The Emma Dilemma
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Cover Story
Through star filled skies on Christmas Eve Kay Harker, in a sleigh pulled by eight unicorns and driven by Herne the Hunter, returns in triumph to Tatchester. The illustration on the cover of this issue of BfK is by Faith Jaques and is taken from The Box of Delights, a newly illustrated edition of John Masefield's classic children's book, abridged by Patricia Crampton and published by Heinemann, 0 434 95052 1, £7.95. A paperback edition (without colour plates) is available from Fontana Lion (0 00 572415 9, £1.50). We are grateful to Heinemann and Fontana for help in using this illustration.
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Illustrated by Jill Bennett
Snappy and enjoyable story from an under-rated writer who catches well both family banter and the moods of middle childhood. In lesser hands, the plot could jar, but the tale of how a girl discovers another 'duplicate' Emma, always at her side, leads to some lively havoc at school and home. Nine to elevens will enjoy some of her lists: 'People I Am Going to Get'; 'Places I don't Want to Go' (School and school and school!). One of the best teacher-creations I've read in a long while appears in the shape of Miss Busy Bee Bodley.
