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BfK No. 99 - July 1996

Cover Story
This month BfK features Jane Ray’s cover for The Twelve Dancing Princesses. We’re particularly delighted to have the opportunity to use this illustration as it enables us to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Orchard Books - they’re 10 this year! And also to thank them for their help in producing our July cover.

BfK No. 99 Articles

Editorial – July 1996

News and comment from the Editor.

Puppy Dogs’ Tales...

George Hunt meets Paul Jennings and Gary Paulsen.

Blue Bananas... The First Bunch

Gill Roberts on new additions to the popular Banana Books series.

Authorgraph No.99: Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.

A Blooming Good Read - Ten Years of Orchard Books

David Morton celebrates the anniversary of a publishing house.

The Reading Scheme Is Dead... Long Live the Reading Scheme?

Annemarie Young on the development of Cambridge Reading.

The ‘F’ Factor

Mike Rouse celebrates the 'short and exciting' book.

Sophie or Sophistry?

Reynold Jones, a professional philosopher, investigates Sophie's World.

BfK Briefing – July 1996

Awards - Jay Heale and Nicholas Tucker report on The Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Carnegie Medal.

Visiting Uncle Albert

Russell Stannard on his 'Uncle Albert' series.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 99

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

Under 5s

  • Grandpa Comes to Stay

    Rob Lewis
  • Good Night, Sleep Tight

    Penelope Lively
  • Jig, Fig and Mrs Pig

    Peter Hansard
  • Squeaky Cleaners in a Muddle; Squeaky Cleaners in a Hole

    Vivian French
    Anna Currey
  • Look What I've Got

    Anthony Browne
  • The Big-Wide-Mouthed Toad-Frog and other stories; The King with Dirty Feet and other stories

  • Twenty Mini Mysteries You Can Solve

    Dina Anastasio
  • Ketchup on Your Cornflakes?; I went to the Zoopermarket; Don't Put Your Finger in the Jelly, Nelly!

    Nick Sharratt
  • Kipper's Book of Opposites; Kipper's Book of Weather; Kipper's Book of Counting

    Mick Inkpen
  • What's Up the Coconut Tree?; The Show-Off Mouse; The Odd Job Man and the Thousand Mile Boots

    A H Benjamin
  • Tickling Tigers

    Anna Currey
  • Animal Families; Animal Homes

    Colin Threadgall
  • Ten Out of Bed

    Penny Dale
  • So Much

    Trish Cooke
  • First Things First, A Baby's Companion

    Charlotte Voake
  • Ruff

    Jane Hissey
  • Big Fish, Little Fish

    Alan Durant
    Ant Parker
  • A Birthday Cake for Little Bear

    Max Velthuijs
  • Danny's Duck

    June Crebbin

Ages 5-8

  • The Pebble in my Pocket

    Meredith Hooper
  • Giraffes; Sharks

    Steve Parker
  • Levers; Wheel and Cogs

    Caroline Rush
  • The Littlest Dragon

    Margaret Ryan
  • Imagine You Are a Tiger

    Karen Wallace
    Peter Melnyczuk
  • One for Me, One for You

    Rita Phillips Mitchell
  • Mia the Beach Cat

    Wolfram Hanel
    Kirsten Hocker
  • Jake - The Adventures of an Unusual Dog

    Annette Butterworth
  • The Twelve Poodle Princesses

    Jan Pancheri
  • The Pond Year

    Kathryn Lasky
  • Dear Mum, Don't Panic

    Stephen Lewis
  • In Crack Willow Wood

    Sam McBratney
  • Mystery at Winklesea

    Helen Cresswell
  • Baba Yaga

  • Country Tales

    Elizabeth Clark
  • Baby Crow

    John A Rowe
  • Stinkerbell

    J J Murhall

Ages 8-10

  • Grasses

    Catherine Chambers
  • Mapping the Unknown

    Peter Chrisp
  • The Ghost Dog

    Pete Johnson
  • The Emperor's Gruckle Hound

    Kathryn Cave
  • Cybercats

    Garry Kilworth
  • Watch Out for the Giant-Killers!

    Colin McNaughton
  • Spilling the Magic

    Stephen Moore
  • How to Write Really Badly

    Anne Fine
  • The Giant Baby

    Allan Ahlberg
  • Delilah and the Dogspell

    Jenny Nimmo
  • Diggory and the Boa Conductor

    Philippa Gregory
  • Carlos and Little Wolf

    Lesley Harker
  • The True Story of Balto

    Natalie Standiford
  • Morris Macmillipede

    Mick Fitzmaurice
    Satoshi Kitamura
  • Soccer Mad

    Rob Childs
    Aiden Potts
  • My Barmy Aunt Boomerang, The Coolest Act in School

    Roy Apps
  • Ukrainian Folk Tales

    Christina Oparenko
  • Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids

    Jamie Rix
    Ross Collins
  • Bonechillers: Teacher Creature

    B R Haynes
  • How to Speak Chimpanzee

    Richard Brassey

Ages 10-14

  • Black and British

    David W Bygott
  • Introducing Gershwin; Introducing Mozart

    Roland Vernon
  • World of Soccer

    Michael Nevin
  • The Olympic Spirit

    Norman Barrett
  • The Norman Conquest

    Peter Chrisp
  • The Pebble in my Pocket

    Meredith Hooper
  • Farm

    Ned Halley
  • Electric Full Stops

  • Who'll Catch the Nightmares?

    Linda Kempton
  • Creepers

    Keith Gray
  • Daughter of Storms

    Louise Cooper
  • The Alibi

    Malcolm Rose
  • The Byzantium Bazaar

    Stephen Elboz
  • Tango's Baby

    Martin Waddell
  • Mr Tucket

    Gary Paulsen
  • Plundering Paradise

    Geraldine McCaughrean
  • Aliens Stole My Dad

    Bruce Coville
  • The Face at the Window

    Vivien Alcock
  • The Beat: Smokescreen

    David Belbin
  • How Could You Do This to Me, Mum?

    Rosie Rushton
  • Give Yourself a Hug

    Grace Nichols

Ages 14+

  • Burning Issues

    Allan Frewin Jones
  • Variations on a Dream

    Bette Paul
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