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BfK No. 69 - July 1991

Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Book of the Banshee by Anne Fine (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Hamish Hamilton and we thank them for their help in using Derek Brazell's illustration.

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Laughter is an Egg

John Agard
(Puffin)
978-0140340723, RRP £6.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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I doubt whether readers would get the most out of this poetry collection simply by dipping in. This is an exploration of laughter through four dozen poems, riddles and rhymes that slowly build up a picture of what the poet is getting at. Youngsters will possibly find them mysterious and quizzing rather than side-splitting. It's well worth stocking for kids who want to think.

Reviewer: 
David Bennett
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