The School Cat
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On the front of BfK this month is the cover for Raymond Briggs's new book, THE MAN (see Chris Powling's interview with Raymond Briggs in this issue). It was published by Julia MacRae in August and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.
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Illustrated by Jolyne Knox
One of a series of attractive stories for those children who are newly fluent, but haven't the stamina for 'chapter books'. The print is clear, the paper smooth and white, and there are lots of excellent, coloured pictures. What's more, the story is good too (despite some oddities; few primary schools have a 'science room' or a 'craft teacher'?). Fred is a kitten adopted by the children in the school. He runs away (from an unusually bad-tempered teacher) and the finding of him leads the headteacher to discover something new about her shyest slow reader. Highly recommended in all respects.
