Books for you to read
Terry and the Gunrunners, by Bob Kerr and Stephen Baliantyne, published in paperback by Collins. The hero is Terry Teo. schoolboy skateboarder. The villains are Ray Vegas, gunrunner and all-round bad guy and his henchmen, Bluey and Curly. This is New Zealand’s first comic book and Terry’s adventure is told completely in comic strip form. Terry overhears the villains plotting and a robbery, car chases and a police siege follow.
Seven Years and a Day, by Colette O’Hare and Beryl Cook, published in Picture Lion by Collins. Six-toed cats will grant your dearest wish if you keep them for seven years and a day, but Mrs Mulholland counted the days incorrectly. Anything could happen.
The Bears’ Bazaar, by Michelle Cartlidge, published in Picture Lion by Collins. The Bear family are preparing for a bazaar and you can easily make things that they do for your own fairs and bazaars. Recipes and hints for making all kinds of things are included.
Norton’s Night-time, by Jane Breskin Zaiben, published by Collins.
Norton the racoon is afraid of the dark and things that go bump in the night. But things don’t seem so bad when his friends Porcupine, Possum and Rabbit join him.
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Press, 13 April 1982, Page 18
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