The Little Steamroller; The Little Horse Bus
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Cover Story
Our front cover this month features an illutration by Mark Longworth for Gillian Cross's new paperback, The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster. Puffin publish this book in April 1995 (see the Gillian Cross Authorgraph for full details) and we are grateful to them for their help in using this illustration.
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The Little Steamroller
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
The Little Horse Bus
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Puffin have produced these old favourites with loving care. Ardizzone's detailed illustrations entice re-reading after the initial gallop through the stories by children demanding to find out what will happen next. The way the Little Steamroller thwarts the Black Hand Gang, intent on smuggling gold into the country, and the determination of the courageous Little Horse Bus and Brandy, as they scour the back streets of London to find a band of robbers, have as much appeal, thankfully, as the Power Rangers!
These books are as popular today as when I first introduced them in the early 70s - and, dare I say it, they also beg to be used to support Key Stage One History.
