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There's a kitten curled up in Kilkenny was given a perfect pot of cream,
And a princess asleep in a thornwrapped castle who's dreaming a perfect dream,
There's a dog in Alaska who danced with delight on a pile of mastodon bones,
But I got a copy of Hexwood (dedicated to me) by Diana Wynne Jones.

There's an actress who clutches her oscar (and sobs, with proper impromptu joy),
There's a machievellian villain who's hit on a wonderf'lly evil ploy,
There's wizards in crystal castles and kings on their golden thrones,
But I got a copy of Hexwood - dedicated - to me! - by Diana Wynne Jones.

There are fishermen out on the sea today who just caught the perfect fish,
There's a child in Luton who opened a genie-filled bottle, and got a wish,
There are people who live in glass houses have managed to outlaw stones -
But I've got a copy of Hexwood, dedicated to me by Diana Wynne Jones.

Reprinted by kind permission of Neil Gaiman. Copyright Neil Gaiman.

CHARMED LIVES, Issue 1

edited and produced by Meredith

Diana Wynne Jones in her own words - Interviewed by Maureen Kincaid Speller
Neil Gaiman's thank you poem
I Blame It On The Parents - Parents and children in the books of Diana Wynne Jones. Article by Chris Hill
Fire And Hemlock - by Maureen Kincaid Speller
The Ogre Downstairs - Reviewed by Arwyn Finnie, with illustrations by Ailse and Duncan Finnie
Rats and Things - Meredith and creepy-crawlies
Further Along The Bookshelf - Penny Hill's other favourite children's books

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