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BfK No. 16 - September 1982

Cover Story
On our cover this issue we feature an illustration by Charles Keeping from Beowulf (OUP, 0 19 279770 0, £4.50), a new picture book version for 9-13s of the Anglo-Saxon hero tale. The story is retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland. We are most grateful to Oxford University Press for their help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 16 Articles

Special Announcement for all Books for Keeps readers
Editor's Page – September 1982

News and comment from the Editor.
The Northern Myths

Kevin Crossley-Holland invites us to consider our natural heritage.
Hardback Harvest

Pat Triggs picks books for developing readers; Steve Bowles looks at short story collections and science fiction.
Authorgraph No.16 - Brian Wildsmith

Brian Wildsmith interviewed by Pat Triggs.
The World of Children's Books: Part 4 – The Production People
Keeping on lllustrating

Charles Keeping talks about his approach to illustrating books.
Choosing a Good Book

Jean Bird reports on her research with eleven-plus readers.
Lifeline Library – Part 4: The Novels

Elaine Moss continues her five-part series and chooses ten novels.
Sound & Vision – September 1982

News about books on the large and small screen.
Talking Point – Where have all the folk heroines gone?

James Riordan asks 'Where have all the folk heroines gone?'
BfK News – September 1982

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

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 16

  • Under 5s
  • Ages 5-8
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 10-14

Under 5s

  • The Three Little Pigs
    Erik Blegvad

  • Postman Pat and the Mystery Thief ¦ Postman Pat's Treasure Hunt ¦ Postman Pat's Secret ¦ Postman Pat's Rainy Day
    John Cunliffe

  • The Last Puppy
    Frank Asch

  • Max
    Rachel Isadora

  • Maisie Middleton
    Nita Sowter

  • Fred & Bixby Speckles ¦ Fred & Bixby Fred feels fed up ¦ Fred & Bixby Spoilsports ¦ Fred & Bixby - Who do you think you are?
    Sylvia Caveney

Ages 5-8

  • Double Dare and Other Stories
    Jamila Gavin

  • Warton and the Castaways
    Russell Erickson

  • The Accidental Twins
    Angela Bull

  • The Julian Stories
    Ann Cameron

  • Lambing at Sheepfold Farm
    Susan Williams

  • The Dead Letter box
    Jan Mark

  • The Perfect Hamburger
    Alexander McCall Smith

  • Horse ¦ A Present for Nellie
    Jane Gardam

  • Black Bear Baby
    Berniece Freschet

  • A Kindle of Kittens
    Rumer Godden

  • The Old Woman who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
    Rumer Godden

Ages 8-10

  • I'm Trying to Tell You
    Bernard Ashley

  • The Bunch from Bananas
    David Pownall

Ages 10-14

  • The Huntsman
    Douglas Hill

  • The Humboldt Effect
    Delia Huddy

  • This Time of Darkness
    H M Hoover

  • Ring-Rise, Ring-Set
    Monica Hughes

  • Sweets from a Stranger
    Nicholas Fisk

  • Break of Dark
    Robert Westall

  • A Whisper in the Night
    Joan Aiken

  • Black Eyes and other Spine-chillers

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Mark Twain

  • The Railway Children
    E Nesbit

  • What Katy Did
    Susan Coolidge

  • The Secret Garden
    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  • The Wizard of Oz
    Frank L Baum

  • The Deserter
    Nigel Gray

  • Welcome Home, Jellybean
    Marlene Fanta Shyer

  • The Shadow Guests ¦ The Night of the Lemures
    Joan Aiken

  • The Beethoven Medal
    K M Peyton

  • Dawn Wind
    Rosemary Sutcliff

  • The Missing Man
    Roderic Jeffries

  • Bagthorpes v The World
    Helen Cresswell

  • Salt River Times
    William Mayne
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