BfK 255 July 2022

/in /by

This issue’s cover illustration is from The Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell illustrated by Sara Ogilvie. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books for their help with our July cover.

Book of the Week

The Dangerous Life of Ophelia Bottom

Susie Bower
BfK Rating:
Price: £7.99
View Review

New Talent

The Animal Lighthouse

Anthony Burt
BfK Rating:
Price: £6.99
View Review

Editor's Choice

The Greatest Show on Earth

Mini Grey
BfK Rating:
Price: £14.99
View Review

Articles

Ramping it up for the gaming aesthetic: an interview with Janelle McCurdy
Michelle Pauli interviews the author of Mia and the Lightcasters
A Q&A Interview with Adam Baron
Adam Baron answers questions on his new book Some Sunny Day
A Q&A Interview with Derrick Barnes
Author Derrick Barnes answers our questions
Editorial 255 by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Guest editorial: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
A Story from the Archive: The Queen’s Knickers and Other Stories
A Story from the Archives; Sarah Lawrance returns to the Seven Stories archives to examine The Queen’s Knickers
Authorgraph 255: Katherine Rundell
Authorgraph: Katherine Rundell interviewed by Imogen Russell Williams
Powered by poetry: an interview with our new Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho
Powered by poetry: an interview with our new Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho
Ten of the Best: Books for Little Rebels
Ten of the Best: the biggest rebels of them all chosen by Little Rebels Prize organisers Letterbox Library
Windows into Illustration: Roozeboos
Klaus Flugge Prize shortlisted illustrator Roozeboos on her illustration choices
Learning lessons from hidden history: an interview with Ruta Sepetys
Lessons from hidden history: Joy Court interviews Ruta Sepetys
Beyond the Secret Garden: Talking About Racism in Children’s Books
Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor are talking about racism in children’s books
Adapting Wind in The Willows by Piers Torday
Piers Torday is adapting Wind in the Willows
Good Reads: the CLiPPA shortlist
Good Reads: the CLiPPA shortlist in the spotlight
I Wish I’d Written: Puneet Bhandal
Puneet Bhandal is inspired by a Roald Dahl epic
Valediction 6: Genius among the Genies
Valediction No 6: Genius among the Genies by Brian Alderson

Book Reviews

About Us

Launched in 1980, we’ve reviewed hundreds of new children’s books each year and published articles on every aspect of writing for children.

Read More

Follow Us

Latest News

Contact Us

Books for Keeps,
30 Winton Avenue,
London,
N11 2AT

Telephone: 0780 789 3369

ISSN: 0143-909X (this is our International Standard Serial Number).

BfK 254 May 2022 BfK 254 May 2022