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BfK 166 September 2007

September 1, 2007/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration by Kev Walker is from William Nicholson’s Noman. William Nicholson is interviewed by Clive Barnes on page 10. Thanks to Egmont for their help with this September cover.

New Talent

Oswald and the End of the World

Andrew Strong
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Editor's Choice

King Pom and the Fox

Jessica Souhami
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Articles

Editorial 166: September 2007
News and comment from the Editor.
The Depiction of the Slave Trade in Children’s Books
Brycchan Carey discusses recent titles.
Reading in the Middle Years (9-11): What do digikids read? Seeing the books for the texts
Prue Goodwin on the role of visual texts.
The CLPE Poetry Award 2007
Fiona Waters reveals the judges’ thinking.
The New Children’s Laureate: Michael Rosen
Morag Styles in conversation with Michael Rosen.
Authorgraph No.166: William Nicholson
William Nicholson is interviewed by Clive Barnes.
Letter to the Editor: September 2007
Dear Editor...
Hal’s Reading Diary: September 2007
Roger Mills introduces Hal to a favourite book.
Good Reads: York Steiner School
Reviews from York Steiner School.
Classics in Short No.65: Kidnapped and Catriona
Brian Alderson on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped.

Book Reviews

Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre

Jack Zipes
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The Hat

Carol Ann Duffy
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Ask Dr K Fisher about Animals

Claire Llewellyn
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Tamburlaine’s Elephants

Geraldine McCaughrean
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The Road of Bones

Anne Fine
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Here’s a Little Poem

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Global Debt: The impact on our lives

Teresa Garlake
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Giants

Mij Kelly
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What I Was

Meg Rosoff
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Good Girls

Laura Ruby
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Apache

Tanya Landman
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Dark Alchemy: Magical Tales from Masters of Modern Fantasy

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