BfK 244 September 2020

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This issue’s cover illustration is from Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!: An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year edited by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. Thanks to Nosy Crow for their help with this September cover.
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Editorial 244: September 2020
News and comment from the Editor.
Poems about Pangolins
Editor Fiona Waters describes the joys and challenges of choosing an animal poem for every day of the year.
Ten Essential Children’s Books: Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean makes her selection.
Windows into Illustration: Britta Teckentrup
Britta Teckentrup describes illustrating The House by the Lake.
Authorgraph No.244: Kevin Crossley-Holland
Kevin Crossley-Holland interviewed by Imogen Russell Williams.
Windows into Worlds
Jake Hope on the importance of visual representation and inclusion.
The Red Thread of Reading for Pleasure: Looking Back to Learn
Teresa Cremin revisits her early journey as a reader.
Beyond the Secret Garden? The Other Side of the Story
Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor delve into historical fiction.
After the War: A Story that Needed Telling
Tom Palmer talks to Clare Zinkin about his new book.
I Wish I’d Written: Julia Green
Julia Green chooses A Stranger at Green Knowe.
Good Reads: Leah and Anna
Chosen by Leah and Anna Biddle.
Obituary: Wendy Cooling
Anne Sarrag remembers.
Obituary: Emma Langley
Sarah Ardizzone and Daniel Hahn share their memories of a ground-breaking young publisher.
Classics in Short No.143: To the Wild Sky
Brian Alderson on Ivan Southall's To the Wild Sky.
Man of Action: Chris Ryan
Damian Kelleher interviews Chris Ryan about the latest in his Special Forces Cadets series.
Changing the World with Books: An Interview with Patrice Lawrence
Patrice Lawrence interviewed by Fen Coles.
A Q&A Interview with Catherine O’Flynn
Catherine O'Flynn on her Lori and Max series of children's books.
A Q&A Interview with Pádraig Kenny
The author of The Monsters of Rookhaven answers our questions on his book.

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