Drac and the Gremlin
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The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass with illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. The book is published by Macmillan (0 333 29037 2) at £9.99, and we're grateful for their help in using this picture of Alice and the White Knight.
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Drac and the Gremlin
Illustrated by Jane Tanner
Truly sensational illustrations linked to a very clever story explain why this large-format picture book won the title 'Picture Book of the Year '89' in Australia. The story is just the sort young children tell themselves while playing ... all about wizards, white witches and terrible-tongued dragons. It delves into the world of the imagination and creates a wonderful impression of magic and adventure. Alongside the story run the pictures showing what's really happening ... the dragon is the family hound and Queen Drac, the warrior queen of Tirnol Two, is a little girl playing, with her brother, the Gremlin for the purposes of this adventure, in their garden. Very satisying and full of invitations to talk and imagine. Highly recommended.
