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Heffalump? and the Toy Hospital

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BfK No. 60 - January 1990

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from War Boy: A Country Childhood, written and illustrated by Michael Foreman and published in October 1989 by Pavilion Books (185145 353 9, £9.99). We are grateful to Pavilion for help in using this illustration.

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Heffalump? and the Toy Hospital

Eleanor Nilsson
(Puffin Books)
978-0140341386, RRP £2.50, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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Heffalump? is a toy elephant who lives with a little girl, Anne, and a whole host of other stuffed toys, especially Bengal Tiger, his only real friend. ' "If only something would happen," sighs Heffalump? one day... "Today seems so like yesterday and the day before." ' And something does happen: Tiger is lost, trapped in the Toy Hospital unbeknown to Anne. Heffalump? is determined to rescue his friend. resorting to somewhat desperate means to do so. But all ends happily with the two friends safely returned home to the toy cupboard. A warm. reassuring story for sharing with under-sevens and for the most confident among them to enjoy for themselves.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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