Children’s books

FIRST published in 1980, Quentin Blake’s award-winning Mister Magnolia (Red Fox; €7.55) has been republished to entertain another generation.

Told in bouncy rhyme, Mister Magnolia prances and dances his way through a series of laugh-aloud incidents. A delight for any age.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (Campfire; €8.80), is one of a series of well-known novels adapted to comic-book format. The excellent graphics will help introduce reluctant readers to the classics. Others in the series are A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Kim and The Hound of the Baskervilles. The full list is at www.campfire.co.in