7 JUNE 1963, page 31

Animals In The Woods

IN a disturbing piece in a recent issue of Commentary, Jason Epstein, vice-president of Random House, laments the present sorry state in the world of children's books.......

Tomboys All

Meet Mary Kate. By Helen Morgan. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes. (Faber, 9s. 6d.) Madicken. By Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by lion Wikland and translated by Marianne Turner.......