Earl's Too Cool for Me
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Our cover illustration this month is by Shirley Hughes from The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (see her article in this issue), published by Bodley Head (0 370 31516 2) at £8.99. We thank them for their help in reproducing an illustration from the book.
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Illustrated by Laura Cornell
This is an interesting book that examines the developing relationship between two boys through the eyes of the less confident the eyes of the less confident child. It's one of those American publications that doesn't cross the Atlantic easily - the style and changes of pace which worked so well for the same team in Annie Banannie are not as accessible in this title. The zany Earl wasn't totally acceptable to my children, but they did enjoy the contrast between the two characters and the book more than earned its place on our shelves because of the discussion it provoked.
