Jean and Gareth Anderson, Topsy and Tim at the library, (Blackie, 1978). This book about children who almost mislaid a library book has sentences such as 'Mummy was cross'. Topsy and Tim teach Stevie to use the library. The Children's Librarian is Miss Page, a useful name. The illustration on page 8 portrays the ideal library: a well stocked wooden trolley, a children's section and a card catalogue in a wooden cabinet. Miss Page explains classIfication, unfaceted, and shelf order to the children. She is kind but underneath it all one can perceive anger. She almost certainly abides by shelf discipline and expects children to do so too. Fortunately Miss Page 'made a date in each book with a rubber stamp, to show when the books were to be brought back to the library' (page 19). Incidentally, there are no page numbers in the book and that is irritating. The conclusion is that Dad and Mummy are good librarians. As for Dad's trousers, grey and white checks, they are outrageous. As for extra detail, Miss Page explains how the book stamping works: 'Topsy and Tim and Stevie took the books they had chosen to the desk. Miss Page made a date in each book with a rubber stamp, to show when the books were to be brought back to the library. "Do you have a new stamper every day?" Tim asked. "No, just this one" said Miss Page. She showed Tim how to twiddle the rubber figures round to make any date". page 18.