Charlie, Emma and the Dragon Family
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BfK No. 32 - May 1985
Cover Story
The illustration on the cover of this issue is an enlarged detail from Badger's Parting Gifts, the book for which Susan Varley won this year's Mother Goose Award. We are grateful for the help of Andersen Press in using this illustration.
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Illustrated by Eileen Browne
(Methuen Publishing Ltd)
978-0416478709, RRP £2.25, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
Many teachers found the same writer's Charlie, Emma and Alberic a great success with eights-up. Here, Alberic's son, Ashley, joins the child heroes. There are some smashing scenes (I liked the nature walk). Ashley aids the children in a drive against the bureaucrats which is a theme that I always enjoy, as do most eight year olds. Ms. Greaves has an ear fine-tuned to the linguistic fun to be had when young dragons meet up with young children.
