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BfK No. 54 - January 1989

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover by Denis Ryan is taken from the Teen Tracks paperback of The Pigman's Legacy by Paul Zindel (0 00 672977 0, £2.25) to he published in April. We are grateful to Collins for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 54 Articles

Editor's Page - January 1989

News and comment from the Editor.
The Natural Curriculum

Peter Woods and Theresa Whistler on how a whole school philosophy for English led to an award-winning novel.
Lifeline 4: Projects and Topics
Cormier Talking

Extracts from Robert Cormier's conversations with pupils (and teachers) during a recent visit to this country.
Authorgraph No. 54 – Paul Zindel

Paul Zindel was interviewed by Margaret Clark.
Book Awards – American Style

Pat Triggs reports on award-giving at the American Library Association's Annual Conference, 1988.
Sound and Vision - January 1989

Val Randall on The Nature of the Beast, Philip Pullman on Writing about Cool. Plus an update on forthcoming tie-ins.
BfK News - January 1989

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

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 54

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

Under 5s

  • Postman Pat Makes a Splash
    John Cunliffe

  • The Little Red Fox Book/The Brown Mouse Book
    Alison Uttley

  • Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Friends ¦ The Tales of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle/Mr Jeremy Fisher/Pigling Bland
    Beatrix Potter

  • Do You See What I See?
    Mathew Price
    Sue Porter

  • Look at Me Now ¦ There's Only One Me
    Marjorie Newman
    Kathy James

  • Here Are My Hands
    Bill Martin Jr
    John Archambault

  • The Demon Kevin ¦ The Baked Bean Queen
    Rose Impey
    Sue Porter

  • Look I Can Read!
    Peter Heaslip

  • Monster and the Baby; Monster Can't Sleep; A Hallowe'en Mask for Monster; A Playhouse for Monster
    Virginia Mueller

  • Don't Touch!
    Suzy Kline

  • Mother's Magic
    Susan Hill

  • Where Are You Going, Little Mouse?
    Robert Kraus

  • Specially Sarah
    Mary Hoffman

  • Clara's Dancing Feet
    Jean Richardson

  • There's an Alligator Under My Bed
    Mercer Mayer

  • Old Bear
    Jane Hissey

  • Ted Runs Away from Home
    Jan Mogensen

  • The Small Potatoes' Busy Beach Day
    Harriet Ziefert

Ages 5-8

  • Funnybones
    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg

  • The Old Woman and her Pig ¦ Red Jack ¦ The Mount Martha Monster ¦ Moona Park ¦ The Kitten Who Wouldn't Purr ¦ Longneck the Tortoise
    Mary O'Toole

  • Footprints in the Butter
    Peter Mayle

  • Bimwili and the Zimwi
    Verna Aardema

  • Sun and Rain
    Ann Ruffell

  • Ursula Climbing
    Sheila Lavelle

  • Mother Holly
    Bernadette Watts

  • Our Puppy's Holiday
    Ruth Brown

  • The Christmas Day Kitten
    James Herriot

  • Animal Day
    Neil Hollander
    Susanna Gretz

  • Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady
    Mary Rayner

  • Our House on the Hill
    Philippe Dupasquier

  • Harry's Night Out
    Abigail Pizer

  • The Little Christ Child and the Spiders
    Jan Peters

Ages 8-10

  • The BFG
    Roald Dahl

  • The Shrinking of Treehorn/Treehorn's Treasure
    Florence Parry Heide

  • The Vanishment of Thomas Tull
    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg

  • Miss Fanshawe and the Great Dragon Adventure
    Sue Scullard

  • The Haunting of Hiram C Hopgood
    Eva Ibbotson

  • The Flying Trunk and other stories from Andersen
    Hans Christian Andersen

  • The Ghost Messengers
    Robert Swindells

  • A Problem for Mother Christmas
    Ted Willis

  • Vlad the Drac Vampire
    Ann Jungman

  • Alistair's Time Machine
    Marilyn Sadler

Ages 10-14

  • The Fiend Next Door Holiday with the Fiend
    Sheila Lavelle

  • Diamond
    Caroline Pitcher

  • The Third Eye
    Mollie Hunter

  • The Singing Stone
    O R Melling

  • Just as Long as We're Together
    Judy Blume

  • It's an Aardvark-Eat-Turtle World
    Paula Danziger

  • The Story of Grace Darling
    Helen Cresswell

  • The Big Pink
    Ann Pilling

  • Haunted United
    Dennis Hamley

  • The Tomb of Reeds
    Sarah Baylis

  • Rob's Place
    John Rowe Townsend

  • At the Sign of the Dog and Rocket
    Jan Mark

  • Dead Birds Singing
    Marc Talbert

  • Running Riot
    John Kenworthy

  • Seal Story
    Kathleen Fidler

Ages 14+

  • The Nature of the Beast
    Janni Howker

  • The Hobbit
    J R R Tolkien

  • A Girl Like Abby ¦ An Open Mind
    Hadley Irwin

  • Tell Me If the Lovers are Losers
    Cynthia Voigt

  • Come a Stranger
    Cynthia Voigt

  • Happy Endings
    Adèle Geras

  • Over the Moon
    Elissa Haden Guest

  • Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye
    Lois Lowry

  • Trooper Jackson's Story
    Brian Thompson
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