Aunt Nina and her Nephews and Nieces
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Aunt Nina and her Nephews and Nieces
Illustrated by Aliki
(Macmillan)
978-0330287142, RRP £1.95, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
Aunt Nine is the kind of eccentric relation every child should have at least one of. On her cat's birthday, she invites her three nieces and three nephews over and, in a clever device which plays with the reader's expectations, gives them treats much better than the predicted zoos, toyshops, theatres. The telling of the tale is in the pictures: abundant, lively, overflowing with the joy of a day without the grown-ups (Aunt Nina is a child at heart). See the picture in the toy room to understand how the children who'll enjoy this (probably fives to eights) link reading with play and games. A winner
