BfK 208 September 2014

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This issue’s cover illustration is from A Song for Ella Grey by David Almond. Thanks to Hodder Children’s Books for their help with this cover.

New Talent

The Boy with the Tiger’s Heart

Linda Coggin
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Editor's Choice

Mountwood School for Ghosts

Toby Ibbotson
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Articles

Editorial 208: September 2014
News and comment from the Editor.
Classical Mythology in Children’s Books
Philip Womack considers what makes ancient stories such a rich resource for children’s authors.
Lot-o’-Fun: Comics for Children Published during the Great War
Geoff Fox looks at comics, arguably the most popular medium by which those readers followed the conflict.
Windows into Illustration: Hervé Tullet
Carey Fluker Hunt talks to French illustrator, Hervé Tullet.
Ten of the Best: Books to Read Aloud to your School-aged Child
Books for Keeps editor Ferelith Hordon shares her personal favourites.
Authorgraph No.208: Tony Mitton
Tony Mitton interviewed by Nikki Gamble.
A Mother Goose Odyssey, or a Journey ‘Over the Hills…’
Elizabeth Hammill explains how her latest book came about.
Read On. Get On.
New initiatives on raising children's reading standards examined by Laura Fraine.
Two Children Tell: The Cow, the Canal and Rebecca
Virginia Lowe observes her young daughter Rebecca grasping picturebook conventions.
I Wish I’d Written: Michelle Paver
Michelle Paver chooses The Giant Under the Snow.
Good Reads: Harris City Academy
Reviews chosen by pupils at Harris City Academy, Crystal Palace, London.
BfK News: September 2014
News and Awards.
Classics in Short No.107: The Little Train
Brian Alderson on Graham Greene's The Little Train.
Diversity and Inclusion on the Shelves
Alexandra Strick of Inclusive Minds explores the current interest in diversity issues and looks at how to turn good intentions into action.
Red Leaves, Green Shoots
Sita Brahmachari explains the thinking behind her new book.
The Worst Princess on Stage
Playwright Carina Rodney tells Laura Fraine about her latest project, adapting a picture book for the stage.
An Interview with Scott Westerfeld
The US YA author interviewed by Melissa Hyder.
An Interview with Jon Scieszka
Julia Eccleshare interviews the bestselling US author.
An Interview with Rachel Rooney
Nicholas Tucker interviews award-winning poet Rachel Rooney on National Poetry Day.
An Interview with Judi Curtin
The bestselling author of the Alice and Megan books talks to Andrea Reece about books and writing.

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