BfK 209 November 2014

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This issue’s cover illustration is from Animalium (Welcome to the Museum) by Jenny Broom with illustrations by Katie Scott. Thanks to Big Picture Press for their help with this Christmas cover.

New Talent

Snow

Walter de la Mare
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Editor's Choice

The Grimm Conclusion

Adam Gidwitz
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Articles

Editorial 209: November 2014
News and comment from the Editor.
Books of the Year 2014
Chosen by leading children's booksellers.
Books for Giving, Christmas 2014
Andrea Reece selects the top Christmas gift books.
Books for Giving, Christmas 2014: Book List
Book information.
Windows into Illustration: Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell explains the technique and thinking behind the illustrations for Neil Gaiman's The Sleeper and the Spindle.
Ten of the Best: Traditional Tales Retold
Pam Dix chooses ten of her favourite picture book retellings.
Authorgraph No.209: Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Jacqueline Wilson: Happy 100th Book
Julia Eccleshare assesses Jacqueline Wilson’s contribution to children’s literature.
Nina Macdonald’s War-Time Nursery Rhymes
Geoff Fox introduces a collection of nursery rhymes reworked for war-time readers.
Two Children Tell: The Author and Nicholas
Virginia Lowe observes how children understand the concept of the author.
Treasure Island: Mutiny and Murder for Christmas
Geraldine Brennan talks to playwright Bryony Lavery about the challenges and pleasures of bringing Treasure Island to the stage.
I Wish I’d Written: Kate Saunders
Kate Saunders chooses The Ghosts.
Good Reads: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Reviews chosen by pupils of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
That’s Edutainment
Sue Unstead examines QED, as the list increases its presence in bookshops.
Robert Louis Stevenson: The Shadow of Long John Silver
Angeline B Adams and Remco van Straten discover Treasure Island in Edinburgh's Old Town.
Classics in Short No.108: Where’s Spot?
Where's Spot? Why, he's all over the place, says Brian Alderson.
Kate Saunders: Costa Children’s Book Award Winner
Imogen Russell Williams talks to Kate Saunders about her latest novel, Five Children on the Western Front.
A Q&A Interview with Garth Jennings
Garth Jennings answers questions from Andrea Reece on his first children's book, The Deadly 7.

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