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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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