Bill's New Frock
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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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When Bill Simpson's mum drops a gorgeous pink fork over his head one Monday morning before school, he is immediately surrounded by a new wold in which all his expectations are scrambled. The attitudes of the people around him towards aggression, competitiveness and independence are all as transmuted as his won appearance. Anne Fine's instant and intriguing classic is a great book for reading both independently and aloud. It poses several questions, the pursuit of which might leave certain preconceptions as tattered as the frock by the end of the tale.
