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BfK 217 March 2016

March 20, 2016/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration is from Love Song by Sophia Bennett. Thanks to Chicken House for their help with this cover.

New Talent

The Island

Olivia Levez
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Editor's Choice

Where My Feet Go

Birgitta Sif
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Articles

Editorial 217: March 2017
News and comment from the Editor.
Our (Shakespeare) Revels are Now Just Beginning…
Tony Bradman on the lasting appeal of the Bard.
Prospero’s Island
Joan Swann and Teresa Cremin report on an experiential theatre project.
Windows into Illustration: Ben Newman
Ben Newman describes his approach and technique in the Professor Astro Cat books.
Authorgraph No.217: Sophia Bennett
Sophia Bennett interviewed by Ferelith Hordon.
Ten of the Best: Books to Introduce Children to the Great Outdoors
Margaret Mallett on books to get children out of the house and into the sunshine.
Animal at the Story Museum
Geraldine McCaughrean on a new exhibition.
The Write Course
MA courses in writing for children appraised by Geraldine Brennan.
Funny Girls
Damian Kelleher interviews author Jenny McLachlan.
Obituary: Louise Rennison
Publisher Brenda Gardner remembers.
I Wish I’d Written: Abi Elphinstone
Abi Elphinstone chooses The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Good Reads: Baring Bookworms Chatterbooks Group
Reviews by Baring Bookworms Chatterbooks Group.
Two Children Tell: Rebecca and Nick and Michael
Virginia Lowe observes the reactions of her son and daughter to some of Michael Foreman’s picture books.
Classics in Short No.116: Racketty-Packetty House
Brian Alderson on the magic saving of Frances Hodgson Burnett's Racketty-Packetty House.
A Q&A Interview with Kenneth Oppel
The author answers questions on his new book, The Nest.
Homophones and Lost Dogs: an Interview with Ann M Martin
The author of the Babysitters' Club talks about her new novel, How to Look for a Lost Dog.
An Interview with Britta Teckentrup
Britta Teckentrup interviewed by Pam Dix.

Book Reviews

Oscar the Guardian Cat

Chiara Valentina Segré
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What’s Up, Mumu?

David Mackintosh
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Den Building: Creating Imaginative Spaces Using Almost Anything

Jane Hewitt, Cathy Cross
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One Day on our Blue Planet… in the Antarctic

Ella Bailey
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How Hard Can Love Be?

Holly Bourne
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Quick Quack Quentin

Kes Gray
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North Face

Matt Dickinson
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A Life in Pictures

Michael Foreman
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Wildwitch Wildfire

Lene Kaaberbol
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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

Dan Santat
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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Helen Borten
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Where My Feet Go

Birgitta Sif
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