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BfK 1 March 1980

March 1, 1980/in /by Richard Hill

The first issue of Books for Keeps ever published! But we couldn’t afford full-colour!  Illustration from The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl, picture by Quentin Blake. Published by Jonathan Cape and Puffin Books.

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Welcome to Books for Keeps!
Welcome to Books for Keeps, our brand new magazine about children and books.
Editorial 1: March 1980
News and comment from the Editor.
The Importance of Stories
Richard Hill invites you to reflect.
Authorgraph No.1: Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake interviewed by Pat Triggs.
Talking Point: Is our reading scheme really necessary?
Jill Bennett asks Is your reading scheme really necessary?
How to… keep the interest going
Getting started in a school bookshop is one thing; keeping going is quite another.
Be Our Guest… School bookshops
Reviews from school bookshops.
BfK News: March 1980
News about what's happening in the children's book world.
Sound & Vision: March 1980
News and views about books on radio, TV and in films.
Doing something with the Grange Hill Kids
Robert Leeson talks about his latest book.
The School Bookshop Association Revamped
The thinking went something like this...

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