The Undertaker's Gone Bananas
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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.
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This comedy thriller has to be Zindel's next-to-best book, after the amazingly popular My Darling, My Hamburger. It is long and the opening chapters are on the slow side but just try putting it down once you've reached the murder! (If it doesn't shift of its own accord in school, read a trailer.) It's especially recommended for teachers who've become disenchanted by the sameness of Zindel's work - here he's found a story that holds all the obsessions neatly in check. Try it one Friday evening.
