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BfK No. 120 - January 2000

Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from Edward Ardizzone’s Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. Brian Alderson discusses this classic picture book, now reissued in a beautiful new edition by Scholastic in ‘Classics in Short’. Thanks to Scholastic Children’s Books for their help in producing this January cover.

BfK No. 120 Articles

Editorial - January 2000

News and comment from the Editor.

Young Children Growing Up in a Drug Using World

Noreen Wetton on the role of children's books in early drugs education.

Series Fiction for Young Readers

Annabel Gibb assesses recent books for 'beginner' and 'confident' readers.

Good Reads: Immanuel College, Bushey and Humphry Davy School, Penzance

Reviews from pupils of Immanuel College, Bushey, Hertfordshire, and Humphry Davy School, Penzance, Cornwall.

Authorgraph No.120: Magdalen Nabb

Magdalen Nabb interviewed by Rosemary Stones.

BfK Briefing - January 2000

News * Events * Awards * Best Seller Chart * Publications * Letter to the Editor

Useful Organisations No.9: Listening Books

Postal library for those with physical as well as print disabilities.

I Wish I'd Written... The Stones are Hatching

Linda Newbery chooses Geraldine McCaughrean's The Stones are Hatching.

Classics in Short No.19: Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain

Brian Alderson on Edward Ardizzone's Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain.

Editor's Choice

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

(Walker Books Ltd)

First published in 1865 and never out of print, Alice is to Tenniel as Winnie-the-Pooh is to E H Shepard. Bold the illustrators (and in Alice ’s case there have been quite a few, from...

Fire Bringer

David Clement-Davies

(Macmillan Children's Books)

When a fawn is born with a patch of white fur on its forehead in the shape of an oak leaf, it seems that an ancient prophecy has come true and Herne, the god of the deer, has sent a saviour. But Rannock, the fawn, is now in danger and must flee...

Under 5s
Ages 5-8
Ages 8-10
Ages 10-14
Ages 14+
Books About Children's Books

Under 5s

Snore!

Michael Rosen

5
Merrymaid of Zennor, The

Charles Causley

5
Tale of the Turnip, The

Brian Alderson

4
Snow-white

Josephine Poole

4
Queen of the Night

Ronda Armitage

4
Happy Birthday, Amelia

Nicola Moon

4
Goo-Goo Gorilla

Ian Whybrow

4
Your World: A First Encyclopedia

Angela Wilkes

3
Word in Pig's Ear, A

Nick Ward

3
If You Should Meet a Crocodile; Poems about Animals

3
One, Two, Three, Oops!

Michael Coleman
Gwyneth Williamson

3
The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog; Mission Ziffoid

Ana Martin Larranaga

3

Ages 5-8

Elf Hill: Tales from Hans Christian Andersen

Naomi Lewis

5
Celtic Fairy Tales; Favourite Fairy Tales

4
Christy's Dream

Caroline Binch

4
Lunch Boxes Don't Fly; Poppet; Super Molly and the Lolly Rescue

Michael Rosen

3
Injury Time; Rivals United; Soccer Secret; Striker's Boots

Michael Hardcastle

3
Shimmy with my Granny

3
'Excuse Me' Learning About Politeness; 'I'll Do It!' Taking Responsibility; 'It Wasn't Me!' Learning About Honesty

Brian Moses

3
Football

Jason Page

3

Ages 8-10

Ring of Words, The: An Anthology of Poetry for Children

5
Leaf in Time, A

David Walker

5
Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page

Richard Platt

5
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

5
My Dear Noel: The Story of a Letter from Beatrice Potter; Quentin Blake

Jane Johnson

4
Living with Cerebral Palsy; Living with Leukaemia

Dr Paul Pimm

4
Trevor McDonald's World of Poetry

Trevor McDonald

3
Day in the Life of a World War II Evacuee, A

Alan Childs

3
Bathrooms Through the Ages; Bedrooms Through the Ages

Richard Wood

3
What Do We Know About Hinduism?; What Do We Know About Judaism?

Anita Ganeri

2

Ages 10-14

Story of the Holocaust, The

Clive A Lawton

5
Mister Spaceman

Lesley Howarth

5
Escape from Shangri-La; Kensuke's Kingdom

Michael Morpurgo

5
An Interview with Anne Fine ¦ An Interview with Gillian Cross ¦ An Interview with Jenny Nimmo ¦ An Interview with Michael Morpurgo ¦ An Interview with Michelle Magorian ¦ An Interview with Theresa Breslin

4
Eating Disorders; Family Violence

Jenny Bryan

4
Day My Parents Ran Away, The

Josephine Feeney

4
Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, The

3
Kingfisher Book of Religions, The

Trevor Barnes

3
Fire Bringer

David Clement-Davies

3
Survivor's Guide to School, A

Jeanette Baker

2
Kingfisher Book of Planet Earth, The

Martin Redfern

2
Hutchinson Book of Kings and Queens of England, The

Tony Robinson

2

Ages 14+

Streetlife

5
The Sterkarm Handshake

Susan Price

5
Little Soldier

Bernard Ashley

5
Holes

Louis Sachar

5
What's Your Problem?

Sherry Ashworth

4
Crime and Punishment: Changing Attitudes 1900-2000; Medical Ethics: Changing Attitudes 1900-2000

Alison Brownlie

4
Breathing Fear

Malcolm Rose

4
Reality Bites Back!

Caroline Plaisted

2

Books About Children's Books

Reading Otherways

Lissa Paul

4
Children's Books in England: Third Edition

4

BfK News

Rick Yancey wins the 2014 Red House Children’s Book Award

Rick Yancey has won the 2014 Red House Children’s Book Award with The 5^th Wave, his gripping alien invasion adventure story.

