In Crack Willow Wood
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This month BfK features Jane Ray’s cover for The Twelve Dancing Princesses. We’re particularly delighted to have the opportunity to use this illustration as it enables us to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Orchard Books - they’re 10 this year! And also to thank them for their help in producing our July cover.
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In Crack Willow Wood
Illustrated by Ivan Bates
The school in Crack Willow Wood has some very familiar characters in it. There are, among others, the lad who's always playing the fool, the hardworking and quiet little girl, the ordinary little boy who wants to be liked and the worrier. The difference is that these are all animal characters in five stories about their school in the wood. Younger juniors will enjoy hearing or reading about their alter-egos and recognising many of the situations and happenings from their own school life. Well-written and well-paced, this book will be welcome in any class of seven- to nine-year-olds.
