Vincent the Invisible
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Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from Think of an Eel, Karen Wallace, ill. Mike Bostock, published by Walker (0 7445 2250 1, £6.99) - see the article 'Facts... With the Freshness of Fiction' for more about this book and others in the 'Read and Wonder' series. We are grateful to Walker Books for their help in using this illustration.
Vincent the Invisible
Scoular Anderson
I'd love to be invisible like Vincent. I have only to think of my colleagues or friends and an endless, glittering stream of opportunities stretch out before me. Before I get carried away, let me say that Vincent's aspirations are just as mischievous as mine - he can be a non-existent paper boy, a ghastly, ghostly gorilla or make his sister truly magical. That's only the fun part, though. There's still Mum asking if he's washed hands she cannot see or scrubbed behind ears she cannot peer into. The big worry is will the doctor ever make Vincent visible again? His treatment seems ineffective, but then I suppose a case of invisibility is rather rare. An irresistible temptation, though.