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BfK No. 53 - November 1988

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from King Change-a-lot, written and illustrated by Babette Cole and published by Hamish Hamilton (0 241 12491 3, £6.95). We are grateful to Hamish Hamilton for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 53 Articles

Editor's Page - November 1988

News and comment from the Editor.
Storytelling For All

Belfast librarian, Liz Weir, reflects on the power of story and its place on her home patch.
Authorgraph No.53 – Babette Cole

Babette Cole was interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.
Lifeline 4: Projects and Topics

Pat Thomson continues her seven-part series with the theme of Clothing.
Awards

Rosemary Stones looks back over 13 years of the Other Award, Chris Powling reports on this year's Emil Award.
Sound and Vision - November 1988

Julia Eccleshare on Paul Stone's latest film for the BBC plus a round-up of forthcoming tie-ins.
From Santa's Sack

Which books, from any currently in print, would you give as a Christmas gift to your favourite toddler, in-between and teenager if you could guarantee they'd never set eyes on a particular title before?
BfK News – November 1988

News about what's happening in the children's book world.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 53

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

Under 5s

  • Here Comes a Bus
    Harriet Ziefert

  • Winston's Ice Cream Caper
    Andrew Martyr
    Paula Lawford

  • Eating Out ¦ The Drive ¦ The Dancing Class
    Helen Oxenbury

  • Pumpkin Pumpkin
    Jeanne Titherington

  • I'm Having a Bath with Papa
    Shigeo Watanabe

  • Frankie's First Day
    Gordon Lingard

  • The Harbour ¦ The Airport ¦ The Railway Station
    Philippe Dupasquier

  • Granpa
    John Burningham

  • Owl and Billy
    Martin Waddell

  • Elizabeth Jane Gets Dressed
    Anne Tyrrell

  • Truffles' Day in Bed
    Catherine Anholt

  • Look Out Sally on the Farm ¦ Look Out Katy in the Town ¦ Look Out Tim in the Park ¦ Look Out Maz in the Jungle
    Charlotte Mann
    Stephanie Ryder

  • Tumble Tots; Starting School
    Fiona Pragoff

  • Finding Robin Redbreast
    Harriet Ziefert
    Mavis Smith

  • Come and Tell Me
    Helen Hollick

Ages 5-8

  • Our Mammoth
    Adrian Mitchell
    Priscilla Lamont

  • Harry's Aunt/Harry's Horse ¦ King Henry's Palace/The Tale of Thomas Mead ¦ How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen/A Near Thing for Captain Najork
    Sheila Lavelle

  • The Knights of Hawthorn Crescent
    Jenny Koralek

  • Stone Soup
    Tony Ross

  • The Witch V.I.P.
    Margaret Stuart Barry

  • Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers
    Mairi Hedderwick

  • The Last Slice of the Rainbow
    Joan Aiken

  • Beyond the Firelight and other stories of hobgoblins ¦ Rainbow Tales ¦ Hamish and the Wee Witch
    Ann Lawrence

  • The Amazing Pet
    Marjorie Newman

  • The Night of the Paper Bag Monsters
    Helen Craig

  • Robert the Great
    Philippe Dupasquier

  • Meal One
    Ivor Cutler

  • The Worm and the Toffee-Nosed Princess
    Eva Ibbotson

  • Charlie, Emma and Dragons to the Rescue
    Margaret Greaves

  • Fancy Nancy
    Ruth Craft

Ages 8-10

  • Charlotte the Starlet
    Barbara Ware Holmes

  • Kit in Boots
    Jane Gardam

  • Gruesome and Bloodsocks on Wheels
    Jane Holiday

  • Alf Gorilla
    Michael Grater

  • One Green Bottle
    Hazel Townson

  • The Quest for Queenie
    Brian Ball

  • The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady
    Betsy Byars

  • The Reversible Giant
    Robert Leeson

Ages 10-14

  • Mr P: Street Pigeon
    David Martin

  • Wolf of Shadows
    Whitley Strieber

  • Monsterman
    Jim Eldridge

  • Swings and Roundabouts
    Jean Ure

  • A Hawk in Silver
    Mary Gentle

  • A for Ami ¦ A Name Like Bunny
    Norma Fox Mazer

  • The Boy and the Swan
    Catherine Storr

  • On My Honour
    Marion Dane Bauer

  • The Tournament of Fortune
    Julian Atterton

  • Bianca
    Joan Phipson

  • Gameplayers
    Stephen Bowkett

  • Shadows on the Lake
    Catherine Sefton

  • Sin Bin 1: Iggy ¦ Sin Bin 2: Melanie
    Keith Miles

Ages 14+

  • Making Waves
    Mary Hooper

  • Crazy Vanilla
    Barbara Wersba

  • The River Tree
    Mairi MacLachlan

  • The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
    Joan Lowery Nixon

  • King Creature Come
    John Rowe Townsend

  • Grow Up, Cupid
    June Oldham

  • Stick
    Barbara Jacobs

  • Dark Secrets, Red Ink
    Steven Saunders

  • The Teens Book of Love Stories

  • Frankie's Hat
    Jan Mark
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