Burglar Bill

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Then one night he discovers a cardboard box at one of the homes he is burgling, and thinking it might come in handy, brings it home with him. This story is a more complex picture book, the amount and level of the text is higher – the images are still an important feature in the book, however the text to illustration ratio is 50/50. A university project that instructed the recreation of a children's book as a short animated film used Burglar Bill as its subject. Bill and Betty exchange pleasantries and after a short while Bill describes his unusual find the other evening. With rhymes, and a song like fluency, the story takes the reader through the streets trying to catch Burglar Bill and his cronies!

The striking simplicity of Bill's burgling outfit – a black mask and cap and a striped shirt – has made Burglar Bill a popular party or Halloween costume choice. Highly recommend this book for KS1 during story time, children will engage with it as it is very light hearted and has great pictures that go alongside the story. With some other pieces it was published in 1888 as Burglar Bill, and other pieces for the young reciter.The story depicts thieves as having a moral conscience only with regards to infants; but anything of monetary or materialistic value is game.

I find amusement in the fact that my issue isn't with the Willingly Be A Criminal Without Consequence, though that is a problem, but with the fact that it's teaching very typical media versions of relationships, which always bothers me. Many of his books were collaborations with his wife, Janet, an illustrator, and they quickly became one of Britain’s leading author/illustrator teams.One day Bill steals a baby and they have a fantastic time together until one day things change for Bill, he has an intruder in house who is about to steal from him. I simply love this book which is about a burglar named Bill whos life is surrounded by stolen items from the tea he drinks to the bed he sleeps on!