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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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