The Animal Parade
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BfK No. 89 - November 1994
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Our cover this month features King Kong, Anthony Browne’s new picture book published by Julie MacRae, to whom we’re most grateful for help in using this illustration.
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The Animal Parade
Illustrated by Jocelyn Wild
(Mammoth)
978-0749719609, RRP £4.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
A lovely collection of fables, extracts from stories and cautionary verses about animal comings and goings, 'beings' and 'doings'. A note of originality in the author's gorgeous rewrites of Aesop, which I loved, gave us a moment to reflect upon our demands upon the animal world. The tale that made me laugh out loud on a cold Thursday morning was from Harry's Mad, one of Dick King-Smith's own contributions. The very last line is astounding!
