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BfK 230 May 2018

May 1, 2018/in /by Ellie

This issue’s cover illustration is from The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Thanks to Usborne Publishing for their help with this May cover.

New Talent

The House with Chicken Legs

Sophie Anderson
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Editor's Choice

The Electrical Venus

Julie Mayhew
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Articles

Guest Editorial 230: May 2018
Miranda McKearny looks forward to Empathy Day.
Rebels with a Cause
Fen Coles on The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction.
How Do We Measure Up?
Author Chitra Soundar asks if we are representing family life today accurately.
Authorgraph No.230: Brian Conaghan
Brian Conaghan is interviewed by Joy Court.
Windows into Illustration: Kate Hindley
Kate Hindley explains her approach to the Oliver and Patch stories.
Eleven of the Best: Football Reads for Children
Jim Sells, Sport and Literacy Programme Manager at the National Literacy Trust, shares his favourite football books for children.
Beyond the Secret Garden? ‘In Times of Peril’: Britons, Asians, Muslims
Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor continue their series looking at representations of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic voices in children’s books.
Hidden: From Page to Stage
Miriam Halahmy describes the stage adaptation of her YA novel, Hidden.
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist 2018
Derek Brazell finds light and shade on this year’s shortlist.
The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2018
Nicholas Tucker appraises the eight books shortlisted for the year’s most prestigious children’s book award.
Two Children Tell: Filling in the Gaps
Virginia Lowe describes how children learn to fill in the gaps writers leave in their stories.
I Wish I’d Written: Sarah Govett
Sarah Govett chooses The Chrysalids.
Good Reads: Bewick Bridge Community School and the Spinney School
Special empathy book reviews from Bewick Bridge Community School and the Spinney School, Cambridge.
Kat Wolfe Investigates
Michelle Pauli interviews Lauren St John about her latest book.
Classics in Short No.129: The Little Grey Men
Brian Alderson on The Little Grey Men, Last of the Little People.
The Little Rebels Award in 2018
Judge Darren Chetty reflects on this year's Award.
A Q&A Interview with Julia Gray
The author answers questions on her novel, Little Liar.
An Interview with 2018 Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean
Nicholas Tucker interviews Geraldine about her win.

Book Reviews

The Great Big Book of Friends

Mary Hoffman
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The House with Chicken Legs

Sophie Anderson
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After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

Dan Santat
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The Story of Tantrum O’Furrily

Cressida Cowell
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Me Mam. Me Dad. Me.

Malcolm Duffy
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The Rhythm of the Rain

Grahame Baker-Smith
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Rebound

Kwame Alexander
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Space Tortoise

Ross Montgomery
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The List of Real Things

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
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Looking After William

Eve Coy
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Noah Scape Can’t Stop Repeating Himself

Guy Bass
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How to Train the Perfect Parents

Rebecca Ashdown
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