Gwynneth Bailey

Profile

Articles

Inspiring ‘Reluctant’ Readers	BfK No. 127 (March 2001)	Gwynneth Bailey and David Bennett on books that have worked for them.
King of the Sky	BfK No. 111 (July 1998)	Gwynneth Bailey on using poetry for The Literacy Hour.

Reviews

Bear and Bird	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
The Snuggle Sandwich	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
Who Loves Baby?	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
Babies, Babies, Babies	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
The Great Sheep Shenanigans	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Belle and Boo and the Birthday Surprise	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Cub’s First Summer	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Little Penguin Learns to Swim	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
Pinkie Mouse, Where Are You?	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
Babbit	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
Ready Steady Ghost!	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
When will it Snow?	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
What Will You Be Grandma?	Reviewed in BfK No. 190 (September 2011)
The Queen of France	Reviewed in BfK No. 190 (September 2011)
Hubble Bubble Granny Trouble	Reviewed in BfK No. 190 (September 2011)
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
You Can't Play Here!	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Sir Laughalot	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
A Walk in the Wild Woods	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Errol and his Extraordinary Nose	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
The Ugly Duckling	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Rhino's Great Big Itch!	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Love-a-Duck	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Don't Let the Aliens Get My Marvellous Mum!	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
The Terrible Plop	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
Sleepy or Not, Mr Croc?	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Cross Crocodile	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Don’t lose Pigley, Wibbly Pig!	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Olly and Me 123	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Yummy: My Favourite Nursery Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
When Dragons are Dreaming	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
The Littlest Dinosaur’s Big Adventure	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Captain Small Pig	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Mimi and Moochie Go Shopping	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
One More Hug for Nutmeg	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
The Terrible Greedy Fossifoo	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
Time to Say I Love You	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
Little Chick	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Dragon Who Couldn't Do Sporty Things	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
Matty in a Mess!	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Tale of Two Mice	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Super Duck	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Baby Blue Egg	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
Kisses Are Yuk!	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
ABC UK	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Tom's Clockwork Dragon	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Oodles of Noodles	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Ha Ha, Baby!	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
The Growing Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
I Love Korky	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Fine As We Are	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Conker and Nudge	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Molly and the Night Monster	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
The Three Wishes	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Fleabag	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Ten on a Train	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Eddie's Kitchen and How to Make Good Things to Eat	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Ted, Bo and Diz: The First Adventure	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Butterfly Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
I Love You, Sleepyhead	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
King Ocean's Flute	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Class Two at the Zoo	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
The Very Greedy Bee	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Doctor Miaow's Big Emergency	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
The Opposite	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
My Brother	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
You Won't Shift a Hippo	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
Princess for a Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
Chimp and Zee's First Words and Pictures	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
The Wild Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Milo Mouse and the Scary Monster	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Piglet and Papa	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Miss Fox	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Lost Ears, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Whale	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Journey Home from Grandpa's, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Very Important Idea, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Happy Birthday to You, Blue Kangaroo!	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
Four Red Apples	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Clip-Clop	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
All My Friends	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
006 and a Bit	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Night the Lights Went Out, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Imagine	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
My Mum Goes to Work	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
Ketchup On Your Cornflakes?	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
Little Monkey's One Safe Place	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
Muddlewitch Does Magic Tricks	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
Kidogo	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Bored Bill	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Witch Pigs	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Burger Boy	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
for sure! for sure! ¦ Winnie at the Seaside	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Just Like Sisters	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
The Topsy-Turvies	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Clapping Games: Whole Brain Workouts for Lively Children ¦ Skipping Games: Energetic Workouts for Lively Children ¦ Playground Games: Co-operative Learning for Lively Children	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Rodeo Ron and his Milkshake Cows	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
No Bed without Ted	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
One Magical Morning	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
I Want A Friend	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
What Does Peace Feel Like?	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
Too Busy for Benjie	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
It's Quacking Time!	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
Cushie Butterfield	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
When an Elephant Comes to School	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
The Very Ugly Bug	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Who Will Sing My Puff-a-bye?	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Wanda's First Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Watch Out, Wilf!	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
No More Teasing!	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Moonlight Lily	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Who's Been Eating My Porridge?	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Fergus the Sea Dog	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Oww!	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
SCOOP the Digger!	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Little Yellow Dog Says Look at Me; Little Yellow Dog Gets a Shock	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
David and the Kittens	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
