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BfK 103 March 1997

March 1, 1997/in /by Richard Hill

The cover of this issue is a design incorporating illustrations from four books illustrated by the subject of our Authorgraph, Ian Beck. The top left illustration is from Five Little Ducks (Orchard), the top right from Poppy and Pip’s Picnic (to be published Autumn ’97 by HarperCollins), the bottom left from The Owl and the Pussy-cat (Transworld) and the bottom right from Home Before Dark (to be published September ’97 by Scholastic). Ian Beck’s Picture Book (Hippo) is reviewed in this issue.
Beck talks to BfK‘s interviewer, Julia Eccleshare, also in this issue. His distinctive decorative style with its sensitive pen line and cross hatching has a nostalgic but sometimes also a surreal quality – he describes it as ‘a look that is floating, strong and wistful all at the same time’.

Thanks to Orchard, HarperCollins, Transworld and Scholastic for their help in producing this composite cover.

Articles

Editorial 103: March 1997
News and comment from the Editor.
At Mother’s (or Father’s) Knee
Deborah Maby on preschoolers who are ready to read.
Good? Good as? Good for…?
Peter Hunt discusses criteria for book selection.
Publishing Profiles No.2: The Production Manager
Liz Attenborough goes behind the scenes in publishing.
Authorgraph No.103: Ian Beck
Ian Beck interviewed by Julia Eccleshare
BfK News: March 1997
News * Events * Awards * Obituary * Poetry Best Seller Charts * Letters to the Editor
Good Reads: Coalway Junior School
Reviews from pupils of Coalway Junior School, Gloucestershire.
Classics in Short No.2: Five Children and It
Helen Levene on E Nesbit's Five Children and It.

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