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BfK No. 178 - September 2009

Cover Story

This issue’s cover illustration by Tony Ross is from Big Bad Bun by Jeanne Willis. Tony Ross writes about his illustration here. Thanks to Andersen Press for their help with this September cover.

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Elmer’s Special Day

David McKee
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant

Subtitled ‘inspiration and techniques for young writers’, this book is as useful to teachers thinking of ways to inspire their young pupils as to the young people themselves.

A generous and eclectic mix of stimuli, loosely collected into topics, alongside technical know-how useful to all aspiring writers, I found this fascinating to dip into and something I would definitely use in my English teaching. The writer, author of a number of novels for young people, uses pieces of her own and others’ writing, both prose and poetry, to illustrate different effects for different purposes; she suggests myriad ways a young writer can find inspiration and practise their craft and makes reference to other useful sources.

My 11-year-old loved it; when I showed it to her English teacher she immediately ordered a copy. Enough said.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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