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Bfk 269 November 2024

November 14, 2024/in /by bookskeeps

This issue’s cover illustration is from The Carousel Horse by Tony Mitton illustrations by Penny Neville-Lee. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books for their help with this cover.

New Talent

This Dark Heart

Zeena Gosrani
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Editor's Choice

Birdie

J.P. Rose
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Articles

An interview with Scarlett Dunmore
Scarlett Dunmore interviewed about her book How to Survive a Horror Movie
An interview with Catherine Bruton
Catherine Bruton interviewed about her book Bird Boy which is shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards
Ballet Shoes on stage
Nicolette Jones reviews the National Theatre’s production of Noel Streatfeild’s much-loved children's classic.
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody: an interview with Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness interviewed about Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody which is shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards
Reflecting Realities 2024
A response to the 2024 CLPE Reflecting Realities Report from Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor
Editorial 269
News and comment from the children’s book world
The Road to Success
Damian Kelleher tracks John Burningham’s love affair with the motor car
Books of the Year 2024
The pick of 2024 chosen by regular contributors to BfK
Authorgraph 269: Piers Torday
Piers Torday interviewed by Nicolette Jones
Windows into Illustration: Kate Winter
Kate Winter on the process of creating her award-winning debut The Fossil Hunter
Books for Giving 2024
Our pick of the must-give books of 2024
Happy Non-Fiction Christmas 2024
Sue McGonigle selects information books for the stocking
Poetry Picks for Christmas 2024
Poetry Picks for Christmas: selected by Clive Barnes
Picture This: Look Again
Nicolette Jones highlights three picture book illustrations to linger over
Beyond the Secret Garden: ‘An Epic Continent’ – Asia in children’s and YA literature
Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor explore amazing Asia in children’s books
Nursery Rhymes for Uncertain Times
Nicholas Tucker finds an anthology worth celebrating
Good Reads: Oaks Park High School, Surrey
Good Reads chosen by young people at Oaks Park High School, Surrey
Valediction 19: On Windermere
Brian Alderson goes to Windermere.
Books for Keeps Christmas Shopping List
All the books recommended in our seasonal shopping guide

Book Reviews

The Seamaiden’s Odyssey

Berlie Doherty
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The Twelve

Liz Hyder
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The Glass Girl

Kathleen Glasgow
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Handle with Care

Louisa Reid
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Don’t Think of Tigers

Alex Latimer
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Raz Beri

Matt Stephens
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The Skeleton in the Cupboard and Other Stories

Lilija Berzinska
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Chris Mould’s War of the Worlds

H G Wells
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Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy

Greg Jenner
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Adventures Unlimited: The Land of the Lost Things

Andy Griffiths
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We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord

Garth Nix
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The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses

K N Chimbiri
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