The iron man

Ted Hughes, Walker, 96 pages, hardback, £15

This is a very welcome new edition of Hughes' much loved classic. Written in 1968, this fantastic children's book tells of a mysterious iron giant who falls to earth. He rains destruction on the countryside by attacking industrial farm equipment, before befriending a small boy - and defending the world from the space-bat-angel-dragon.

This edition has new illustrations to bring the story to life. For anyone who remembers Tom Baker reading this book on Jackanory in the 1970s, here is your chance to introduce it to a new generation.

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