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BfK 234 January 2019

January 1, 2019/in /by Ellie

This issue’s cover illustration is from A Year of Nature Poems by Joseph Coelho illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd. Thanks to Wide Eyed Editions for their help with this January cover.

New Talent

When Sadness Comes to Call

Eva Eland
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Editor's Choice

Grandma Bird

Benji Davies
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Articles

Guest Editorial 234: January 2019
Stories Matter, Class Matters by Natasha Carthew.
Books of the Year 2019, Part One
What we'll all be reading in 2019, as chosen by editors.
Books of the Year 2019, Part Two
What we'll all be reading in 2019, as chosen by editors.
Books of the Year 2019, Part Three
What we'll all be reading in 2019, as chosen by editors.
Scallywag Press: New Kid on the Block
Sarah Pakenham explains why and how Scallywag Press was born.
Time for Some Book Blether
In a special feature for teachers, Teresa Cremin advises on ways to develop knowledge of children’s literature and other texts.
Authorgraph No.234: Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho interviewed by Charlotte Hacking.
Ten of the Best: Books starring Children from BAME Backgrounds
Farrah Serroukh, CLPE Regional Learning Programme Leader, makes her choice.
Windows into Illustration: Katie Cleminson
Katie Cleminson describes the challenge of illustrating a teddy as it is – literally – loved to bits.
Beyond the Secret Garden? Rap, Rhythm and Rhyme
Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor examine lyrics and the language of rap and hip-hop.
I Wish I’d Written: Ross Welford
Ross Welford chooses Room on the Broom.
Good Reads: Charlton Park Academy
Reviews chosen by young people at Charlton Park Academy in south east London.
Two Children Tell: ‘Book, book!’ – Nicholas talks about books
Virginia Lowe describes her son’s special relationship with books.
Obituary: Anthea Bell
Daniel Hahn remembers.
Obituary: John Burningham
Clive Barnes remembers.
Meeting Mike
Andrew Norriss on the very special moment he realised he wanted to be a writer – and how it inspired his new book, Mike.
Classics in Short No.133: The Unlucky Family
Brian Alderson finds that good fortune is freighted with delusion for The Unlucky Family by Mrs Henry de la Pasture.
Elys Dolan – Officially Funny
An interview with the winner of the 2019 Lollies Award for Best Laugh Out Loud picture book.
Emer Stamp – Laugh Out Loud Funny
An interview with the 2019 Lollies winner.
The Midnight Hour: A Q&A Interview with Laura Trinder
Laura Trinder answers our questions on The Midnight Hour.
An Interview with Sharon Dogar
Nicholas Tucker speaks to the author of Monsters: The Passion and Loss that Created Frankenstein.

Book Reviews

The Mud Monster

Jonnie Wild
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Opposite of Always

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Pocket Guide to Turtles, Snakes and Other Reptiles

Amy-Jane Beer
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Grandma Bird

Benji Davies
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The Queen’s Lift-Off

Steve Antony
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The Drum

Ken Wilson-Max
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Seaglass

Eloise Williams
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Inside the Villains

Clotilde Perrin
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Only One of Me: a Love Letter from Dad

Lisa Wells, Michelle Robinson
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Stay a Little Longer

Bali Rai
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Tiger Walk

Dianne Hofmeyr
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Paper Avalanche

Lisa Williamson
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