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BfK No. 73 - March 1992

Cover Story
Our cover illustration this month is by Shirley Hughes from The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (see her article in this issue), published by Bodley Head (0 370 31516 2) at £8.99. We thank them for their help in reproducing an illustration from the book.

BfK No. 73 Articles

Editorial – March 1992

News and comment from the Editor.

A Little Character Building

Shirley Hughes reflects on the growth of her characters, Alfie and Annie Rose.

Authorgraph No.73: Hazel Townson

Hazel Townson interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.

Paperback Non-Fiction - Soft on the Inside?

Ted Percy looks at the paperbacks received for review in 1991.

The Truth, Nothing But the Truth - But Not the Whole Truth?

Richard Tames examines some moral dilemmas in the writing of information books.

Writer Reply: From Housemartins to Henrietta

Why would a popstar turn into a children's author? Stan Cullimore explains.

Books for Keeps & BFC Competition

Results of our Competition sponsored by Books For Children.

BfK Briefing – March 1992

Awards * Publications

30 Years of Growing Point

Stephanie Nettell talks to Margery Fisher.

Telling Tales

Chris Powling looks at four new story collections.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 73

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

Under 5s

  • A Piece of Cake

    Jill Murphy
  • Chicken Soup with Rice ¦ One Was Johnny ¦ Alligators All Round ¦ Pierre: A Cautionary Tale

    Maurice Sendak
  • Meg and Jack Are Moving ¦ Meg and Jack Make Friends

    Paul Dowling
  • The Trouble with Babies

    Angie Sage
    Chris Sage
  • Loppylugs

    Abigail Pizer
  • Goodnight, Jessie! ¦ Hurry Up, Jessie!

    Harriet Ziefert
    Mavis Smith
  • Witch, Witch, Come to My Party

    Arden Druce
  • Under Sammy's Bed

    Odette Elliott
  • If I had a pig ¦ If I had a sheep

    Mick Inkpen
  • Doodle Dog

    Frank Rodgers
  • Are You Asleep, Rabbit?

    Alison Campbell
    Julia Barton
  • Eddie and Teddy

    Gus Clarke
  • Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet

    Lynley Dodd
  • How's School, Lizzie?

    Anne Rooke
  • Jessica

    Kevin Henkes

Ages 5-8

  • Octavia Warms Up ¦ Walter Worm's Good Turn

    Barbara Beak
  • The Winter Hedgehog

    Ann Cartwright
    Reg Cartwright
  • The Collins Book of Stories for Four-Year-Olds ¦ The Collins Book of Stories for Five-Year-Olds ¦ The Collins Book of Stories for Six-Year-Olds

  • The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy

    Jane Thayer
  • Tiger and Me

    Kaye Umansky
  • Clever Cakes and other stories

    Michael Rosen
  • The Dog with the Awful Laugh

    Toni Goffe
  • You're in the Juniors Now

    Margaret Joy
  • Ruby and the Dragon

    Gareth Owen
  • Condensed Animals

    Spike Milligan
  • Sophie's Tom

    Dick King-Smith
  • The Puffin Book of Fabulous Fables

  • But you promised!

    Bel Mooney
  • Earl's Too Cool for Me

    Leah Komaiko

Ages 8-10

  • Stories for Children

    Oscar Wilde
  • Hugo and the Sunshine Girl

    Eilís Ní Dhuibhne
  • The Other Side of the Island

    Marjorie Quarton
  • The Lost City of Belfast

    Shaun Traynor
  • Rough and Tumble

  • The Butterfly Jar

    Jeff Moss
  • Hook, Line and Stinker/A Fishy Tale ¦ The Magic Boomerang/The Magic Present

    Robin Kingsland
  • The Dream Thing

    Judy Allen
  • Headlines from the Jungle

    Virginia McKenna
  • Henry Hobbs, Alien

    Kathryn Cave
  • Dr Jekyll and Mr Hollins

    Willis Hall
  • Thumbelina

    James Riordan
  • The Deathwood Letters

    Hazel Townson
  • The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

  • The Enchanter's Daughter

    Antonia Barber

Ages 10-14

  • Alcohol

    Iris Webb
  • Birdwatching for the Under Tens

    Bill Oddie
  • 24 Hours in a Desert ¦ 24 Hours in a Game Reserve

    Barrie Watts
  • Culture Shock

  • High Wizardry

    Diane Duane
  • The Flight of the Earls

    Michael Mullen
  • The Alchymist's Cat

    Robin Jarvis
  • Tiger's Railway

    William Mayne
  • Death Knell

    Nicholas Wilde
  • Tom's Amazing Machine Takes a Trip

    Gordon Snell
  • To Hell with Dying

    Alice Walker
  • The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    Terence Blacker
  • Little Obie and the Flood

    Martin Waddell
  • Castle in the Air

    Diana Wynne Jones
  • You're Late Dad

  • Dear Clare my ex best friend

    Ursula Jones

Ages 14+

  • Rich World, Poor World

    Nance Fyson
  • The Revolutionary's Daughter

    Gwen Grant
  • Dreaming of Larry

    Jean Ure
  • The Year Without Michael

    Susan Beth Pfeffer
  • On the Edge

  • A Handful of Stars

    Rafik Schami
  • Echoes of War

    Robert Westall
  • Split Second

    Nick Baker
  • The Friendship and other stories

    Mildred D Taylor
  • The Language of Love

  • This Is Me Speaking

    Josephine Poole
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