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BfK No. 116 - May 1999

Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from Colin and Jacqui Hawkins’ Daft Dog. They are interviewed by Stephanie Nettell. Thanks to HarperCollins for their help in producing this May cover.

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A Kiss Like This

Catherine Anholt and Laurence Anholt
(Puffin Books)
32pp, 978-0140559446, RRP £4.99, Paperback
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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This is a delightful bedtime cuddle of a book for two: inviting its readers to kiss, blow raspberries, giggle, wriggle and jiggle with Little Cub and Big Golden Lion. What if it does owe something to Guess How Much I Love You and So Much; there is as much here for 2-4 year-olds and anyone lucky enough to share the story with them. There is a different word for each animal's kiss, as Jumpy Monkey, Squawky Parrot, Big Fat Rhino, Slippery Snake and Old Grey Elephant find Little Cub irresistible: tickly, pecky, nuzzling, 'ss-slow hiss-s-sing' and slurpy, sloppy. There is even excitement and danger. Would you like 'Mean Green Hungry Crocodile' to give you a 'snippy, snappy, kiss'? A perfect match of text and picture from the Anholts, which celebrates the inimitable intimacy of a story shared between a small child and someone they love.

Reviewer: 
Clive Barnes
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