BfK 214 September 2015

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This issue’s cover illustration is from One by Sarah Crossan. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books for their help with this September cover.

New Talent

Longbow Girl

Linda Davies
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Editor's Choice

The White Book

Silvia Borando, Lorenzo Clerici, Elisabetta Pica
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Articles

Editorial 214: September 2015
News and comment from the Editor.
Where Have all the Stories Gone?
Prue Goodwin, concerned about the effects of the national curriculum’s assessment criteria on creative writing in schools, asks this question.
Ten of the Best: Books to Introduce Children to Philosophy
John Newman chooses books for encouraging children to think for themselves and to initiate philosophical discussion.
Windows into Illustration: Kristjana S Williams
Kristjana S Williams explains how growing up in Iceland influences her illustrations for The Wonder Garden.
Heartsong: the creation of a story book duet
Jane Ray, Kevin Crossley-Holland and Antonio Vivaldi in harmony.
Authorgraph No.214: Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan interviewed by Clive Barnes.
Michael Foreman: Painting with Rainbows
Nicholas Tucker talks to Michael Foreman about the new exhibition at Seven Stories.
Reading Pictures: An Introduction to Visual Literacy
Piet Grobler discusses the effects of colour, medium and format.
I Wish I’d Written: Angie Sage
Angie Sage chooses Moonfleet.
Good Reads: Chatterbooks group at Explore Acomb Library Learning Centre
Reviews chosen by children in the Chatterbooks group at Explore Acomb Library Learning Centre, York.
Comics Across the Curriculum
Hannah Sackett on putting comics to work in the classroom.
Author and Editor in Conversation
David Fickling talks to Jenny Downham about her new novel, Unbecoming, which he edited.
Two Children Tell: Nick and the Crazy Cowboy
Virginia Lowe observes her four-year-old son’s ability to recognise and identify different artists.
Obituary: Dorothy Butler
Liz Attenborough remembers.
Classics in Short No.113: Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song-Book
Brian Alderson on Little Tommy Thumb with his Pipe and his Drum (and some of his successors).
An Interview with Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell talks wolves and wildernesses with Imogen Russell Williams.
An Interview with Annabel Pitcher
Annabel Pitcher interviewed by Philip Womack.
Meeting Mac Barnett: an Interview
The award-winning US author interviewed by Ferelith Hordon.
A Q&A Interview with Nick Sharratt on his book, Vikings in the Supermarket
Nick Sharratt answers questions on his new book.
A Q&A Interview with Rhian Ivory about her book, The Boy Who Drew the Future
The author discusses her haunting new novel with Andrea Reece.
A Q&A Interview with Horatio Clare about his first children’s book
Horatio Clare answers questions about Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot.
Author and Translator: an Interview with Bernardo Atxaga and Margaret Jull Costa
Daniel Hahn talks to the award-winning author and translator.

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