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My Great Grandpa

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BfK No. 68 - May 1991

Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is from Let's Go Home, Little Bear by Martin Waddell and illustrated by Barbara Firth (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Walker Books and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.

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My Great Grandpa

Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Dom Mansell
(Walker Books Ltd)
978-0744520118, RRP £4.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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Dom Mansell's sympathetic, but unsentimental, illustrations complement Martin Waddell's joyful yet uncompromisingly truthful portrayal of old age. There's a magic here. The special relationship between the old man and his great-granddaughter is delicately drawn, allowing us to share in the clarity of her wisdom. She values him, accepting him as he is and recognising that the quality of his life should not be dismissed because he has moved onto a different phase. From the mouths of babes and Martin Waddell ...

Reviewer: 
Judith Sharman
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