country Nun, full of love and loneliness. It is discoveries like that which make it a perfect anthology, not just for christians but about all aspects of christianity. From the seventeenth century until today the selection touches upon creation, praise, the bible, festivals, mystery, war and peace. There are verses to recite and dramatise, thoughts to discuss, new ideas to discover. A book always to have at hand when introducing poetry to children, an excellent gift for any thoughtful child --- a collection that I shall turn to often.

Reviewer: 
Cathy Lister
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