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BfK No. 42 - January 1987

Cover Story
Our cover this issue is taken from the jacket illustration by Trevor Webster for Peter Carter's Bury the Dead (OUP 0 19 271493 7, £9.95). We are grateful for help from OUP in using this illustration.

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The Very Worst Monster

Pat Hutchins
(Puffin Books)
978-0140505658, RRP £3.99, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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When Billy Monster is born poor Hazel is very much ignored. Everyone is convinced that Billy will grow up to be the worst monster in the world despite Hazel's aspirations to that title. But even her worst efforts at eliminating her rival seem doomed to failure. By using monsters and inventing a world where worst is best, Pat Hutchins cleverly defuses the strong feelings provoked by sibling jealousy and puts and acceptable face to such dreadful actions as losing Billy or giving him away.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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