Tom and Pippo and the Dog
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The illustration on our cover is taken from War Boy: A Country Childhood, written and illustrated by Michael Foreman and published in October 1989 by Pavilion Books (185145 353 9, £9.99). We are grateful to Pavilion for help in using this illustration.
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Tom and Pippo and the Dog
Tom and his toy monkey Pippo go out for a walk with Mummy and meet a dog in the park. The dog runs away with Pippo. Happily Pippo is quickly restored to his owner and the bad dog suitably chastised.
Just right for small children battling with the problems of their world and it is beautifully drawn... as are the others in the series of ten. I particularly like Tom and Pippo Make a Friend (0 7445 1270 0) which deals with the issue of sharing, and again in this simple story the sharing is happily resolved. Tom and Pippo in the Snow (0 7445 1263 8) is fun too. It's about going sledging with Daddy and tells about that frightening feeling of being all by yourself on the sledge for the first time. Pippo Gets Lost (0 7445 1265 4) deals with the homey everyday happening when a special toy is lost and the whole family is involved in looking for it everywhere. Eventually when it is found there is great relief all round.
These books are entirely suitable for small children (2-4s) I think and should be a most welcome addition to the Nursery shelves.
