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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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