Bad Baby
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Cover Story
The poem on our front cover is taken from Figgie Hobbin by Charles Causley, with illustrations by Gerald Rose, re-issued by Macmillan (0 333 12078 7, £7.50) in May 1990. Figgie Hobbin was first published in 1970 and has remained in print ever since. We are grateful to Macmillan for help in using this illustration.
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Andy Cooke
Why is it that the more appalling the behaviour depicted in a book the more popular in a book the more popular it's likely to be? Nanette Newman's catchy verse is perfectly matched by Andy Cooke's bubbly illustrations. Together they produce a real romp of a book. Bad Baby is a positively horrendous toddler who arrives for a visit, wrecks the house and comes close to traumatizing the family. One gathers she's been before and will come again. What's worse is that I'm not alone in thinking I've met her!