Elizabeth and Larry
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Cover Story
This month we feature the cover of Chris Powling's latest title, Where the Quaggy Bends (see Authorgraph). The book is published in July by HarperCollins (0 00 185417 8, £7.99; 0 00 674087 1, £3.50 pbk) and we are grateful to them for their help in using this illustration.
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Illustrated by Roger Bollen
A bold, cheerful, cartoony style picture book with an interesting storyline. Elizabeth is an elderly lady, Larry is an alligator; the two are great friends but society doesn't approve of cross-cultural relationships. How the problem is solved leads to a happy ending in defiance of convention. If this all sounds rather heavy for a picture book, rest assured - it's written amusingly and is well within the experience of a young child. The encouragement to think about that experience is a bonus.
