Betsey Biggalow the Detective
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Cover Story
This month our cover features The Wheel of Surya (see Authorgraph for details), with artwork by Caroline Binch. The paperback of Jamila Gavin’s book was published by Mammoth in July 1994 and we’re most grateful to them for their help in using this illustration.
Betsey Biggalow the Detective
Lis Toft
The second quartet of tales featuring Betsey Biggalow, an assertive young miss who lives on a Caribbean island. Herein, the ever determined Betsey learns a lesson about bike riding the hard, or rather, the wet way; entertains friends and relations with her musical renditions; plays detective and tracks down her missing teddy bear and more; and flies a kite - well, almost. The warmth and humour of the tales is underlined by Lis Toft's charming line drawings. Stories to read and re-read, either alone or shared.