Nancy No-Size
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The illustration on our cover is taken from Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by P J Lynch, 0 7500 0302 2, £10.00 (see Fairy Tale Favourites). The book is published by Simon & Schuster and we're grateful to them for help in using this illustration.
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Nancy No-Size
Illustrated by Jennifer Northway
Coping with being the middle one is very hard. Nancy is too small one moment, too tall the next, too young for some things yet too old for others, not as black as her elder sister, but not as fair as her baby brother - she begins to feel that she's nothing at all. This book explores the frustration Nancy feels and opens discussion of wider issues. The satisfying ending, when Nancy realises that there's something special about the stage she's at, left everyone reassured. Jennifer Northway's perceptive illustrations were particularly popular.
