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PEOPLE, Page 103TailspinBy J.D. Reed/Reported by Wendy Cole
Learning to fly is a breeze compared with writing children's
books, as fledgling author the Duchess of York is discovering this
week. One reviewer charges that Budgie, the Little Helicopter, the
first of her two tales, reinforces "ugly stereotypes." The
freckle-faced Budgie whirls into a complex plot that soars right
over the heads of the three-to-six set. The action is menacing,
featuring swarthy kidnapers who abduct Rose, a little blond girl,
and hold her for ransom. The chopper rotors to the rescue at the
end, but maybe Princess Bea's mum isn't quite ready for literary
flight.