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BfK No. 79 - March 1993

Cover Story
On the front of BfK for March is the cover of The War of Jenkins' Ear by Michael Morpurgo - who is the subject of this month's Authorgraph. The artwork is by Anthony Kerins and we are grateful to Reed Children's Books for their help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 79 Articles

Editorial – March 1993

News and comment from the Editor.
On the Importance of Books in Schools

Michael Rosen on changes in the relationship between schools and books.
Authorgraph No.79: Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo interviewed by Colin Mills.
Pick a Winner! or The Enfield Tales

A Librarian, an Adviser and a Teacher report on an experiment in the bringing together of children and books.
Ringbinder Rules

Jill Coleman considers non-fiction publishing and the National Curriculum.
May We Recommend... Vernon Scannell

Gordon Dennis on the verse of Vernon Scannell.
A Poetry Round-Up

Morag Styles assesses recent collections and anthologies.
BfK Briefing – March 1993

News * Obituary * Events
Story Options

Margaret Clark on some recent collections.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 79

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

Under 5s

  • Ivor the Engine
    Oliver Postgate
    Peter Firmin

  • Alfie Stories
    Shirley Hughes

  • Spot Stays Overnight
    Eric Hill

  • Josh's Expedition
    Margaret Nash

  • The House That Jack Built
    Elizabeth Falconer

  • Bear in the Air
    Benedict Blathwayt

  • Hush-a-bye Baby: A First Book of Lullabies
    Caroline Fickling

  • Sesame Street - Betty Lou's Bad Mood Blues ¦ Sesame Street - From Elmo With Love
    Jocelyn Stevenson

  • Owliver
    Robert Kraus

  • Small Change
    Rob Lewis

  • Look Out Patrick!
    Paul Geraghty

  • Max's Dragon Shirt
    Rosemary Wells

  • ...along came Eric
    Gus Clarke

Ages 5-8

  • Heat ¦ Light
    Joy Richardson

  • Dragons Flies Monsters and Spies

  • Monsters
    Colin Hawkins
    Jacqui Hawkins

  • Second-Time Charley
    Kathy Henderson

  • The Battle for the Park
    Colin Dann

  • The Tale of Christine Pristine
    Laura Beaumont

  • The Sausage is a Cunning Bird
    Jennifer Curry
    Graeme Curry

  • Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers
    Jeanne Willis

  • The Lenski Kids and Dracula
    Libby Hathorn

  • Broops Down the Chimney
    Nicholas Fisk

  • Juma's Goat
    Judith Moore Sicard

  • Dreamchild
    Rosemary Hayes

  • Marrying Off Mum
    Janice Marriott

  • Occasions
    Anne Harvey

  • Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales
    Gordon Jarvie

  • The Red Spectacles Gang
    Gordon Snell

  • Miranda and Friends
    Tessa Krailing

  • Revenge of the Dinner Ladies
    David Tinkler

  • Fu-Dog
    Rumer Godden

  • Fearless Fiona and the Mothproof Hall Mystery
    Karen Wallace

  • The Little Lame Prince
    Rosemary Wells

  • The Wishing Seat ¦ Good Terms ¦ The Farnbury Frogs ¦ The Downhill
    Anne De Menezes

  • Polly and the Privet Bird
    Ann Cartwright
    Reg Cartwright

  • Matty's Midnight Monster
    Gene Kemp

  • Philbert Frog: The Naughty Cousin ¦ Philbert Frog: Loses His Memory ¦ Philbert Frog: The Sunny Day ¦ Philbert Frog: The Wishing Wand
    Vincent James

  • Pog climbs Mount Everest
    Peter Haswell

  • Funnybones-Mystery Tour ¦ Funnybones-The Black Cat
    Allan Ahlberg

  • Katherine and the Garbage Dump
    Martha Morris

  • Orange Paw Marks
    Michelle Magorian

  • Not a Worry in the World
    Marcia Williams

  • I Know
    Bel Mooney

  • The Lonely Lion
    John Grant

  • Cinderella ¦ Jack and the Beanstalk
    Rita Storey

  • Boneshaker Rides Again
    Paul Rogers
    Emma Rogers

  • Space Dog in Trouble ¦ Space Dog the Hero
    Natalie Standiford

  • Jake's Magic
    Alan Durant

  • Threadbear
    Mick Inkpen

  • The Snow Lady
    Shirley Hughes

Ages 8-10

  • Skyscrapers ¦ Tunnels
    Andrew Dunn

  • At the Chemist ¦ In the Wardrobe
    Nicky Chambers

  • At the Seaside ¦ Getting Dressed ¦ Going to the Fair ¦ Housework
    Tim Wood

  • Heidi
    Johanna Spyri

Ages 10-14

  • I for Invention: stories and facts about everyday inventions
    Meredith Hooper

  • Getting Physical: a teenage health guide
    Dr Aric Sigman

  • Gauguin; Monet; Van Gogh; Perspective
    Michael Howard

  • Proteins; Digestion
    Jane Inglis

  • The Usborne Book of Scientists
    Struan Reid

  • The Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World

  • Why the Whales Came; Waiting for Anya
    Michael Morpurgo

  • Henry's Leg
    Ann Pilling

  • It Isn't Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
    Mick Gowar

  • The Pigman and Me
    Paul Zindel

  • Maid Marian and Her Merry Men They Came from Outer Space; Driving Ambition
    Tony Robinson

  • The Road to Camlann
    Rosemary Sutcliff

  • Hide and Seek
    Yvonne Coppard

  • The Witch Doll
    Helen Morgan

  • A Ghostly Gathering
    Kenneth Ireland

Ages 14+

  • Grow Your Own; Garden for Birds
    Thompson Yardley

  • Little Women
    Louisa M Alcott

  • Ben Harran's Castle
    Louise Lawrence

  • American Short Stories
    Chris Brown

  • Dark Toys and Consumer Goods
    Laurence Staig

  • Black Maria; Eight Days of Luke
    Diana Wynne Jones

  • Backtrack
    Peter Hunt
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