You Do!	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Goodnight, Sleep Tight!	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
My First Day at Nursery	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Crispin and the Three Little Piglets	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Sandbear	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Tinka	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Richmal Crompton, The Woman Behind Just William	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Dudley Top Dog	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Tom's Tail	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Little Lamb: A Soft-to-Touch Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Drat That Fat Cat!	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Ben's Magic Telescope	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Jennifer Jones won't Leave Me Alone	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Little Rabbit Lost	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
I am a Dog	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
The Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Hushabye Lily	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
One Counting Birthday Bear; First Words	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
S.W.A.L.K.	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
I Know a Rhino	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Mimi's Book of Counting; Mimi's Book of Opposites	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Crispin and the Three Little Piglets	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Rosie's Holiday	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
Fat Cat	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
Little Oops!; Little Goal!; Little Suddenly!; Little Boo!	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
One Hundred Shoes	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
This Amazing World	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Flop-Ear is Brave!	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Wet Pebbles Under Our Feet	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Truelove	Reviewed in BfK No. 134 (May 2002)
Something Wonderful	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Shaggy Dog and the Terrible Itch	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Small	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Who's Poorly Too?	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Flora's Blanket	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Bringing Down the Moon	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Hen goes to Market	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Babies like ME!	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Three Cheers for Ostrich!	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Let's Go, Anna!	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
What Does Teddy Like to Wear?	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
One Too Many Tigers ¦ Squeak! Squeak!	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
Lion Children's Favourites: 30 Bible Stories and Prayers	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Cowboy Kid	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Bear's First Bible	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Red Riding Hood's Maths Adventure	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Getting-to-Grandad Bears	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Don't Wake the Baby!	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Rabbit's Wish	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
The Joking Wolf	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Kiss the Cow!	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Tiny Rabbit Goes to the Park	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Tiger and Me	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Sitting Ducks	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Flora the Frog	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Inside Mary Elizabeth's House	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
A Sunday with Grandpa	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Harry's Home	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
My Most Favourite Thing	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Look! There's Elmer	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Rude Rabbit ¦ Crazy Cow	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
The Merchant Enticed by the Pearl of Great Price	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Monster Postman	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
You're All Animals	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Need a Trim, Jim	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
A Pig is Moving In!	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
Two of Everything	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
Frog and a Very Special Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
Baby Tiger	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
Daisy and the Egg; Daisy and the Beastie	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
Goo-Goo Gorilla	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Snore!	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Happy Birthday, Amelia	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Big Brother, Little Brother	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Roald Dahl	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
My First ABC Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Dancing Maddy	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Royal Blunder; Royal Blunder and the Haunted House	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
The Hollyhock Wall	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Geraldine's Baby Brother	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Simply Delicious!	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Chicken, Chips and Peas; The Hen House; Slow Dog Falling	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Perfect Pet, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
The Enormous Turnip; The Elves and the Shoemaker; The Gingerbread Man; The Little Red Hen; The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen; TheThree Billy Goats Gruff	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
The Little Cat and the Greedy Old Woman; You're Somebody Special, Walliwags!	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Out for the Count	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Wild West Willy	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
The Badger's Bath; The Hedgehog's Balloon	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Frog in Love	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Brand New Baby	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Geeta's Day: From dawn to dusk in an Indian village	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
One Big Family: Sharing a Life in an African Village	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Truck Jam	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
A Little Bit of Winter	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
The Frog Prince (or Iron Henry)	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Princess Camomile Gets Her Way	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
I'm Too Busy	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Bad Habits!	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Chicken Licken	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Katie and the Mona Lisa	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Ebb's New Friend	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Daisy Knows Best	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Never Let Go	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Ragged Bear	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Happy Birth Day!	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Elephant; Whale	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Jaguar	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Ms MacDonald Has a Class	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
The Second Katie Morag Storybook	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Rumpelstiltskin	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
How Do You Feel?	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Noah and the Space Ark	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Harriet	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Clown	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
Big Silver Spaceship	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
Red Eyes at Night	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
The Sea Piper	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Smasher	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Jamil's Clever Cat	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)