BfK 238 September 2019

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This issue’s cover illustration is from Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World written and illustrated by Konnie Huq. Thanks to Piccadilly Press for their help with this September cover.
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New Talent

The Magic Place

Chris Wormell
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Moonstruck: Poems About Our Moon

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Articles

Guest Editorial 238: September 2019
Jill Coleman of BookTrust introduces BookTrust Represents.
The Unsung Art of Reading Aloud
In her book Fierce Bad Rabbits, Clare Pollard celebrates the geniuses behind picture books.
Reflecting Realities – One Year On
Louise Johns-Shepherd, Chief Executive, CLPE, on the second survey of representation in children’s literature.
Ten of the Best: Books for Coping with Anxiety
Beth Cox and Natalie Costa on books to help everyone manage their emotions.
Authorgraph No.238: Robert Muchamore
Robert Muchamore interviewed by Damian Kelleher.
Windows into Illustration: Grahame Baker-Smith
Grahame Baker-Smith describes his approach and technique in illustrating The Wind in the Willows.
Taking lessons from Miss Stretchberry: poetry writing with children
Poet and teacher Kate Clanchy explains why the best way to teach poetry is by letting children create their own responses to grown-up poems.
Beyond the Secret Garden? Animal Fables and Dehumanization in Children’s Books?
Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor continue their series.
I Wish I’d Written: Laura Wood
Laura Wood chooses The Secret Countess.
Good Reads: The King’s School
Reviews by pupils at The King’s School, Chester.
… We All Fall Down
Sally Nicholls worries that we’ve forgotten about the plague.
What I think about when I think about Roald Dahl
Author Matt Brown explains what the great man means to him.
Pictures Mean Business
Sarah McIntyre explains why we’ll all be better off if illustrators get the credit they deserve.
Classics in Short No.137: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Brian Alderson on the origins of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
An Interview with Paul Jennings
The much-loved Australian author interviewed by his publisher and editor Julie Watts.
A Q&A Interview with Sara Trofa
Sara Trofa answers our questions on her book, Taxi Ride with Victor.
A Q&A Interview with Sibéal Pounder
Sibéal Pounder is inspired by an Eva Ibbotson classic.
An Interview with Emma Carroll
Imogen Russell Williams asks Emma Carroll about her latest book, The Somerset Tsunami.
A Q&A Interview with Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie
Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie tell us about Izzy Gizmo.
The Pearl in the Ice: A Q&A Interview with Cathryn Constable
The author of The Wolf Princess and The White Tower discusses her latest book with Andrea Reece.
The Books for Keeps Christmas Books Gift List 2019
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