Valerie Coghlan

Profile

Children's Books (Contributor)

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  Irish Children's Writers and Illustrators 1986-2006: A Selection of Essays
  Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
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Reviews

Lunchtime	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Naked Trevor	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Let’s Find Mimi! In the City	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Puss Jekyll Cat Hyde	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Moon Bear	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
The Giant’s Loo Roll	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
Me and My Cat	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
The Elephant’s Friend and other Tales from Ancient India	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
The Great Snortle Hunt	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
Selkie	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Slide	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
The Snorgh and the Sailor	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
The Court Painter’s Apprentice	Reviewed in BfK No. 193 (March 2012)
The Flask	Reviewed in BfK No. 193 (March 2012)
Hartslove	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
Naughty Toes	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Diary of a Lottery Winner’s Daughter	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
The Little White Sprite	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Too Much Trouble	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Superfrog!	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
My Ballet Dream	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
A Greyhound of a Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Bloodline	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
If I Could Fly	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Goran's Great Escape	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Ginger and the Mystery Visitor	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Angel	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Firebird	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Reckless	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
April Underhill, Tooth Fairy	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
It’s a Dog’s Life	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
I’m not Sleepy!	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Why the Animals Came to Town	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Enchanted Glass	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
The Lightning Key	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
The Dolls’ House Fairy	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
The Crowfield Curse	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
The Storyteller's Secrets	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Princess Smartypants Breaks the Rules!	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Hurry Up and Slow Down	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Not Last Night but the Night Before	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Wishing for Tomorrow	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
The Littlest Pirate	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
Tim, Defender of the Earth	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
I Don't Want a Cool Cat	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
The Book of a Thousand Days	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
The Runaway	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
The Quiet Woman and the Noisy Dog	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Snow Queen	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
WOW! said the Owl	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The 13 Treasures	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Baby Dragon-Tamer	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Magic Thief	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Bedlam	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Kaspar, Prince of Cats	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
Night Flight	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
Christmas with the Savages	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
The Scribes from Alexandria	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
A Beautiful Place for a Murder	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Red Spikes	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Everything I Know About You	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Before Green Gables	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Bloodline	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Posy	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Bearkeeper	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
The Kissing Club	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
The Tiger's Egg	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Hootcat Hill	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
The Witness	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Wicked Lovely	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Hazel	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Two Friends, One Summer	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Ancient Appetites	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
Peter and the Starcatchers	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
Finding Grace	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
The Book Thief	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
In the Nick of Time	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Down to the Wire	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Troll Mill	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
The Coming of Dragons	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
Like Mother, Like Daughter? 14 stories about girls and their mums	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Playing Twm	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Giant Under the Snow, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Silent to the Bone	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
The Starlight Baby	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
North Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
Passion Flower Massacre, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Fire Star	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Spiked!	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Leonardo and the Death Machine	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Corydon and the Island of Monsters	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Saint of Dragons, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Fatelessness	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Dancing Tiger	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
No Place Like Home	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
Bartholomew and the Bug	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
So Hungry	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
Brind and the Dogs of War	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
35 Kilos of Hope	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
The Unrivalled Spangles	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
The Merrybegot	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Phosphorescence	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Those Messy Hempels	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Pooh! Is That You, Bertie?	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Abel and the Wolf	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
The Star of Kazan	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
A Lovely Day for Amelia Goose	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
In Hollow Lands	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Poisoned	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Victoria: Born to Be a Warrior	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Have You Fed the Cat?	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Dog Days	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
You're a Brick, Angela!	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
Winnie's New Computer	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
Saskia's Journey	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
The Opposite of Chocolate	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Aristotle	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
A Winter's Tale	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Little One Step	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Scabbit Isle	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Under the Bed	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Small Gains	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
The Children of Lir	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Mrs Armitage: Queen of the Road	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
