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BfK 248 May 2021

May 18, 2021/in /by Richard Hill

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.

New Talent

Bigfoot Mountain

Roderick O’Grady
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Editor's Choice

When the Sky Falls

Phil Earle
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Articles

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.

Book Reviews

Milly Cow Gives Milk

Deborah Chancellor
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Stuck Inside

Sally Anne Garland
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