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Cover Story
On the front of BfK for March is the cover of The War of Jenkins' Ear by Michael Morpurgo - who is the subject of this month's Authorgraph. The artwork is by Anthony Kerins and we are grateful to Reed Children's Books for their help in using this illustration.
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What's so good about this collection is the range of writing and the range of interpretations of the theme. There are the usual special occasions - birthdays and Christmas, for instance - but it's the poets' ability to make occasions out of the apparently ordinary and everyday that is so memorable: in fact there's a sense of occasion about every day that's the subject of the very first poem. This collection makes you feel better, pleased to be alive and delighted that writers can spin words to catch these moments. A book for children to browse in and share and one for the teacher's collection, too.
