The Adventures of the A B C Mob
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Cover Story
On the cover of this issue we feature a selection of illustrations from the Walker Books List. Can you identify the artists? (Answers below). We are grateful for the help from Walker Books in using this material.
1. Helen Oxenbury (First Picture Books).
2. Shirley Hughes (Nursery Collection).
3. John Burningham (First Words).
4. Patrick Benson (William Mayne's Hob Stories).
5. Kenneth Lilly (Large as Life).
6. Nicola Bayley (Copycats).
7. Philippe Dupasquier (Little Robert).
8. E. J. Taylor (Biscuits, Buttons and Pickles).
9. Jan Ormerod (Baby Books).
10. Colin McNaughton (Allan Ahlberg's Red Nose Readers).
11. Helen Craig (Susie and Alfred).
12. Peter Cross (David Lloyd's Dinosaur Days).
Titles are of the series, not individual books.
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The Adventures of the A B C Mob
Three children whose names begin with A, B and C become involved in various domestic adventures where havoc is generally the key point. Parts are very funny but it is for a fairly youthful audience. I stress the 'audience' rather than reader for linguistically the content is difficult and testers got fed up with the lengthy sentences and hidden jokes. Somehow it is all a bit hectic. The cover is colourful and amusing. Children will be tempted but frustrated. Few adults will have the patience to read it aloud.
