BfK 227 November 2017

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This issue’s cover illustration is from Fairy Tales by Hilary McKay, illustrated by Sarah Gibb. Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Books for their help with this Christmas cover.

Articles

Guest Editorial 227: November 2017
Sarah Odedina, Editor-in-Chief, Scoop magazine.
All Hail the New Children’s Laureate
Nicholas Tucker talks to Lauren Child about her plans for her years in office as the Waterstones Children’s Laureate.
Books of the Year 2017
Our panel makes their choice.
Happy Christmas Reading 2017
Ferelith Hordon plays Santa.
Authorgraph No.227: Kate Saunders
Kate Saunders interviewed by Philip Womack.
Ten of the Best: Fairy Tale Collections for Children
Ann Lazim chooses.
Happy Ever After
Andrea Reece talks to Hilary McKay about her new collection of fairy tales.
Truly Two
Catherine MacPhail explains why Robert Louis Stevenson’s Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde exert such a strong influence on her.
A Talent for Happiness
Just turned 94, Judith Kerr is still full of ideas for stories as Nicholas Tucker discovered when he interviewed her.
Windows into Illustration: Ehsan Abdollahi
Ehsan Abdollahi discusses illustrating Pippa Goodhart's A Bottle of Happiness.
Two Children Tell: Meeting Monsters
Virginia Lowe remembers her son Nick’s first encounters with monsters.
Obituary: Iona Opie
Nicholas Tucker looks back at her life and career.
I Wish I’d Written: Jonathan Meres
Jonathan Meres chooses Farmer Duck.
Good Reads: Highfield Primary School
Reviews chosen by young people at Highfield Primary School, Enfield.
New Children’s Book Exhibitions
Brian Alderson reviews two new exhibitions.
Classics in Short No.126: The Rose and the Ring
Brian Alderson on a Twelfth Night Pantomime from Italy.
An Interview with Irfan Master
Ferelith Hordon talks to Irfan Master about his writing and new book Out of Heart.
Steve Antony on When I Grow Up
Steve Antony answers our questions.
Costa Children’s Book Award, Shortlist Interviews 2017: Sarah Crossan
Michelle Pauli interviews Sarah Crossan, author of Moonrise.
An Interview with Holly Black
The best-selling fantasy author talks to Philip Womack about her new series, The Folk of the Air.
Books for Keeps Christmas Recommendations 2017
Book information.
John Yeoman and Quentin Blake: book list
Compiled by Brian Alderson.

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