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BfK 141 July 2003

July 1, 2003/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration is from Terry Deary’s The Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King, illustrated by Helen Flook, from A & C Black’s ‘Tudor Tales’ series. Terry Deary is discussed by Sue Unstead on page 3. Thanks to A & C Black for their help with this July cover.

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Inventing Elliot

Graham Gardner
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The Little Red Hen: A Deliciously Funny Flap Book

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Articles

Editorial 141: July 2003
News and comment from the Editor.
BfK Profile: Terry Deary
Sue Unstead on the UK’s leading writer of non-fiction.
Giving Something Back – the St Lucia Libraries Project
Anne Marley on the St Lucia libraries project.
The Carnegie and Greenaway Medals
Jan Mark and Martin Salisbury on the shortlisted titles.
Authorgraph No.141: Hilary McKay
Hilary McKay is interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.
Ways of Being Male
Margaret Meek on masculinities in children’s fiction and film.
Hal’s Reading Diary: July 2003
Roger Mills on his son Hal at 28 months.
Signal 1970-2003
Peter Hollindale on 100 Signal issues.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
The author in conversation with Nicholas Tucker.
BfK News: July 2003
News * Prizes
Useful Organisations No.28
Book Aid International
I Wish I’d Written: Allan Ahlberg
Allan Ahlberg on Sara Fanelli's Dear Diary.
Good Reads: Carnegie Medal Shadowing Schools 2003
Reviews from the Carnegie Shadowing Groups.
Classics in Short No.40: A Swarm in May
Brian Alderson on William Mayne’s A Swarm in May.

Book Reviews

Bob Robber and Dancing Jane

Andrew Matthews
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Something in the Air

Jan Mark
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The Silver Bead

Helen Dunmore
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Rocket Science

Jeanne Willis
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Who was William Shakespeare?

Rupert Christiansen
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Badger

Michael Leach
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My Best Friend, Bob

Georgie Ripper
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Hands Up!

Paul Magrs
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Fat Boy Swim

Catherine Forde
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Stikky Night Skies

Laurence Holt
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Encyclopedia of the Human Body

Richard Walker
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You

Sandra Glover
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