BfK 210 January 2015

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This issue’s cover illustration is from The Farm Beneath the Water by Helen Peters. Thanks to Nosy Crow for their help with this cover.

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The Farm Beneath the Water

Helen Peters
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Editorial 210: January 2015
News and comment from the Editor.
2015 from the Horse’s Mouth
A preview from leading children’s books editors.
Windows into Illustration: Kitty Crowther
Kitty Crowther talks about her Poka & Mia books, stories about two little insects.
Ten of the Best: Books to Introduce Children to the Holocaust
Madelyn Travis chooses.
Authorgraph No.210: Gill Lewis
Gill Lewis interviewed by Joy Court.
How Would Your School Benefit from a Patron of Reading?
Jon Biddle describes the Patron of Reading initiative.
Worth their Weight in Words: Author Visits
Caroline Sanderson on why the hard work is worth it.
Nick Lake interview
Nicholas Tucker talks to Nick Lake about his new novel, There Will Be Lies.
Weekly Comics: what’s what
Imogen Russell Williams rifles through the current comics offering.
I Wish I’d Written: Joseph Delaney
Joseph Delaney chooses Skellig.
Good Reads: Weatherfield Academy
Reviews chosen by pupils of Weatherfield Academy, Dunstable.
Obituary: Gene Kemp
Philippa Milnes-Smith remembers.
Quentin Blake at the House of Illustration
Brian Alderson on Quentin Blake publishing, and the new House of Illustration that will house his archive.
Lost in Translation?
Kevin Crossley-Holland praises the Marsh Award.
The Ladybird Story: Children’s Books for Everyone
Rosemary Stones reviews a book that tells the story behind the little books that shaped so many people’s childhoods.
Classics in Short No.109: Divine Songs
Brian Alderson describes ‘A Relish of Vertue and Religion’ purveyed a long time ago in some Divine Songs.
An Interview with Vanessa Curtis
On Holocaust Memorial Day, the author talks to Andrea Reece about her new book.
A Q&A Interview with Andy Griffiths, author of The 13-Storey Treehouse
Andrea Reece asks Andy Griffiths about his collaboration with Terry Denton.
A Q&A Interview with Catherine Doyle, author of Vendetta
Debut author Catherine Doyle answers our questions.
A Q&A Interview with Allan Stratton, author of The Dogs
Allan Stratton answers questions on his new book.
A Q&A Interview with Berlie Doherty on Far From Home
Andrea Reece talks to Berlie Doherty about the sequel to Street Child.

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