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BfK 80 May 1993

May 1, 1993/in /by Richard Hill

The illustration on our cover is taken from Think of an Eel, Karen Wallace, ill. Mike Bostock, published by Walker (0 7445 2250 1, £6.99) – see the article ‘Facts… With the Freshness of Fiction’  for more about this book and others in the ‘Read and Wonder’ series. We are grateful to Walker Books for their help in using this illustration.

Articles

Editorial 80: May 1993
News and comment from the Editor.
Facts… with the Freshness of Fiction
Eleanor von Schweinitz, BfK's Non-fiction Editor, assesses a new initiative in information books.
Authorgraph No.80: Rosemary Wells
Rosemary Wells interviewed by Julia Eccleshare
Smiling at the Crocodile
Mary Hoffman on the sequel to Amazing Grace.
Rapscallion Laureate
Brian Alderson offers a preliminary assessment of James Marshall.
Writer Reply: Robert Leeson
Robert Leeson comments on the PEN Report.
Awards: Guardian Children’s Fiction Award and Mother Goose Award 1993
Judges Joanna Carey and Sally Grindley report on this year's winners.
Signs of Plenty
Jeff Hynds' Round-up of Spring Picture Books.
BfK News: May 1993
News * Publications * Award * Events
Quickness on the Draw
Scoular Anderson on teach-yourself-illustration books.

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