BfK 190 September 2011

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This issue’s cover illustration by Tony Ross is from Francesca Simon’s Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire.  Thanks to Orion Children’s Books for their help with this September cover.

New Talent

Good Little Wolf

Nadia Shireen
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Editor's Choice

Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick
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Articles

Editorial 190: September 2011
News and comment from the Editor.
Tomi Ungerer: A Life of Contrasts
Brian Alderson assesses Ungerer's career as a picture book creator.
Ten of the Best: ‘Lyrical’ Non-Fiction Books
Margaret Mallett chooses her top ten.
BfK Basics: Buying Reference Books for Your Child
Sue Unstead makes recommendations.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Reassessed
Clive Barnes determines the relevance to today's young readers.
BfK’s Brilliant Bookshops: The Main Street Trading Company, St Boswells, Scotland
Co-owner Ros de la Hey shares some of her recommendations.
Windows into Illustration: John Fardell
John Fardell on how he went about illustrating The Day Louis Got Eaten.
Authorgraph No.190: Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon interviewed by Julia Eccleshare.
BfK News: September 2011
Awards and Events.
Hal’s Reading Diary: September 2011
Roger Mills on reading versus writing.
I Wish I’d Written: Andy Stanton
Andy Stanton chooses The Iron Man.
Good Reads: The Stephen Perse Foundation
Chosen by Year 7 (11-12-year-old) pupils from Mrs Mack’s English class, The Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge.
Classics in Short No.89: Black Beauty
Brian Alderson on Anna Sewell's Black Beauty.
K M Peyton by Meg Rosoff
Her friend Meg Rosoff pays tribute to K M Peyton’s long and distinguished career.
Dredging the Past: Sally Gardner’s new novel
Sally Gardner delves into uncharted waters for her new novel, The Double Shadow. Damian Kelleher gets his toes wet for Books for Keeps.
Christopher Paolini: Growing up with dragons
Melissa Hyder caught up with Christopher Paolini at the beginning of a hectic four-day UK visit.
Tony DiTerlizzi interviewed
Graham Marks talks to Tony DiTerlizzi.
Ian Beck on The Haunting of Charity Delafield
Ian Beck answers questions about his new fairy story.

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