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BfK No. 189 - July 2011

This issue's cover illustration is from Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery by Keren David. Thanks to Frances Lincoln for their help with this July cover.

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Painting out the Stars

Mal Peet
(Walker)
144pp, 978-1406324860, RRP £5.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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Told in the style of fables, this beautifully illustrated and handsomely published book contains three short stories. In the first, a baby girl is rescued in the desert, but what will happen when her guardian starts to go blind? In the second, a mischievous child accidentally breaks a treasured plate. How will he redeem himself? And in the final story a young girl goes to work to help her sick aunt. With the unlikely help of some friendly monkeys, she is able to achieve far more than she ever thought... I strongly recommend this book for the classroom or home as it is ideal both for sharing or reading alone.

Reviewer: 
Rudolf Loewenstein
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