The Shepherd Boy
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BfK No. 68 - May 1991
Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is from Let's Go Home, Little Bear by Martin Waddell and illustrated by Barbara Firth (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Walker Books and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.
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The Shepherd Boy
(Walker Books Ltd)
978-0744517620, RRP £4.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
Some books send a frisson of anticipation down your spine as the first few pages are turned. This one not only lives up to, but exceeds, its initial promise - with illustrations that make you want to stroke the page, and a story of such family warmth and country charm, you're left with a warm glow of gentle contentment. A book to return to again and again.