Yancey winner

The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, the annual competition for young people which runs in conjunction with the Branford Boase Award, is now open.

The Branford Boase Award recognises a debut children’s author and their editor and was set up in memory of the outstanding children’s writer Henrietta Branford and the gifted editor, Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books.

The shortlist for the 2014 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize has been announced.

Weasels

In a new, staggered countdown to the announcement of the 2014 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, longlists for both awards are announced today, Tuesday 4th February, as part of the celebrations leading up to National Libraries Day (Saturday 8^th February).

Branford Boase Award 2014 – the longlist

BBA logo Out of more than 60 books submitted, 29 debut novels have made it onto the longlist for the 2014 Branford Boase Award.

The Branford Boase Award is given annually to the author of an outstanding debut novel for children. Uniquely, it also honours the editor of the winning title and highlights the importance of the editor in nurturing new talent.

C Riddell

Roald Dahl logo

MOLECULE MAYHEM! WINS EDUCATIONAL WRITERS’ AWARD

Educ Writers Award

Molecule Mayhem! Pop-Up Chemistry Chaos, written by Tom Adams and illustrated
by Thomas Flintham is the winner of the 2013 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award.

Jim Kay to illustrate Harry Potter

Jim Kay Harry P

Bloomsbury is to publish all seven of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter books with full-colour illustrations by illustrator Jim Kay.

The first in the series, an illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, will be released in September 2015.

Four books have been shortlisted for the 2013 ALCS Award for Educational Writing, ‘outstanding examples of non-fiction books for readers aged 5-11 years’. They are:

Molecule Mayhem! Pop-Up Chemistry Chaos by Tom Adams, illus Thomas Flintham, Templar

World Atlas by Nick Crane, illus David Dean, Barefoot Books

How the Weather Works: A Hands-On Guide to our Changing Skies and Climate by Christine Dorian, illus Beverly Young, Templar

Books for Keeps 120 - the children's book magazine online

Digital version – browse, print or download

BfK Newsletter

BfK No. 120 Articles

Editor's Choice

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

New Talent

Fire Bringer

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 120

Under 5s

Snore!

Merrymaid of Zennor, The

Tale of the Turnip, The

Snow-white

Queen of the Night

Happy Birthday, Amelia

Goo-Goo Gorilla

Your World: A First Encyclopedia

Word in Pig's Ear, A

If You Should Meet a Crocodile; Poems about Animals

One, Two, Three, Oops!

The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog; Mission Ziffoid

Ages 5-8

Elf Hill: Tales from Hans Christian Andersen

Celtic Fairy Tales; Favourite Fairy Tales

Christy's Dream

Lunch Boxes Don't Fly; Poppet; Super Molly and the Lolly Rescue

Injury Time; Rivals United; Soccer Secret; Striker's Boots

Shimmy with my Granny

'Excuse Me' Learning About Politeness; 'I'll Do It!' Taking Responsibility; 'It Wasn't Me!' Learning About Honesty

Football

Ages 8-10

Ring of Words, The: An Anthology of Poetry for Children

Leaf in Time, A

Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

My Dear Noel: The Story of a Letter from Beatrice Potter; Quentin Blake

Living with Cerebral Palsy; Living with Leukaemia

Trevor McDonald's World of Poetry

Day in the Life of a World War II Evacuee, A

Bathrooms Through the Ages; Bedrooms Through the Ages

What Do We Know About Hinduism?; What Do We Know About Judaism?

Ages 10-14

Story of the Holocaust, The

Mister Spaceman

Escape from Shangri-La; Kensuke's Kingdom

An Interview with Anne Fine ¦ An Interview with Gillian Cross ¦ An Interview with Jenny Nimmo ¦ An Interview with Michael Morpurgo ¦ An Interview with Michelle Magorian ¦ An Interview with Theresa Breslin

Eating Disorders; Family Violence

Day My Parents Ran Away, The

Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, The

Kingfisher Book of Religions, The

Fire Bringer

Survivor's Guide to School, A

Kingfisher Book of Planet Earth, The

Hutchinson Book of Kings and Queens of England, The

Ages 14+

Streetlife

The Sterkarm Handshake

Little Soldier

Holes

What's Your Problem?

Crime and Punishment: Changing Attitudes 1900-2000; Medical Ethics: Changing Attitudes 1900-2000

Breathing Fear

Reality Bites Back!

Books About Children's Books

Reading Otherways

Children's Books in England: Third Edition

BfK News