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COVER : The Stone Lion by Margaret Wild and illustrated by Ritva Voutila.
CONTENTS THIS ISSUE :
EDITOR’S COMMENTS; MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR : NINA RYCROFT [by Crissi Blair]; COVER BOOK : The Stone Lion by Margaret Wild and illustrated by Ritva Voutila. [Reviewed by Evie Marshall]; IN THE MOTHER SUPERIOR’S CHAMBER : The First Tuesday Children’s Book Group [by Diana Lasrenson]; KNOW THE AUTHOR : Archie Fusillo [Christine Outred asks him 10 questions about his new book Dead Dog in the Still of the Night and Archie talks about his writing]; MARGARET HAMILTON [Books, Pinerolo, Publisher - including a review of her first picture book by Jenny Gorman]; INFORMATION BOOKS; WHERE TO BUY; REVIEWS [Before School, Books for Developing Readers, Picture books for Older Readers, Beginner Readers, Independent Readers, Extending Readers]; INDEX TO BOOKS REVIEWED; MAGPIES COLLECTION;
NEW ZEALAND SUPPLEMENT : NEW ZEALANDERS AT WAR [As depicted in Picture Books and Novels by Trevor Agnew]; Reviews;