Nicholas Tucker

Profile

Children's Books (Author)

Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman

Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)

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The Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers

Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)

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The Rough Guide to Children's Book 5-11 years

Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)

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The Rough Guide to Children's Books 0-5 years

Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)

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Buyer's Guide to Encyclopedias

Reviewed in BfK No. 84 (January 1994)

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A Skeleton in the Cupboard

Reviewed in BfK No. 1 (March 1980)

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Children's Books (Contributor)

Children's Book Publishing in Britain Since 1945

Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)

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Articles


Poetry by Appointment	BfK No. 200 (May 2013)	John Agard interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
Authorgraph No.195 Angie Sage	BfK No. 195 (July 2012)	Angie Sage interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.187: Julie Hearn	BfK No. 187 (March 2011)	Julie Hearn is interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
William Nicholson’s ‘The Wind on Fire’ trilogy	BfK No. 187 (March 2011)	Nicholas Tucker talks to William Nicholson
The Emerald Atlas: a debut novel of boundless energy	BfK No. 187 (March 2011)	Nicholas Tucker talks to John Stephens for Books for Keeps.
Authorgraph No.185: Michelle Paver	BfK No. 185 (November 2010)	Michelle Paver is interviewed by Nick Tucker.
Pullman’s Progress	BfK No. 184 (September 2010)	Nicholas Tucker discusses Pullman’s views on religion.
Once bitten: the fang bang fiction of Stephenie Meyer	BfK No. 182 (May 2010)	Nicholas Tucker analyses the appeal of the vampire.
Authorgraph No.181: Elizabeth Laird	BfK No. 181 (March 2010)	Elizabeth Laird interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
British Children’s Fiction in the Second World War	BfK No. 171 (July 2008)	Nicholas Tucker discusses a recent history.
Authorgraph No.163: Meg Rosoff	BfK No. 163 (March 2007)	Meg Rosoff interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Toxic Childhood: Is the world damaging our children?	BfK No. 162 (January 2007)	Nicholas Tucker discusses Sue Palmer's book on modern childhood.
Authorgraph No.161: Neil Gaiman	BfK No. 161 (November 2006)	Neil Gaiman interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.159: Cornelia Funke	BfK No. 159 (July 2006)	Cornelia Funke interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.155: Anthony Horowitz	BfK No. 155 (November 2005)	Anthony Horowitz interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
BfK Profile: Rodman Philbrick	BfK No. 154 (September 2005)	Nicholas Tucker looks at the books of Rodman Philbrick.
The Art of the Translator: translating children's books into English	BfK No. 151 (March 2005)	Nicholas Tucker on translating children's books into English.
Authorgraph No.150: Niki Daly	BfK No. 150 (January 2005)	Niki Daly interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
BfK Profile: Marcus Sedgwick	BfK No. 145 (March 2004)	Nicholas Tucker on the novels of Marcus Sedgwick.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger	BfK No. 141 (July 2003)	The author in conversation with Nicholas Tucker.
BfK Profile: Sonya Hartnett	BfK No. 138 (January 2003)	Nicholas Tucker on Sonya Hartnett.
Books Away!	BfK No. 115 (March 1999)	Nicholas Tucker on schemes which bring children, books and parents together.
Authorgraph No.105: Enid Blyton	BfK No. 105 (July 1997)	Enid Blyton 'interviewed' by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.100: Iona Opie	BfK No. 100 (September 1996)	Iona Opie interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Margaret Mahy’s Fairy Tale Universe	BfK No. 96 (January 1996)	Nicholas Tucker looks at the novels of Margaret Mahy.
The Demise of the Amateur	BfK No. 93 (July 1995)	Nicholas Tucker reflects on the changing status, and situation, of the children's author.
Encyclopedias in the Age of the Ringbinder	BfK No. 86 (May 1994)	Nick Tucker reports on new problems for encyclopedia publishers.
Children's Books and Unwanted Pregnancies	BfK No. 78 (January 1993)	Nicholas Tucker on whether children's books should deal with teenage pregnancy.
Old Lies Revisited: Young Readers and the Literature of War and Violence	BfK No. 72 (January 1992)	Nicholas Tucker reviews a book with a message that's 'simply too uncomfortable in today's world'.
The Indispensable World of Fairy Tales	BfK No. 65 (November 1990)	Nick Tucker discusses.
Which Books For Which Children?	BfK No. 58 (September 1989)	Nicholas Tucker, psychologist and critic, advises...
Peter Pan Goes Public	BfK No. 48 (January 1988)	Last year Kipling, this year Barrie; both now dead for the 50 years that puts their work out of copyright. Three new illustrated versions appear this month. Nicholas Tucker considers the enduring appeal of the eternal boy now, in publishing terms, approaching his 80th birthday.
When the Kipling had to stop	BfK No. 44 (May 1987)	Nicholas Tucker considers the effect of new images on an old favourite: Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories .
My Affair with Judy	BfK No. 27 (July 1984)	Nicholas Tucker confesses his feelings for Judy Blume and describes a developing relationship between critic and author.
Is Everything Dandy with Beano	BfK No. 7 (March 1981)	Brian Walsh and Nicholas Tucker consider comics from two points of view.

Reviews


The Child's Elephant	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
Heroic	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
Young Knights of the Round Table	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
The Tragedy Paper	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
The Bunker Diary	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Hunger	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
The Fault in our Stars	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Rosie's Magic Horse	Reviewed in BfK No. 197 (November 2012)
A Medal for Leroy	Reviewed in BfK No. 197 (November 2012)
My Brother Simple	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
The Seeing	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
The World’s Worst Mothers	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Black Heart Blue	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Desert Angel	Reviewed in BfK No. 193 (March 2012)
Mister Creecher	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
This Dark Endeavour	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
A Beautiful Lie	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
SHADOWS ON THE MOON	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
In the Bag	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
Between Shades of Gray	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
The Bad Tuesdays: Blood Alchemy	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Grace	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Spoilt Rotten: the Toxic Cult of Sentimentality	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Zelah Green ¦ Zelah Green: One More Little Problem	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Revolution	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
The Cardturner	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
The Moonstone Legacy	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Spoilt Rotten: the Toxic Cult of Sentimentality	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Children’s Literature and Social Change. Some Case Studies from Barbara Hofland to Philip Pullman	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Bone by Bone by Bone	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Mr Stink	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Bang, Bang, You’re Dead!	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Tender Morsels	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Beautiful Dead, Book 1: Jonas	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Death, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Adolescent Literature	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
Bog Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
The Foreshadowing	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Under the Sea ¦ One Scary Night ¦ At the Circus	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Hunter's Heart	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Dark Side of Midnight	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
Jewel and Thorn	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Shopping Expedition	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Fearful	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
Hite	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
The Widow and the King	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Jitterbug Jam. A Monster Tale	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Jammy Dodgers on the Run	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Sharp North	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Apocalypse	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
The Gladiators from Capua	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
The Pig Scrolls	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Walking Naked	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Ruby Tanya	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Deep Secret	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
Knife Edge	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
The Silver Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Many Stones	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Fat Boy Swim	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Lucas	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Doll	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Hoot	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Charles Dickens and Friends	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Eve Garnett: Artist, Illustrator, Author. A Memoir	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Ethel & Ernest: A True Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
The Lion Graphic Bible	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
The Children's Book of Books	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Living with Eagles. Priest to Publisher: The Life and Times of Marcus Morris	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
The Element Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mind, Body, Spirit and Earth; The Unexplained Psychic Powers	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)