Martini-on-the Rocks and other stories
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Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is from Ben and the Bear, written and illustrated by Chris Riddell (0 7445 0480 5, £2.95), a title from a new series of Fun-to-Read Picture Books published by Walker Books. We are grateful to Walker Books for help in using this illustration.
Martini-on-the Rocks and other stories
This should be quite a popular and useful collection. Eight stories of schoolkids with a good mixture of dilemmas and interest for boys and girls. I found it a bit Grange Hillish at first (sorry, fans) but I came to like the boy gets girl stories and Cindy's defiance of her doting elderly parents and fat Kelvin, gaining popularity by forging merits for others but then finding he actually likes to win them by his own hard work. Certainly buy a single copy - you might even want a set.