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BfK No. 77 - November 1992

Cover Story
On the front of BfK this month is the cover of On Christmas Eve by Peter Collington - see his accompanying piece in this issue. The book was published by Heinemann (the paperback version is now available) and the animated film will be shown on TV at Christmas - all details are given at the foot of Peter Collington's delightful double-page spread. We thank Heinemann for their help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 77 Articles

Editorial – November 1992

News and comment from the Editor.
Illustrating Christmas

Jan Pieńkowski, a Catholic, and Jane Ray, an atheist, each describe their approach to the Christmas story.
Two Joys for Christmas

Edward Blishen on the pleasures of being read to aloud...
Christmas Book Fair

Chris Powling looks at new hardbacks with a Christmas theme.
All I Want for Christmas is…

Alison Leonard makes the case for supporting the British section of IBBY.
On Christmas Eve...

Peter Collington talks about his wordless picture book which this year becomes a TV film.
Authorgraph No.77: Alan Garner

Alan Garner interviewed by David Bennett.
A Feast of Stories

Mary Hoffman ruminates on food in children's books...
Letters to the Editor - November 1992

'Dear Editor...'
A Present for Mr Patten

Leon Garfield and Peter Thomas on Shakespeare - The Animated Tales.
BfK Briefing – November 1992

News * Awards * Obituary * Events * Publications
For Santa's Sack

Margery Fisher takes her pick of new publications.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 77

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

Under 5s

  • Tony Ross's Fairy Tales
    Tony Ross

  • The Story of Rumpelstiltskin

  • Rosie and the Pavement Bears
    Susie Jenkin-Pearce

  • The Wish Factory
    Chris Riddell

  • Rosie's Babies
    Martin Waddell

  • What Would Bear Wear?
    Jillian Harker

  • Fish is Fish
    George Adams

  • Sebastian Explores
    Vanessa Julian-Ottie

  • The Great Zoo Hunt
    Pippa Unwin

  • Mr Bill and Clarence
    Kay Gallwey

  • Going to Playgroup
    Catherine Anholt
    Laurence Anholt

  • Where Does the Brown Bear Go?
    Nicki Weiss

  • Togg and Leftover
    Mike Ratnett

  • Kids
    Catherine Anholt
    Laurence Anholt

  • What Am I? Very First Riddles
    Stephanie Calmenson

  • Steel Drums and other Stories and Poems from Around the World
    Ann Marie Linden

  • Roaring Billy
    Dee Shulman

  • When Dad Did the Washing
    Ronda Armitage
    David Armitage

Ages 5-8

  • Rhyming Russell
    Pat Thomson
    Caroline Crossland

  • Sophie's Tom
    Dick King-Smith

  • Happy Christmas: Four Christmas Stories

  • Stop, Look and Listen Mr Toad!
    Kate Petty

  • The Birthday Phone
    Toby Forward

  • The Adventures of Peter Cottontail ¦ The Adventures of Reddy Fox
    Thornton W Burgess

  • One World
    Michael Foreman

  • Slinky Malinki
    Lynley Dodd

  • Go Noah Go!
    John Agard

  • Solomon's Secret
    Saviour Pirotta
    Helen Cooper

  • Rosa's Singing Grandfather
    Leon Rosselson

  • Nightfeathers
    Sundaira Morninghouse

  • The Happy Rag
    Tony Ross

  • Last Stories of Polly and the Wolf
    Catherine Storr

  • Charlie's House
    Reviva Schermbrucker

  • Monty - up to his neck in trouble
    Colin West

Ages 8-10

  • Maps and Mapping ¦ Mapwork 2
    Barbara Taylor

  • Egyptians
    Rachel Wright

  • The Great Sandwich Racket and Other Stories
    Andrew Matthews

  • The 100th Thing about Caroline
    Lois Lowry

  • Shark and Chips and Other Stories

  • Where the Quaggy Bends
    Chris Powling

  • Biggles Learns to Fly ¦ Biggles Flies East ¦ Biggles and Co. ¦ Biggles in Spain ¦ Biggles in the Orient ¦ Biggles Defies the Swastika
    W E Johns

  • Tales of the Seal People
    Duncan Williamson

  • Niffs and Whiffs

  • If Cats Could Fly
    Robert Westall

  • Dracula in Sunlight
    Chris Powling

  • Mum's Winning Streak
    David Wiseman

  • The City Cats
    Colin Dann

  • Mountains and Volcanoes ¦ Earthquakes to Volcanoes ¦ Volcano ¦ Volcano
    Barbara Taylor

Ages 10-14

  • Stormsearch
    Robert Westall

  • The Runaways
    Ruth Thomas

  • The Man
    Raymond Briggs

  • The Vampire's Holiday
    Willis Hall

  • Black and British
    David Bygott

  • Antonio's Rainforest
    Anna Lewington

  • Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites ¦ Planet Earth and the Universe ¦ Saturn
    Duncan Brewer

  • Ancient Rome ¦ The Aztecs
    Simon James

  • Force and Motion ¦ Light ¦ Matter
    Peter Lafferty

  • Electricity
    Steve Parker

  • Wilderness Edge
    John Coombes
    Martin Riley

  • Mystery Tour - and other stories of detection

  • Other Bells for Us to Ring
    Robert Cormier

  • Pigeon Summer
    Ann Turnbull

  • Someone's Mother is Missing
    Harry Mazer

  • Dodger
    Libby Gleeson

  • Glad Rags
    Joan Lingard

  • Stanley's Aquarium
    Barry Faville

  • The Skybreaker
    Ann Halam

  • Yaxley's Cat
    Robert Westall

  • The Chronicles of Narmo
    Caitlin Moran

  • The Warning
    Sigrun Srivastava

  • Our Side of the Playground

  • The Journal of Watkin Stench
    Meredith Hooper

  • Two's Company
    Jackie Kay

  • Grady the Great
    Judith Bernie Strommen

  • Cool Simon
    Jean Ure

  • Panther's Moon
    Ruskin Bond

Ages 14+

  • Invitation to the Game
    Monica Hughes

  • Riding the Great White
    Gina Wilson

  • The Toll Bridge
    Aidan Chambers

  • Song for a Tattered Flag
    Geoffrey Trease

  • The Tiger in the Well
    Philip Pullman
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