Harriet's Halloween Candy
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On the cover of this issue we feature a selection of illustrations from the Walker Books List. Can you identify the artists? (Answers below). We are grateful for the help from Walker Books in using this material.
1. Helen Oxenbury (First Picture Books).
2. Shirley Hughes (Nursery Collection).
3. John Burningham (First Words).
4. Patrick Benson (William Mayne's Hob Stories).
5. Kenneth Lilly (Large as Life).
6. Nicola Bayley (Copycats).
7. Philippe Dupasquier (Little Robert).
8. E. J. Taylor (Biscuits, Buttons and Pickles).
9. Jan Ormerod (Baby Books).
10. Colin McNaughton (Allan Ahlberg's Red Nose Readers).
11. Helen Craig (Susie and Alfred).
12. Peter Cross (David Lloyd's Dinosaur Days).
Titles are of the series, not individual books.
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Halloween customs from the USA, like 'trick or treat', seem to be catching on more in some parts of Britain: even so this American import hasn't really made a good crossing. American spelling - 'color', 'favorites' - and vocabulary - 'teensy-weensy', 'closet' - as well as a whole lot of 'candy' - 'saltwater taffy', 'peanut butter cups' - which is outside our cultural reference do not recommend this for use with young children. These disadvantages are not outweighed by a slight storyline with a simple message; sharing is better than hoarding (which makes you anxious) or gorging (which makes you sick). Harriet is a likeable enough dog/child but no match for russel Hoban's Frances or any of the Rosemary Wells humanoid menagerie; they travel the Atlantic rather better.
