Paperbacks for children

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33425, 5 January 1974, Page 8

Paperbacks for children

Hare and Hedgehog. Retold by Euan Cooper-Willis, Pictures by Horst Lemke. 30 pp. Mr Horrox and the Gratch. By James Reeves. Pictures by Quentin Blake. 28 pp. The Red Wool Man. Story by Edna Luginbuhl. Pictures by Caroline Sharpe. 40 pp. How the Moon Began. A tale from Grimm adapted by James Reeves and Edward Ardizzone. 38 pp. Abelard-Schuman, Grasshopper paperback. Four delightful paperbacks for children have been produced in the Grasshopper series — three of which are reprints of hard-back editions. Children from four upwards will find pleasure in their gay and whimsical illustrations, and the stories have a stamp of originality in their fantasy. The red wool man proves to himself and to others that he is as strong as a horse, and as brave as a lion and as quick as a fox and as wise as an owl and as busy as a bee and as quiet as a mouse. Mr Horrox was a painter who painted Highland cattle and cottages with roses round the door: but a mysterious wee sprite called a Gratch enlarges bis repertoire and his reputation. A hedgehog outwits the arrogant hare. And readers will discover the remarkable truth about the origin of the moon. The only flaw in this series is that the binding may not stand up to normal use by normal children.