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BfK 174 January 2009

January 1, 2009/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration by Helen Oxenbury is from Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox (Walker, 978 1 4063 1592 9, £10.99 hbk). Helen Oxenbury writes about her illustration on page 6. Thanks to Walker Books for their help with this January cover.

New Talent

The Haunted House

Kazuno Kohara
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Pop-Up Book

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Articles

Editorial 174: January 2009
News and comment from the Editor.
Print on Demand
Brian Alderson on new technology and children’s books.
Laureate Log: January 2009
Michael Rosen reports on his Laureate projects.
Windows into Illustration: Helen Oxenbury
Helen Oxenbury explains her approach to illustration.
Picture Books for Everyone
Janice Morris discusses picture books for older readers.
Authorgraph No.174: Mal Peet
Mal Peet is interviewed by Geoff Fox.
Hal’s Reading Diary: January 2009
Roger Mills enjoys stories full of suspense with Hal.
Letter to the Editor – January 2009
Dear Editor...
Forum: helping the teachers of reading
Mary Sutcliffe shares good practice with trainee teachers.
I Wish I’d Written: Tim Bowler
Tim Bowler chooses Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
Good Reads: Hull Collegiate Prep School
Reviews from pupils of Hull Collegiate Prep School.
Classics in Short No.73: The Little White Horse
Brian Alderson on Elizabeth Goudge’s The Little White Horse.

Book Reviews

Tim and Tig

Victor Kelleher
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Miffy Goes to the Zoo

Dick Bruna
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Baby Blue Egg

Mij Kelly
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Big Brave Brian

M P Robertson
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Mine’s Bigger than Yours!

Jeanne Willis
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The Birthday Book: An Illustrated Treasury of Stories and Poems

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Little Blue

Gaye Chapman
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Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome

Clarabelle von Niekerk, Liezl Venter
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Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London

Keith Mansfield
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Peter the Penguin Pioneer

Daren King
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Kenny & the Dragon

Tony DiTerlizzi
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Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity

Geoff Waring
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