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BfK 157 March 2006

March 1, 2006/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration is from John Burningham’s Edwardo. Edwardo is Editor’s Choice on page 19. Thanks to Random House Children’s Books for their help with this March cover.

New Talent

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne
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Editor's Choice

Edwardo

John Burningham
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Articles

Editorial 157: March 2006
News and comment from the Editor.
Retrospective: The Endless Imagination of Joan Aiken
Peter Hollindale explores her legacy.
Going Solo
Sue Unstead on helpful handbooks.
Ted Hughes: Collected Poems for Children
Helen Taylor on the relevance of his work.
Reading Aloud with Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen on ways to put children and books together.
Authorgraph No.157: Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery interviewed by Kate Agnew.
Take 3: Children’s Librarians
Revelations from Annie Everall, Ian Dodds and Clive Barnes.
Hal’s Reading Diary: March 2006
Roger Mills on reading and memory.
I Wish I’d Written: Melvyn Burgess
Cathy Hopkins chooses Melvyn Burgess’ Junk.
Good Reads: Swanmead Middle School
Reviews from Swanmead Middle School, Somerset.
BfK News: March 2006
Events * Awards * Letters to the Editor
Useful Organisations No.43
Teen Critic
Classics in Short No.56: My Friend Mr Leakey
Brian Alderson on J B S Haldane’s My Friend Mr Leakey.

Book Reviews

The Garden

Elsie V Aidinoff
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Tamar

Mal Peet
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Dotty Inventions and Some Real Ones Too

Roger McGough
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Ice Bear

Nicola Davies
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The Secret Life of Jamie B, Hero.com

Ceri Worman
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Dear Bunny

Michaela Morgan
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Indian Myths: Stories from ancient civilisations

Shahrukh Husain
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Spymice – The Black Paw

Heather Vogel Frederick
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Home Front Heroes

Jon Blake, Penny McKinlay
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Hugs on the Wind

Marsha Diane Arnold, Vernise Elaine Pelzel
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Egyptian Diary: the Journal of Nakht

Richard Platt
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The Carnival of the Animals: Poems inspired by Saint-Saëns’ music

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