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BfK No. 85 - March 1994

Cover Story
The illustration on our March cover is by Chris Riddell. It is taken from Philip Ridley's new book, Meteorite Spoon, published by Viking, to whom we're grateful for help in using this illustration. Details of the book are given in the Authorgraph.

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Snow-White

Illustrated by Angela Barrett
Retold by Josephine Poole
(Red Fox)
978-0099185611, RRP £5.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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Josephine Poole retells this story in language which is gracefully ornate but without too much formality. Events unfold to a dramatic rhythm and due emphasis is given to the hatred and envy which propel the narrative. In Angela Barrett's illustrations, pastel tints and hues are saturated with shadow, providing a sombre mood in keeping with the gloomy passions underlying the story: at the end, the Wicked Queen dies after embracing a poisoned rose, rather than perishing in a pair of molten iron dancing shoes. A perennially powerful tale and, like Snow-White herself, beautifully revived.

Reviewer: 
George Hunt
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