So Cosy
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This issue’s cover illustration is from All I Said Was by Michael Morpurgo and Ross Collins. Thanks to Barrington Stoke for their help with this March cover and to Simon and Schuster for their support of the Authorgraph interview with Sophie McKenzie.
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So Cosy
‘So Cosy’ thinks Dog as he nestles down in his comfortable basket hoping for a nap. Not for long though; soon he is joined by Goose, Cat, a handful of rabbits, Mummy Bear and her little one, Goat and Snake all wanting to share a snuggle. If that wasn’t enough, Elephant stomps along and decides to bed down with them. Then comes the patter of tiny feet, feet belonging to Mouse; and where do mouse’s tiny, tickly feet start to climb? Right onto the tip of Elephant’s truck … ‘AAAAAAAAAAAAAA …’ Such an enormous sneeze causes an alarming animal explosion. All the intruders beat a hasty retreat, leaving Dog in peaceful solitude, so he thinks. Then patter, patter, patter, bold Mouse returns to cosy up too.
Korda’s wide-eyed characters are irresistibly appealing and her satisfiying tale, cleverly controlled and pitch perfect for young listeners. Indeed it elicited a round of applause from my large group of lively nursery-aged children.