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BfK No. 57 - July 1989

Cover Story
The stunning photograph on our cover by George Bernard is taken from Strawberry by Jennifer Coldrey, published by A & C Black in the 'Stopwatch' series (0 7136 3052 3, £4.50).

BfK No. 57 Articles

Editor's Page - July 1989

News and comment from the Editor.
Information Books for Four to Six Year Olds

`...undoubtedly one of the most challenging areas for the information book publisher.'

Eleanor von Schweinitz takes a look at some recent material for nursery and infant schools.
Authorgraph No.57 – Roger McGough

Roger McGough interviewed by Chris Powling.
LIFELINE 4: PROJECTS AND TOPICS

Pat Thomson concludes her seven-part series with the theme of Minibeasts.
A Visit to Pakistan

John Dunne, Assistant County Librarian (Children's and Schools) for Hampshire County Library, reports on...
AWARDS

Carnegie, Greenaway, Farjeon, Earthworm, Science Book Prize, & Best Books for Babies.
Sound & Vision - July 1989

An update on forthcoming tie-ins.
Readathon

As the cranking-up gets under way for this October's Readathon, Brough Girling, the campaign's director and head of the Children's Book Foundation, explains how Readathon was founded and how it works.
BfK News - July 1989

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

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 57

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

Under 5s

  • William, King of the Road
    Laura Newton

  • Anna's Special Present
    Yoriko Tsutsui

  • Maisie Middleton at the Wedding
    Nita Sowter

  • Milton the Early Riser
    Robert Kraus

  • Lucy and Tom's 1.2.3.
    Shirley Hughes

  • The Adventures of Albert, the Running Bear
    Barbara Isenberg
    Susan Wolf

  • Barney's Forgotten Birthday ¦ Barney's Big Spring Clean
    Peter Bonnici

  • The Toothbrush Monster ¦ The Bedtime Beast
    Rose Impey
    Sue Porter

  • Alphabatics
    Suse MacDonald

Ages 5-8

  • Splash! - all about baths
    Susan Kovacs Buxbaum
    Rita Golden Gelman

  • Winnie the Witch
    Valerie Thomas

  • Tyrone the Horrible
    Hans Wilhelm

  • A House Inside Out
    Penelope Lively

  • Alex and Roy: Best Friends
    Mary Dickinson

  • The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg
    James Stevenson

  • The King Bird
    A H Benjamin

  • The Tooth Ball
    Philippa Pearce

  • Hello, Little Pig
    Janosch

  • The Hodgeheg
    Dick King-Smith

  • Dilly: The Worst Day Ever
    Tony Bradman

  • The Runaway Shoes and Other Stories

  • Our Sleepysaurus ¦ Andrew McAndrew ¦ Sophie's Snail ¦ Ponders
    Martin Waddell

  • Hetty Pegler Half-Witch
    Margaret Greaves

  • Lucy Keeps the Wolf from the Door
    Ann Jungman

  • Adventures of Zot the Dog
    Ivan Jones

Ages 8-10

  • The Generation Gap ¦ Holidays ¦ In the Street ¦ Schools
    John Aylett

  • Mice and Rats ¦ Guinea Pigs
    Anna Sproule
    Michael Sproule

  • Moondream
    Victor Osborne

  • Beware, This House is Haunted!
    Lance Salway

  • Son of a Gun
    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg

  • The Vampire's Revenge
    Eric Morecambe

  • How's Business
    Alison Prince

  • Three Indian Princesses
    Jamila Gavin

  • Bang! Bang! You're Dead
    Ian Strachan

  • The Girls' Gang
    Rose Impey

  • Mascot
    Michael Hardcastle

  • Smudge
    Mike Dickinson

  • The Cabbage Patch Fib
    Paul Jennings

  • Carrot Top
    Nigel Gray

  • Sister
    Joan Flanagan

Ages 10-14

  • The 1960s ¦ The 1970s
    Tim Healey

  • Early People ¦ Mammal ¦ Shell
    Steve Parker

  • The Other Side of Dark
    Joan Lowery Nixon

  • Will the Real Gertrude Hollings Please Stand Up?
    Sheila Greenwald

  • The House on the Hill
    Eileen Dunlop

  • Dream House
    Jan Mark

  • Alpha Centauri
    Robert Siegel

  • Hanky Panky
    Roger Collinson

  • The Dark Shadow
    Mary Rhind

  • Hauntings 6: The Bone-Dog ¦ Hauntings 7: All on a Winter's Day
    Susan Price

  • The Serpent of Senargad
    Fay Sampson

  • A Little Lower than the Angels
    Geraldine McCaughrean

  • The Vampire's Revenge
    Eric Morecambe

  • The 1920s ¦ The 1970s
    Betty Williams

Ages 14+

  • The Guilty Party
    Joan Lingard

  • Just How Far?
    Barbara Jacobs

  • Battlefields
    Richard Severy

  • Frankie's Story
    Catherine Sefton

  • Deathwatch
    Robb White

  • Sons from Afar
    Cynthia Voigt

  • Urn Burial
    Robert Westall

  • Run With the Hare
    Linda Newbery

  • So Far to Go
    Rhodri Jones

  • Izzy, Willy-Nilly
    Cynthia Voigt
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