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BfK 105 July 1997

July 1, 1997/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover is from the gift edition of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory illustrated by Quentin Blake and with design and typography by Peter Campbell. The successful collaboration between Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake has played an important part in the popularity of Dahl’s work over the last fifteen years. Blake’s unmistakable artwork truly complements Dahl’s writing. His economical, amiable, illustrative style balances out Dahl’s often expansive language. And the liveliness, humour and pathos of the drawings offer a softer side to Dahl’s sometimes gloriously grotesque, sometimes cruel descriptions of his characters.

Thanks to Penguin Children’s Books for their help in producing this July cover which commemorates the thirty years anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s first UK publication.

Articles

Editorial 105: July 1997
News and comment from the Editor.
Classic Cuts
Elaine Moss discusses illustrated versions of classical texts.
Making Sense of Death
Margaret Rustin on recent picture books with death as their theme.
Publishing Profiles No.4: The Sales Manager
Liz Attenborough goes behind the scenes in publishing.
The History of Children’s Books, No.2: From Morals to Magic
John Rowe Townsend looks at the period from Newbery to Lewis Carroll.
Authorgraph No.105: Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton 'interviewed' by Nicholas Tucker.
BfK News: July 1997
News * Awards * Obituary * Events * Publications * Best Seller Chart * Letters to the Editor
What should win the Carnegie and Greenaway Awards?
Books for Keeps asks a selection of experts.
Good Reads: Lanesborough School
Reviews from pupils of Lanesborough School, Guildford, Surrey.
Classics in Short No.4: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Helen Levene on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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