BfK 212 May 2015

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This issue’s cover illustration is from Dara Palmer’s Major Drama by Emma Shevah. Thanks to Chicken House for their help with this May cover.

New Talent

Other Girl

Nicole Burstein
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Editor's Choice

The Wizardling 

Binette Schroeder
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Articles

Editorial 212: May 2015
News and comment from the Editor.
Books that Go Bump in the Night
Imogen Russell Williams on new wave of teen horror.
Accelerated Reader in East Lothian Libraries
Susan Boylan, East Lothian’s Young People’s Services Librarian, explains how the scheme works for them.
Radicals and Readers
Judge Kimberley Reynolds on the Little Rebels Children's Book Award.
Windows into Illustration: Mick Manning and Brita Granström
Mick Manning and Brita Granström on their innovative approach to information books.
Ten of the Best: Books to Introduce Children to their Human Rights
A Magna Carta inspired list chosen by Margaret Mallett.
Authorgraph No.212: Frances Hardinge
Frances Hardinge interviewed by Philip Womack.
Values and Themes in the CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2015
Nicholas Tucker appraises the shortlist for the prestigious award.
On First Light, an anthology in celebration of the work of Alan Garner
Editor Erica Wagner introduces the project.
I Wish I’d Written: Phil Earle
Phil Earle chooses Danny the Champion of the World.
Good Reads: Hexthorpe Primary School
Reviews chosen by pupils at Hexthorpe Primary School, Doncaster.
Obituary: Fritz Wegner
Ian Beck remembers.
Two Children Tell: Miffy, the Giraffe and Rebecca
Virginia Lowe observes her daughter’s different responses to animals in her favourite stories.
Chicken House: 15 years on and still clucking!
Barry Cunningham tells the Chicken House story as it celebrates its fifteenth anniversary.
Classics in Short No.111: The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
Brian Alderson on Uncle Lubin and the first sighting of Heath Robinson Contraptions.
The Sweet Smell of Failure: Stephan Pastis Interview
The creator of Timmy Failure talks to Damian Kelleher.
An Interview with Michael Byrne
Geraldine Brennan talks to the author of Lottery Boy.
An Introduction to Blood & Ink by Stephen Davies
Read the background to this impressive new novel.
An Interview with 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal Winner, William Grill
The creator of Shackleton's Journey interviewed by Ferelith Hordon.
A Conversation with 2015 Cilip Carnegie Medal Winner, Tanya Landman
The winning author of Buffalo Soldier in conversation with her agent, Lindsey Fraser.
The Cake and Bake Day of an Impy Kid
An original story by Penny Dolan.
Valentine’s Day: An Interview with the author of Finding Violet Park and Fire Colour One
Jenny Valentine interviewed by Joy Court.

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