Thumbelina
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BfK No. 73 - March 1992
Cover Story
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 Wayne Anderson
(Red Fox)
978-0099688402, RRP £3.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
Author and artist pull no punches in this exquisite book. Riordan gives another classic retelling of the Andersen tale. There are no concessions made in the storyline, language or the vivid, sometimes shocking, illustrations. It's a powerful and haunting book which challenges us.
