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BfK No. 61 - March 1990

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from The Ankle Grabber, written by Rose Impey and illustrated by Moira Kemp (1870817 07 9, £5.50). The book is published by Ragged Bears and is one of the Creepies series (for full details see page 4). We are grateful to Ragged Bears and Rose Impey for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 61 Articles

Editor's Page - March 1990

News and comment from the Editor.

Too Scary for Children?

Rose Impey, the author of the Creepies series, writes about her approach to the age old problem of fear in children' s books.

Authorgraph No.61 – Kit Wright

Kit Wright interviewed by Morag Styles.

The Manageable Book

Hazel Townson on how she sets out to entice the reluctant reader.

Information '89 And Curriculum '90

Eleanor von Schweinitz looks through the non-fiction books we received last year at Books for Keeps with half an eye on the emerging National Curriculum.

For the Staffroom Bookshelf…

which these days means brief, unpretentious and to-the-point publications to be consulted on-the-run between National Curriculum documentation. Teacherly time won't be wasted by these three:

Apprentice To Journeyman

Jill Bennett, a pioneer of teaching reading without a formal scheme, assesses the latest contributions to the `real' books approach.

BfK Briefing - March 1990

Publications *  News

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 61

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

Under 5s

  • The Railway Stories & More Railway Stories

    Rev W Awdry
  • Tales from Lavender Shoes ¦ More Tales from Lavender Shoes

    Alison Uttley
  • Huxley Pig at the Circus

    Rodney Peppé
  • Pudding and Pie

    Ian Beck
    Sarah Williams
  • Just Like Me ¦ Our Ollie ¦ Silly Goose

    Jan Ormerod
  • Goodbye House

    Frank Asch
  • In My Garden

    Ron Maris
  • Hello, Goodbye

    David Lloyd
  • The Wizard's Cat

    Colin Hawkins
    Jacqui Hawkins
  • One Bear in the Picture

    Caroline Bucknall
  • Mog's Amazing Birthday Caper

    Judith Kerr
  • The Witch's Shopping Spree

    Carolyn Dinan
  • Joe on Sunday

    Tony Blundell
  • Amy's Place

    Marianne Stafford
  • Has Anyone Here Seen William?

    Bob Graham
  • There's a Sea in my Bedroom

    Margaret Wild
  • It's Mine!

    Leo Lionni
  • Ten in a Bed

    Mary Rees
  • Bertie and the Bear

    Pamela Allen
  • The Great Zoo Escape

    Colin McNaughton
  • There's Something Spooky in My Attic

    Mercer Mayer
  • No Jumping on the Bed

    Tedd Arnold
  • Minerva Louise

    Janet Morgan Stoeke
  • Janine and the Carnival

    Iolette Thomas

Ages 5-8

  • Let's Visit a Fish Farm

    Sarah Doughty
    Diana Bentley
  • Fantastic Mr Fox

    Roald Dahl
  • Old Belle's Summer Holiday

    Philippa Pearce
  • High Days and Holidays

  • Cat and Canary

    Michael Foreman
  • Let's Go Swimming with Mr Smartypants

    M K Brown
  • Film Boy

    Alexander McCall Smith
  • Dragon Water

    Ann Ruffell
  • Smiley Tiger

    Barbara Willard
  • King Tubbitum and the Little Cook

    Margaret Ryan
  • Boo to a Goose

    Judith Stinton
  • No Peas for Nellie

    Chris L Demarest
  • Patch the Pirate Cat

    Andrew Martyr
    Paula Lawford
  • Bathtime for Garth Pig and other stories

    Mary Rayner
  • Super Dooper Jezebel

    Tony Ross
  • The Boy with Two Shadows

    Margaret Mahy
  • The Great Zoo Escape

    Colin McNaughton

Ages 8-10

  • AIDS

    Pete Sanders
    Clare Farquhar
  • Early Twentieth Century ¦ World War II

    Neil Thomson
  • Elephants ¦ Humpback Whale

    Michael Bright
  • Clay

    Jeannie Hull
  • The Peppermint Pig

    Nina Bawden
  • The Whipping Boy

    Sid Fleischman
  • The Water Babies

    Charles Kingsley
  • Charlotte Shakespeare and Annie the Great

    Barbara Ware Holmes
  • Grandma and the Ghowlies

    Ursula Moray Williams
  • Martin's Mice

    Dick King-Smith
  • Follow that Pharoah

    Derek Sampson
  • Dangleboots

    Dennis Hamley
  • Julia's Mending

    Kathy Lynn Emerson
  • Win or Die! The Making of a King

    Rolf Harris
  • Billy and the Man-eating Plant ¦ Alexander and the Star Part ¦ A Flight of Angels ¦ The Orange Pony ¦ The Talking Car

    Mick Gowar

Ages 10-14

  • Aid in Action

    Alistair Ross
  • Women and Science

    Brenda Clarke
  • The Diddakoi

    Rumer Godden
  • Dr Chill

    Thomas Hoobler
  • The Return

    Barry Faville
  • Under Siege

    Elisabeth Mace
  • Keeping Henry

    Nina Bawden
  • Homecoming

    Elsa Posell
  • Everything Is Not Enough

    Sandy Asher
  • Second to the Right and Straight on Till Morning . . .

    Lance Salway
  • Monster Maker

    Nicholas Fisk
  • The Skyrifters

    Clare Cooper
  • The Empty Sleeve

    Leon Garfield
  • Boat Song

    Frances Ward Weller

Ages 14+

  • We, the Haunted

    Pete Johnson
  • The Abduction

    Mette Newth
  • I Never Told Her I Loved Her

    Sandra Chick
  • Bad Fun

    Roger Mills
  • Now Then, Al

    David J Fleming
  • The Callender Papers

    Cynthia Voigt
  • Dragons and Warrior Daughters

  • Black November

    Rex Harley
  • Say Goodnight, Gracie

    Julie Reece Deaver
  • Waiting for the Rain

    Sheila Gordon
  • Say Goodbye

    Jean Ure
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