The Wolf who cried Boy	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
The Pea and the Princess	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Favourite Classic Writers; Favourite Classic Poets	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Love, Shelley	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Facing the Dark; Carried Away	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
The Magician of Samarkand	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Stravaganza: City of Masks	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Hello! says Olly Bear	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Is That the New Moon?	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Toad Heaven	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Loveykins	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Get a Life!	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Waking Dream	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Princesses Are Not Quitters!	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Scritch Scratch	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
The Brave Little Grork	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
The Invisible Boy	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
Mary	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
Midnight for Charlie Bone	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Martyn Pig	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Pawnee Warrior	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Book of Shadows; The Coven	Reviewed in BfK No. 135 (July 2002)
Claydon was a Clingy Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 134 (May 2002)
Run Zan Run	Reviewed in BfK No. 134 (May 2002)
Mrs McCool and the Giant Cuchulainn: An Irish Tale	Reviewed in BfK No. 134 (May 2002)
Joseph	Reviewed in BfK No. 134 (May 2002)
Falling for Joshua	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Hitler's Daughter	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Cunning Cat Tales; Wicked Wolf Tales	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
The Witch Trade	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Flop-Ear and Annie	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
What Howls at the Moon in Frilly Knickers?	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
Blue Horse and Tilly	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
Polly's Running Away Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
The Adventures of Jimmy Scar	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
Playing Beatie Bow	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Face to Face	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Run, Rabbit, Run	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Katie Morag and the Riddles; Katie Morag's Rainy Day Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Down the Lane: Sights and Sounds through the Seasons	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Just you wait, Winona!	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Witch Hill	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Don't Step on the Crack!	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Ghost at the Window	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
The Drop	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Missing	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Year of the Griffin	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
The Oxford Nursery Treasury	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Owen and the Mountain	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
A Witch in the Classroom!	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Clown, Bear and Rabbit	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
The Boy Who Became an Eagle	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Nothing Scares Us	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Aldo	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Pa's Poopy Chair	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Rita in Rocky Park; The Monster Muggs	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Hex: Ghosts	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
A Twist in Time	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Rock-a-Doodle-Do!	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Greg	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
When the World Began: Stories collected in Ethiopia	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Killer Mushrooms Ate My Gran	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
Flame Angels: An Anthology of Irish Writing	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
The Orchard Nursery Story Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
Red Hugh	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
Girls Out Late	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
Blind Beauty	Reviewed in BfK No. 121 (March 2000)
Christy's Dream	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Escape from Shangri-La; Kensuke's Kingdom	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Queen of the Night	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Elf Hill: Tales from Hans Christian Andersen	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Tale of the Turnip, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Fugitive	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Old Hushwing	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Don't Dawdle Dorothy!	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Safe Harbour	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Fields of Home	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
"Just One More Story"	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Peek-a-Moo!	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Maya, Tiger Cub	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Jungle Kids	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Cinderella	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
The Illustrated Mum	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Splash!	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Tales of the Catwings	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Where are My Chicks?	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Annie's Game	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Can We Keep It, Dad?	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Fergus Goes Quackers!	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Brave Sister, The: A Story of the Arabian Nights	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Land of the Long White Cloud	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Just Like Floss	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
The Oxford Treasury of World Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Dolphin Luck	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Journeys through Dreamtime: Stories from the World's Religions	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Cat and Mouse	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Mockingbird	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
White Wolf	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Michael Rosen's Book of Nonsense	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Mulberry home alone	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Lie Detectives	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Open Wide Wilbur; Long Live Roberto	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Tanya, The Moo-vie; Cosmic Whizz Kid; Max and the Petnappers	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Midnight's Choice	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
A Summery Saturday Morning	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Family Secrets	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
A Child's Treasury of Irish Rhymes	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
Boys Are Us; Dear Alien	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
The Listmaker	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Alberta the Abominable Snowthing; Trouble for Alberta	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Tales of Wonder and Magic	Reviewed in BfK No. 109 (March 1998)
Little Swan; Louisa's Secret; Louisa in the Wings; Louisa and Phoebe	Reviewed in BfK No. 109 (March 1998)
My Granny's Great Escape	Reviewed in BfK No. 109 (March 1998)
Bag of Bones	Reviewed in BfK No. 108 (January 1998)
Beyond the Western Sea Vol 1. The Escape from Home; Beyond the Western Sea Vol 2. Lord Kirkle's Money	Reviewed in BfK No. 108 (January 1998)
The Monster and the Teddy Bear	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
Row Your Boat	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
Tales of St Patrick	Reviewed in BfK No. 106 (September 1997)
Jackomoora and the King of Ireland's Son	Reviewed in BfK No. 106 (September 1997)
The Children of Lir	Reviewed in BfK No. 105 (July 1997)
The Orchard Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends	Reviewed in BfK No. 103 (March 1997)
The King of Ireland's Son	Reviewed in BfK No. 103 (March 1997)
My Adventure Island	Reviewed in BfK No. ()