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Charity Market Readers wanted Children's books on offer
Staff in the English department at
at the Link Centre Greendown School are looking for Christine Owen reviews the kids collection
Saturday 20 February volunteers willing to spend an hour As promised, my column this month writing and illustration. It tells a
lOam - 12 noon or two each week working with stu- looks at children's books. I have to very simple story of a lazy farmer
dents on improving their reading confess that mymain area of interest who !eaves all his work to a long
To book a table, call 871212 skills. If you can help, call Ken and knowledge is picture books. suffering duck while he lies around
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Kimber on 874224. If you do not have children or in bed all day eating chocolates.
who have not seen a picture book Eventually, of course, the animals
since your distant childhood, can I take their revenge and the duck is
suggest you take a look at some, you freed from his drudgery. It is beau-
will be surprised at their quality. tifully illustrated and even the pic-
Designer Knitwear made to order. They provide a much better escape tures on the inside covers reflect the
than most adult books! Here are sad beginning and happy ending to
Any shape, size or pattern. Pictures a speciality. Choose
some of my favourites which you the story. Martin Waddell's new
from our wide range of patterns or design your own. will find at West Swindon. picture book 'Pig in the pond' is also
Call now 0249 891080 One of the best known and most highly recommended - the picture
Also Party bookings, Fetes and Craft Fairs. Enquiries welcome. prolific author/illustrator of chil- of the entire farm, animals, farmer
dren's books is Anthony Browne; and all in the village pond is won-
one of his best books is 'Gorilla'. The derful.
SECRETARIAL TRAINING book is the story of Hannah who In the past few years a publisher
loved gorillas and longed for her called Dorling Kindersley has be-
WordPerfect 5.1 - Elementary and Advanced . Typing - All levels father to take her to the zoo to see come very prolific and has found a
Shorthand • Audio Typing. Bookkeeping • DTP • Lotus 123 them; but like many dads he was too successful formula for high quality
busy and also too dull. But on illustrated books. They began by
**r* Hannah's birthday something very producing richly illustrated infor-
Start any day - from 2 hours a week to full time strange happens and her greatest mation books on a whole range of
RSA AND PITMAN APPROVED EXAM CENTRE wish comes true in a very unusual subjects for older children and
way. Like all Anthony Browne adults; more recently they have pro-
STOP PRESS: Latest RSA exam results include books the pictures have to be stud- duced books for younger children.
100% success in WP at levels 1,11 and III ied very closely because strange The young picture books are all
with 92% achieving distinctions!!! things happen in them. Other illustrated with perfect, clear photo-
Browne books to look out for in- graphs on a plain white background
FUTURE TRAINING SERVICES clude 'A walk in the park', Through and tell a story or inform far better
the magic mirror', 'The visitors who than words. 'Our new kitten' for
THE SHAFTESBURY CENTRE, PERCY STREET, SWINDON SN2 2AZ
came to stay' and 'Piggybook'. instance is a story and information
TEL: 0793 488518 book in which two children choose
a new kitten, bring it home and learn
how to look after it, feed it, play with
it and so on. There is a lot of 'ahh
isn't that lovely' about these books,

HOMELOVEQ6 but they are never twee or tasteless.
Finally a picture book for much
older children. Everyone has come
DOMESTIC CLEANING EVICE& across Raymond Briggs, creator of
'The Snowman', 'Father Christmas',
Does your home need and 'Fungus The Bogeyman', now
meet The Man'. He has no name, is
a little care and attention? 2 inches tall, demanding, bad tem-
pered and rude. But overa period of
From a once-a-year spring clean to regular 5days afterappearinginJohn's bed-
domestic help, Homelovers has the answer. room, the two develop a touching
relationship. Funny, thought pro-
All aspects of domestic help are covered voking and very unusual, Raymond
by this service - ironing, oven cleaning, etc. Christine Owen with items from the Briggs has created another classic.
Wiltshire schools exhibition The Wiltshire Art Teacher's As-
Call Les Daniels on 727926. I am also very fond of books by sociation display will be in the li-
Tony Ross. The best one 'I'm coming brary until 6 February. Do come in
to get you' plays on a child's fear of to see it; it is one of the best displays
monsters in a frightening tale which we have had here for some time.
THE KITCHEN FITTER ends very happily and in a surpris- The artistic talents of Wiltshire school
ing way. Most children love being children is tremendous.
scared but this book is written to For the rest of February we have a
Kitchen supply and/or finish the story in a way which re- display by the Wiltshire Buildings
moves all the fear. It is great fun to Record which shows examples of
installation service read aloud! Tony Ross has written a different buildings in Wiltshire and
number of books about situations how they can help the historian.
* Professional installation with which childrenare familiar, for The display is organised by the
service instance 'Oscar got the blame' about Museum Service who have a huge
imaginary friends,and has also writ- range of material so it should be
* Sensible prices
ten modern versions of well known worth seeing. We also have a dis-
* Worktop mitering service stories like Hansel and Crete!, Puss play on the history and attractions
in Boots and Jack and the Beanstalk. of Lydiard Park which should help
For a reliable, efficient service
One of the most successful pic- with the homework enquiries we
ture books of the last couple of years have had recently.
TEL: (0793) 870790 is Martin Waddell's 'Fanner Duck' We look forward to seeing you in
which won a string of awards for the library.