BfK 64 September 1990

September 1, 1990/in /by Richard Hill

The poem on our front cover is taken from Figgie Hobbin by Charles Causley, with illustrations by Gerald Rose, re-issued by Macmillan (0 333 12078 7, £7.50) in May 1990. Figgie Hobbin was first published in 1970 and has remained in print ever since. We are grateful to Macmillan for help in using this illustration.

Articles

Editorial 64: September 1990

News and comment from the Editor.

The Need For Story

Some things stay the same because they're rooted in the deepest fabric of our human being. One of those constancies is the need for story, story told and, more recently, for story read.

Authorgraph No.64: Charles Causley

Charles Causley was interviewed by Morag Styles.

Information Books and Special Needs Awareness

We asked Dr John Quicke, author of Disability in Modern Children's Fiction, to look at in-print information books on children with special needs and to comment on them in the light of current educational policy.

LMS … Libraries Must Suffer?

Margaret Köberl writes an open letter to the clients of School Library Services everywhere.

Faith’s Farewell

Chris Powling talks to Faith Jaques about her Grand Finale.

Separated By The Same Language?

Mary Hoffman spans the US/English divide.

Of The Minstrel Kind

Margaret Meek pays tribute to Rosemary Sutcliff at Seventy.

The Best School Library In The Land?

The Pan-Macmillan Award, launched this year, is designed to track down this phenomenon. Eunice McMullen, who set up the Award, reports.

BfK News: September 1990

News about what's happening in the children's book world.

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