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BfK No. 95 - November 1995

Cover Story
The November cover of BfK features Stephen Biesty's Incredible Pop-up Cross-sections. The book is published by Dorling Kindersley and we're grateful for their help in using it as our front cover.

BfK No. 95 Articles

Editorial – November 1995

News and comment from the Editor.

The Perennial Pop-up

Judith Elliott on her encounters with an enduring book-ish phenomenon.

Puzzling Over Puzzles

Steve Rosson on an ever-popular pastime.

Authorgraph No.95: Stephen Biesty

Stephen Biesty interviewed by Julia Eccleshare.

Creating The Creation

Brian Wildsmith interrogates himself about his latest pop-up.

A Pop-up Round-up

George Hunt reviews the latest batch of books that do things...

Martin in Wallywood

Chris Powling discusses  the latest Wally book with Martin Handford.

BfK Briefing – November 1995

News * Awards * Publications * Letters to the Editor

The Postman Always Rings Twice... or is it Thrice?

Julia Eccleshare talks to Allan Ahlberg about The Jolly Pocket Postman.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 95

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

Under 5s

  • Hilda Hen's Search

    Mary Wormell
  • Number Parade A Wildlife Counting Book

    Jakki Wood
  • Horatio's Bed

    Camilla Ashforth
  • Midnight Pillow Fight

    Jan Ormerod
  • The New Puppy

    Laurence Anholt
  • Me First

    Helen Lester
  • Into the Jungle

    Judy Hindley
  • Over in the Meadow

    Louise Voce
  • The Big Storm

    Dave Saunders
    Julie Saunders
  • What's the Weather?

    Maureen Roffey
  • Flipflop's First Swim

    Hiawyn Oram
  • No Problem

    Eileen Browne

Ages 5-8

  • The Sea Horse

    Anthony Masters
  • Tom and the Island of Dinosaurs

    Ian Beck
  • Oliver's Vegetables; Princess Primrose

    Vivian French
  • A Jumble of Clothes

  • The Second Princess

    Hiawyn Oram
  • The Family Album

    John Yeoman
    Quentin Blake
  • Come for a Ride on the Ghost Train

    Colin Hawkins
    Jacqui Hawkins
  • Great Snakes

    Kit Wright
  • Say Hello to the Buffalo and other animals

    Miles Gibson
  • The Snow Child

    Debi Gliori
  • Puffling in a Pickle

    Margaret Ryan
  • Bootsie Barker Bites

    Barbara Bottner
  • A Bus Full of Stories for Four Year Olds

  • Laura's Granny

    Sarah Bowen
  • Miss Bilberry's New House

    Emma Chichester Clark
  • Nani's Holiday

    Lisa Bruce
  • In the Late Dark Deep of the Night

    Gwenda Harslett-Jeffrey
  • Something New for a Bear to Do

    Shirley Isherwood
    Reg Cartwright
  • Sorry for the Slug A Collection of Garden Poetry

  • Stories from the Bible

    Geoffrey Patterson
  • Handa's Surprise

    Eileen Browne
  • The Body; The Owl and Other Night-Flying Animals

    Sylvaine Perols
  • All Pigs Are Beautiful; Caterpillar, Caterpillar; Think of an Eel

    Dick King-Smith

Ages 8-10

  • The Sea Horse

    Anthony Masters
  • Adventures of Goldhawk: Darkmoon's Curse; The Demon Spider

    Ian Livingstone
  • The Secret of Platform 13

    Eva Ibbotson
    Sue Porter
  • Croco'Nile

    Roy Gerrard
  • South and North, East and West The Oxfam Book of Children's Stories

  • Angels, Angels all around

    Bob Hartman
  • Two By Two By Two

    Jonathan Allen
  • Hares and Tails of Shadow Wood

    F Smith
  • The Garden

    Dyan Sheldon
    Gary Blythe
  • The Time Sailors

    Ian Whybrow
    Anthony Lewis
  • does W trouble you?

  • Bodies From the Past; The Search for Dinosaurs

    Robin Place
  • Chandra

    Frances Mary Hendry
  • The Werepuppy on Holiday

    Jacqueline Wilson
  • Catfoot and the Case of the Missing Bits of London

    Alan Davidson

Ages 10-14

  • Giotto and Medieval Art; The Story of Sculpture

    Lucia Corrain
  • The History of the African and Caribbean Communities in Britain; The History of the Asian Community in Britain

    Hakim Adi
  • Genetics; Optics

    Robert Snedden
  • Tales of Real Survival

    Paul Dowswell
  • The Best Ever Book of Horses

    Jackie Budd
  • Daily Life in a Wartime House

    Laura Wilson
  • Charlie on the Spot

    Sue Welford
  • Bring Out the Banners

    Geoffrey Trease
  • Dragon's Rock

    Tim Bowler
  • The Woven Path

    Robin Jarvis
  • The Shakespeare Connection

    Avril Rowlands
  • Shadows on the Lake

    Catherine Sefton
  • Whispers in a Graveyard

    Theresa Breslin
  • Bubble and Shriek

    Paul Stewart
  • Hideaway

    Ruth Thomas
  • The Book of Three The Chronicles of Prydain, Part One; The Black Cauldron The Chronicles of Prydain, Part Two

    Lloyd Alexander
  • The Bellmaker

    Brian Jaques
  • Princess Jazz and the Angels

    Rachel Anderson
  • The Shadows of Owlsnap

    Angela Bull
  • Gold Dust

    Geraldine McCaughrean
  • The Phantom Hitchhiker and other ghost mysteries; The Riddle of the Stones and other unsolved mysteries

    Daniel Cohen
  • The Gizmo

    Paul Jennings
  • Head and Tales

    Susan Price
  • The Witness

    Robert Westall

Ages 14+

  • Seeing Things

    Robin Klein
  • Cherie

    Anne Bailey
  • Seeing in Moonlight

    Andrew Matthews
  • Talking Turkeys

    Benjamin Zephaniah
  • The Golden Gate Murders

    Marilyn Sachs
  • Captains Courageous

    Rudyard Kipling
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