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BfK 5 November 1980

November 1, 1980/in /by Richard Hill

We are delighted to have The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley Head 0 370 30357 1, £3.25, January 1981) on our cover and Pat Hutchins in the Authorgraph (p. 14). For more see the Editor’s Page in this issue.

Articles

Editorial 5: November 1980
News and comment from the Editor.
Storytelling
Eileen Colwell on the magic art.
‘The Best Kids’ SF of the Last Decade’
Steve Bowles considers Douglas Hill.
Meet Lindsay Brown…
An introduction to a young novelist.
Be Our Guest… Nancy Chambers’ Christmas choice
Nancy Chambers' Christmas Choice.
Authorgraph No.5: Pat Hutchins
Pat Triggs interviews Pat Hutchins.
Talking Point: What moves books off shelves?
Lorna Roberts considers some questions raised by the Bookmaster holiday reading scheme for teenagers and what moves books off shelves.
A Hardback on Every Tree
Reviews and recommendations from recent titles.
How to… Start Storytelling
Start Storytelling.
BfK News: November 1980
News about what's happening in the children's book world.
Sound & Vision: November 1980
News and views about books on radio, TV and in films.
Arnold Lobel
Jill Bennett meets the American author/ illustrator.
A Plea to Publishers
From David Stewart, bookseller

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