BfK 197 November 2012

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This issue’s cover illustration is by Quentin Blake and is from Christmas Stories by Michael Morpurgo. Thanks to Egmont for their help with this November cover.

New Talent

Anthem for Jackson Dawes

Celia Bryce
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Editor's Choice

This Moose Belongs to Me

Oliver Jeffers
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Articles

Editorial 197: November 2012
News and comment from the Editor.
Books for Giving, Christmas 2012
Andrea Reece chooses the pick of the Christmas titles.
Marion Lloyd: An Editor’s Life in Children’s Books
Marion Lloyd lays bare the inner world of publishing.
Ten of the Best: Picture Books Valuing Children’s Diverse Families
Janice Morris and Richard Woolley share their favourites.
Windows into Illustration: Debi Gliori
Debi Gliori on how she went about illustrating The Scariest Thing of All.
Testing Times for Writing
Henrietta Dombey explains what learning to write involves.
Authorgraph No.197: Bali Rai
Bali Rai interviewed by Caroline Sanderson.
BfK News: November 2012
Awards update.
Useful Organisations No.58: ReadWell
Providing books to make life better for children in hospital.
Hal’s Reading Diary: November 2012
Roger Mills thinks Hal may yet be a reader.
I Wish I’d Written: Sharon Creech
Sharon Creech chooses Anne of Green Gables.
Good Reads: ABC International School
Reviews from the ABC International School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
BfK’s Brilliant Bookshops: Seven Stories
Manager Steve Robinson explains.
Classics in Short No.96: The Jolly Christmas Postman
Brian Alderson on party-time among old friends.
Annabel Pitcher’s new novel, Ketchup Clouds
Laura Fraine talks to Annabel Pitcher, one of last year’s biggest breakthroughs in children’s publishing.
Edith Pattou talks about North Child
On a recent trip to the UK to carry out research for a new story, Edith Pattou talks about her writing.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Adventure
Laura Fraine went to the cinema to watch it for Books for Keeps.
An Interview with C J Daugherty
Andrea Reece talks to C J Daugherty about her Night School series.

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