Tales of young adventurers

Press, 6 September 1983, Page 14

Tales of young adventurers

Mortimer’s Cross. Written by Joan Aitken, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Published by the 8.8. C. and Jonathon Cape. Those fortunate children who have already met Mortimer Jones, who was made so popular on the 8.8. C. Jackanory series, will be delighted to know they can now read about three more of his zany adventures. Hilariously illustrated by Quentin Blake, Joan Aitken’s riotous .tales find Mortimer as handsome, unpredictably heroic and downright destructive as ever before.

The Siege of Cobb Street School. Written by Hazel Townson and illustrated by Philippe Dupasquier. Published by Anderson Press, Ltd.

When gunmen hold their class hostage on the last day of term, it is up to Lenny and Jake to use their ingenuity and Lenny’s conjuring set to outwit the crooks and save their friends. This fast, well-illus-trated tale should hold the attention of most young

readers. Cyril Bonhamy and the Great Drain Robbery. Written by Jonathon GathorneHardy and illustrated by Quentin Blake. Published by Jonathon Cape. This is the third Cyril Bonhamy book. In this one, Cyril is plunged into a terrifying adventure, is pursued by gendarmes through the sewers of Nice, and goes speeding through Belgium in a white Mercedes. Our hero, Cyril, never shirks from danger, even when confronted with the world’s strongest man, Olaf Lockjaw. The illustrations are superb.