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Books for young people: December 2013

By Ann Packer In Books

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12th December, 2013
William the turkey, “a puffed-up person full of his own importance”, is not a character in Beatrix Potter’s original tales. But I’m pleased to say his story, as told by actor Emma Thompson in THE CHRISTMAS TALE OF PETER RABBIT (Warne, $30), is faithful to Miss Potter’s spirit. Peter and his cousin Benjamin save the puffed-up person’s feathers in a festive plot illustrated by Eleanor Taylor in the original style. Like many other New Zealanders, Flit (no particular species of bird) longs for a white Christmas. ...

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