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BfK 152 May 2005

May 1, 2005/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration is from Jeanne Willis’s Dozy Mare illustrated by Tony Ross. Jeanne Willis is interviewed by Julia Eccleshare on page 16. Thanks to Andersen Press for their help with this May cover.

New Talent

Wolves

Emily Gravett
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Editor's Choice

Pirate Girl

Cornelia Funke
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Articles

Editorial 152: May 2005
News and comment from the Editor.
Picture Books for Older Readers
Rosemary Stones discusses new titles with wide appeal.
BfK Profile: Philip Reeve
Clive Barnes on an outstanding writer of science fiction.
Hans Christian Andersen: the man
Neil Philip explores his life.
A Re-reading of ‘The Snow Queen’
Margaret Rustin on the deeper meaning of Andersen’s powerful tale.
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
Colette Bryce discusses Colette Sensier’s ‘Fresh’.
Early Years Reading: the power of the picture book
Helen Bromley on books with narrative drive.
What is Teenage Fiction?
Melvin Burgess asks questions about the genre.
Authorgraph No.152: Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis interviewed by Julia Eccleshare.
Take 3: Illustrators
Revelations about Alexis Deacon, Polly Dunbar and Sophie Windham.
Hal’s Reading Diary: May 2005
Roger Mills on Hal’s wish for new books.
BfK News: May 2005
News * Awards * Letters to the Editor
Useful Organisations No.38
Beatrix Potter Gallery
I Wish I’d Written: Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman chooses Anna Fienberg’s ‘Tashi’ books.
Good Reads: Dame Alice Owen’s School
Dame Alice Owen School pupils review books they have enjoyed.
Classics in Short No.51: The Wind in the Willows
Brian Alderson on Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.

Book Reviews

The Witch’s Boy

M A Gruber
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Riding Tycho

Jan Mark
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Hot Jazz Special

Jonny Hannah
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A Fish Wish

Fay Robinson
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The Boy in the Burning House

Tim Wynne-Jones
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Wolves

Emily Gravett
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The Seven Basic Plots: Why we tell stories

Christopher Booker
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Friends

Kathryn Cave
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Permanent Rose

Hilary McKay
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Pirate Girl

Cornelia Funke
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Duckie’s Ducklings

Frances Barry
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When I was a Soldier: One girl’s real story

Valérie Zenatti
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