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Aunt Nina and her Nephews and Nieces

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BfK No. 36 - January 1986

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is from The Working Horse by Geoffrey Patterson, published by Andre Deutsch, 0 233 97786 4, £4.95. We are grateful to Andre Deutsch for help in using this illustration.

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Aunt Nina and her Nephews and Nieces

Franz Brandenberg
Illustrated by Aliki
(Macmillan)
978-0330287142, RRP £1.95, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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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

Reviewer: 
Colin Mills
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