The Vampire's Revenge
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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.
The Vampire's Revenge
Tony Ross
Sequel to The Reluctant Vampire, and continuing in similar vein the flood of corny puns and awful jokes so typical of Morecambe's stage performances. Marvellous material, which reaches real heights in parts: 'Although the driver and his co-driver sat outside on top of the coach, they shared one enormous hat. It had two skull caps covered with one long piece of material, like a plank of wood with two inverted soup bowls.' Illustrations by Tony Ross complement Morecambe's wit in portraying the sinister village of Katchem-by-the-Throat. As the man said. 'Wotcha, Gotcha, I'm here to getcha.'