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BfK No. 5 - November 1980

Cover Story
There was a boy called Thomas Mead
Who never ever learned to read.
"l wish you would!" his teacher sighed
"Why should l?" Thomas Mead replied.
The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley Head 0 370 30357 1, £3.25, January 1981) which is a positive and hilarious answer to `Why should I?' Pat says, `I liked the idea because both my children found reading difficult.' We are delighted to have Thomas Mead on our cover and Pat Hutchins in the Authorgraph (p. 14). For more see the Editor's Page in this issue.

We are very sorry about this but, along with everyone else, we are smitten by the effects of inflation. As from January 1981 and Books for Keeps No. 6 we shall be charging £4.50 for new annual subscriptions, or 75p per single copy. New overseas subscriptions will rise to £7.50 or £1.25 per single copy.

TWO BOOKS TO TICKLE THE TOES OF CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS AND RAISE A LAUGH OR A GLORIOUS GROAN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING - Therese Birch's 'Jellybone Graffiti Book' (Sparrow, 0 09 924090 4, 85p) is a collection of the best/worst wall writing from listeners to JELLYBONE (LBC Radio's Saturday show for kids).

THE END is a collection of the best/ worst jokes in the world submitted by children and compiled by Richard Stanley (for samples see Ed's Page).