Rosie and Tortoise
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Cover Story
This issue’s cover illustration by Fangorn is taken from Brian Jacques’ Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson, 0 09 176877 2, £12.99), the thirteenth title in the internationally best-selling Redwall series. Salamandastron, the ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from Ungatt Trunn, an enemy whose power would seem to be absolute and whose evil knows no bounds. The only hope for survival is the badger Lord Brocktree who is drawn to the fortress by an undeniable sense of destiny. Brian Jacques' masterful storytelling as always spins a web of high adventure that will enthral the reader from the first page to the last. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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Rosie and Tortoise
Ron Brooks
Rosie the hare is so looking forward to her little brother's birth, but when he arrives prematurely and 'only weighs as much as an onion', she is frightened to have anything to do with him. Even after he grows as big as a turnip, she is still afraid. Father helps by telling her a story, a version of Aesop's hare and tortoise, and she realises that Bobby is 'slow and steady' like the tortoise. The lyrical text is matched by equally lyrical illustrations, full of tenderness and soft colours. A beautiful book that will help children come to terms with the fragility of a premature brother or sister.
