BfK 248 May 2021

This issue’s cover illustration is from The Swallows’ Flight by Hilary McKay, cover illustration by Dawn Cooper. Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Books for their help with this May cover.

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Bigfoot Mountain

Roderick O’Grady

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When the Sky Falls

Phil Earle

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Guest Editorial 248: May 2021

Patrice Lawrence on the importance of the All Stories project.

The Red Thread of Reading for Pleasure: Determinedly Sharing the Joy

Teresa Cremin on inspiring teachers.

Windows into Illustration: Peter Brown

Peter Brown talks about his new picture book, Fred Gets Dressed.

Authorgraph No.248: Rod Campbell

Rod Campbell interviewed by Clive Barnes.

Ten of the Best: Books for Young Environmental Activists

Ten of the best recent books in this vital area.

Up with the Skylarks

Hilary McKay interviewed by Imogen Russell Williams.

Beyond the Secret Garden: Powerful Politics: The Right to Speak Up in British Children’s Books

Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor examine children's books dealing with protest and politics.

Geraldine McCaughrean: A Writer Supreme

Nicholas Tucker reviews the career and work of an extraordinary writer.

‘The more doors you go out of, the farther you go in’

Lifelong Narnian Katherine Langrish explores all that she drew from C S Lewis's books as a child.

I Wish I’d Written: Cath Howe

Cath Howe chooses The Garbage King.

Classics in Short No.147: Goodnight Mister Tom

On the fortieth anniversary of its publication, Brian Alderson examines beginnings and endings in Michelle Magorian’s Goodnight Mister Tom.

A Q&A Interview with Sam Thompson

Sam Thompson answers our questions on Wolfstongue.

An Interview with debut author, Helen Harvey

We chat to the author of Emmy Levels Up.

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