Bfk 274 September 2025

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This issue’s cover illustration is from Sin Bin Island by Doug Naylor, cover illustration by Khadijah Khatib. Thanks to David Fickling Books for their help with this cover.

New Talent

The Great Green Island

Becky Colvin
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Editor's Choice

Sin Bin Island

Doug Naylor
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Articles

The BfK Christmas Shopping List 2025
All our seasonal recommendations
Being more Murray and Bun: an interview with Adam Stower
Adam Stower interviewed about his Murray and Bun series
Springboard Stories
How stories disguise education as entertainment
Editorial 274
News from the children’s book world and a BfK IBBY UK offer
Animal characters: check your bias
Melanie Walsh of the University of Washington examines a subtle gender imbalance in picture books
Steering boats downriver: how the GLL Literary Foundation project is faring
An update on the GLL Literary Foundation library initiative to support up and coming authors
Authorgraph 274: James Mayhew
James Mayhew interviewed by Ferelith Hordon
Windows into Illustration: Emma Farrarons
Klaus Flugge Prize winner Emma Farrarons on illustrating My Hair is as Long as a River
Picture This: Deep Thoughts
Nicolette Jones digs deep into a new selection of illustrations
The Poet Who Makes Dinosaurs Roar and Bugs Buzz: An Interview with Simon Mole
Simon Mole interviewed by Charlotte Hacking
Ten of the Best: books to inspire young poets
Turn children into poets with this selection from Phoebe Demerger
Beyond the Secret Garden Drawn to the Stereotypes: Comics and Graphic Novels
Comics and Graphic Novels by Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor
A Q&A interview with Doug Naylor
A Q&A interview with Sin Bin Island author Doug Naylor
I Wish I’d Written: Dan Smith
Dan Smith chooses the first book he fell in love with
Obituary: Antony Maitland
Antony Maitland remembered by Brian Alderson
Valediction Number 24: Some Running Rhymes
Brian Alderson wraps up a notable volume from Blackie as he passes on his unique collection.
Welcome to Wiskling Wood: a Q&A interview with Harriet Muncaster
Welcome to Wiskling Wood
A Q&A interview with author Lucy Edwards
An interview with broadcaster, content creator and disability activist Lucy Edwards

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