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BfK 45 July 1987

July 1, 1987/in /by Richard Hill

The startling illustration on our cover is by John Marriott and is taken from the cover of the paperback edition of The Willow Street Kids (Piccolo, 0 330 29701 5, £1.75). We are grateful to Piccolo for help in using this illustration.

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Editorial 45: July 1987
News and comment from the Editor.
Keeping Children Safe
Can books help prevent child abuse? Judith Milner and Eric Blyth consider the issues.
The Willow Street Kids
`Messages about getting away, telling and saying no are too important to put into a negative context.' Michele Elliott writes about creating
Bread or Stories
Liz Waterland looks at recent publishing for beginning readers and Pat Triggs suggests some short cuts to finding the right books.
Going to the Country
Bob Cattell reports on the latest from Children's Book Week.
Carnegie and Greenaway: the 1986 winners
Helen Pain reports on this year's award winning books.
Authorgraph No.45: Dick King-Smith
Dick King-Smith interviewed by Chris Powling.
Discovering How
Chris Gudgin, a teaching head whose class Alison Prince worked with, describes what happened when 21 juniors collaborated on writing a novel.
Information Please About… AIDS
Pat Triggs investigates.
BfK News: July 1987
News about what's happening in the children's book world.

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