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BfK No. 8 - May 1981

Cover Story
Cover illustration by Quentin Blake from Michael Rosen's You Can't Catch Me!

BfK No. 8 Articles

Editor's Page - May 1981

News and comment from the Editor.
Which Poem?

Howard Sergeant advises on choosing poems for classrooms.
A Moveable Feast

Pat Triggs looks at pop-ups.
Authorgraph No.8 - David McKee

David McKee interviewed by Pat Triggs.
Picture Book People

Focus on six artists and their books -Tomie de Paola, Susanna Gretz, Celia Berridge, Colin McNaughton, Mitsumasa Anno and Peter Spier.
A Poet in School

Mike Rosen visits Gayhurst Junior School.
The Children's Book Award

Meet the Federation of Children's Book Groups and the winner of its new award.
BfK News - May 1981

News about what's happening in the children's book world.
Sound & Vision - May 1981

News and views about books on radio, TV and films.
Anne Harvey considers ELEANOR FARJEON

When a writer has a centenary accompanied by radio and television coverage, newspaper articles, an exhibition, reprints, and talk of a biography, the time seems ripe to look back at her contribution. Anne Harvey celebrates a centenary.
Opinion - BIG BOOKSELLERS?

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 8

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

Under 5s

  • The Fun Guys, The Spring Time and The Moth Ball ¦ The Fun Guys, The Hen Coat and The Ship Shape ¦ The Fun Guys, The Rat Race and The Sky Lark
    Peter Longden

  • Nice New Neighborus
    Franz Brandenberg

  • Benjamin's Dreadful Dream
    Alan Baker

  • MacGooses' Grocery
    Frank Asch

  • The Birthday Spell
    Ronda Armitage
    David Armitage

  • Moving Molly
    Shirley Hughes

  • Up and Up
    Shirley Hughes

  • Ah-Choo; Oops
    Mercer Mayer

Ages 5-8

  • When a Goose Meets a Moose

  • Ursula Bear
    Sheila Lavelle

  • Two Village Dinosaurs
    Phyllis Arkle

  • Carrie Hepple's Garden
    Ruth Craft
    Irene Haas

  • Miss Brick the Builder's Baby ¦ Mr and Mrs Hay the Horse ¦ Mrs Lather's Laundry ¦ Master Money the Millionaire ¦ Mr Buzz the Beeman ¦ Mr Tick the Teacher
    Allan Ahlberg
    Colin McNaughton

Ages 8-10

  • A Second Poetry Book

  • Swings and Roundabouts
    Mick Gowar

  • The Snow House
    Nora Wilkinson

  • Napper Goes for Goal
    Martin Waddell

  • The Bongleweed
    Helen Cresswell

  • Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
    Judy Blume

  • Arthur and the Great Detective ¦ Arthur and the Bellybutton Diamond
    Alan Coren

  • Beezus and Ramona
    Beverly Cleary

  • The Devil's Storybook
    Natalie Babbitt

Ages 10-14

  • Over the Bridge

  • Hot Dog and other poems
    Kit Wright

  • Earthdark
    Monica Hughes

  • Mystery of the Tower
    Jeremy Burnham
    Trevor Ray

  • Cover Drive
    Roy Brown

  • Starts of Fortune
    Cynthia Harnett

  • The Lantern Bearers
    Rosemary Sutcliff

  • The Spuddy
    Lilian Beckwith

Ages 14+

  • The Music of What Happens

  • Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye
    Lois Lowry

  • It
    William Mayne
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