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BfK No. 54 - January 1989

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover by Denis Ryan is taken from the Teen Tracks paperback of The Pigman's Legacy by Paul Zindel (0 00 672977 0, £2.25) to he published in April. We are grateful to Collins for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 54 Articles

Editor's Page - January 1989

News and comment from the Editor.

The Natural Curriculum

Peter Woods and Theresa Whistler on how a whole school philosophy for English led to an award-winning novel.

Lifeline 4: Projects and Topics
Cormier Talking

Extracts from Robert Cormier's conversations with pupils (and teachers) during a recent visit to this country.

Authorgraph No. 54 – Paul Zindel

Paul Zindel was interviewed by Margaret Clark.

Book Awards – American Style

Pat Triggs reports on award-giving at the American Library Association's Annual Conference, 1988.

Sound and Vision - January 1989

Val Randall on The Nature of the Beast, Philip Pullman on Writing about Cool. Plus an update on forthcoming tie-ins.

BfK News - January 1989

News about what's happening in the children's book world.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 54

  • Under 5s
  • Ages 5-8
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 10-14
  • Ages 14+

Under 5s

  • Postman Pat Makes a Splash

    John Cunliffe
  • The Little Red Fox Book/The Brown Mouse Book

    Alison Uttley
  • Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Friends ¦ The Tales of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle/Mr Jeremy Fisher/Pigling Bland

    Beatrix Potter
  • Do You See What I See?

    Mathew Price
    Sue Porter
  • Look at Me Now ¦ There's Only One Me

    Marjorie Newman
    Kathy James
  • Here Are My Hands

    Bill Martin Jr
    John Archambault
  • The Demon Kevin ¦ The Baked Bean Queen

    Rose Impey
    Sue Porter
  • Look I Can Read!

    Peter Heaslip
  • Monster and the Baby; Monster Can't Sleep; A Hallowe'en Mask for Monster; A Playhouse for Monster

    Virginia Mueller
  • Don't Touch!

    Suzy Kline
  • Mother's Magic

    Susan Hill
  • Where Are You Going, Little Mouse?

    Robert Kraus
  • Specially Sarah

    Mary Hoffman
  • Clara's Dancing Feet

    Jean Richardson
  • There's an Alligator Under My Bed

    Mercer Mayer
  • Old Bear

    Jane Hissey
  • Ted Runs Away from Home

    Jan Mogensen
  • The Small Potatoes' Busy Beach Day

    Harriet Ziefert

Ages 5-8

  • Funnybones

    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg
  • The Old Woman and her Pig ¦ Red Jack ¦ The Mount Martha Monster ¦ Moona Park ¦ The Kitten Who Wouldn't Purr ¦ Longneck the Tortoise

    Mary O'Toole
  • Footprints in the Butter

    Peter Mayle
  • Bimwili and the Zimwi

    Verna Aardema
  • Sun and Rain

    Ann Ruffell
  • Ursula Climbing

    Sheila Lavelle
  • Mother Holly

    Bernadette Watts
  • Our Puppy's Holiday

    Ruth Brown
  • The Christmas Day Kitten

    James Herriot
  • Animal Day

    Neil Hollander
    Susanna Gretz
  • Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady

    Mary Rayner
  • Our House on the Hill

    Philippe Dupasquier
  • Harry's Night Out

    Abigail Pizer
  • The Little Christ Child and the Spiders

    Jan Peters

Ages 8-10

  • The BFG

    Roald Dahl
  • The Shrinking of Treehorn/Treehorn's Treasure

    Florence Parry Heide
  • The Vanishment of Thomas Tull

    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg
  • Miss Fanshawe and the Great Dragon Adventure

    Sue Scullard
  • The Haunting of Hiram C Hopgood

    Eva Ibbotson
  • The Flying Trunk and other stories from Andersen

    Hans Christian Andersen
  • The Ghost Messengers

    Robert Swindells
  • A Problem for Mother Christmas

    Ted Willis
  • Vlad the Drac Vampire

    Ann Jungman
  • Alistair's Time Machine

    Marilyn Sadler

Ages 10-14

  • The Fiend Next Door Holiday with the Fiend

    Sheila Lavelle
  • Diamond

    Caroline Pitcher
  • The Third Eye

    Mollie Hunter
  • The Singing Stone

    O R Melling
  • Just as Long as We're Together

    Judy Blume
  • It's an Aardvark-Eat-Turtle World

    Paula Danziger
  • The Story of Grace Darling

    Helen Cresswell
  • The Big Pink

    Ann Pilling
  • Haunted United

    Dennis Hamley
  • The Tomb of Reeds

    Sarah Baylis
  • Rob's Place

    John Rowe Townsend
  • At the Sign of the Dog and Rocket

    Jan Mark
  • Dead Birds Singing

    Marc Talbert
  • Running Riot

    John Kenworthy
  • Seal Story

    Kathleen Fidler

Ages 14+

  • The Nature of the Beast

    Janni Howker
  • The Hobbit

    J R R Tolkien
  • A Girl Like Abby ¦ An Open Mind

    Hadley Irwin
  • Tell Me If the Lovers are Losers

    Cynthia Voigt
  • Come a Stranger

    Cynthia Voigt
  • Happy Endings

    Adèle Geras
  • Over the Moon

    Elissa Haden Guest
  • Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye

    Lois Lowry
  • Trooper Jackson's Story

    Brian Thompson
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