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BfK No. 17 - November 1982

Cover Story
Our cover illustration is taken from Wake Up, Bear ... It's Christmas, Stephen Gammell, Heinemann, 0 434 94010 0, £3.95. We are most grateful to Heinemann for help in using this picture.  We are also indebted to Raymond Briggs and Hamish Hamilton for the cover of Extra.

BfK No. 17 Articles

Editorial – November 1982

News and comment from the Editor.
The Big Friendly Giant

Chris Powling considers Roald Dahl.
Lifeline Library – Part 5: Poetry and Traditional Tales

Elaine Moss concludes her five-part series.
Sound and Vision Special – November 1982

News of books on television.
The Best Bargain I Ever Made

John Rowe Townsend remembers The Wind in the Willows.

Authorgraph No.17: Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs interviewed by Pat Triggs.
Rich Pickings - Books for Keeps for Christmas

Pat Triggs chooses Picture Books for Christmas for all ages.
Christmas is Coming

Suggestions to help you choose early for reading aloud.
The Borrowers Anew

Judith Elkin talks to Mary Norton.
BfK News – November 1982

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

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 17

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

Under 5s

  • The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree
    Stan Berenstain
    Jan Berenstain

  • Bad Bear ¦ Rubber Rabbit ¦ Silly Sheep ¦ Poorly Pig ¦ Double Ducks ¦ Fast Frog
    Allan Ahlberg

  • Jenny's Baby Brother ¦ Pete and Roland
    Peter Smith

  • The Adventures of King Rollo
    David McKee

  • No Roses for Harry!
    Gene Zion

  • The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten ¦ The Mystery of the Magic Green Ball
    Steven Kellogg

  • The Bad-Tempered Ladybird
    Eric Carle

  • How Do I Eat It?
    Shigeo Watanabe

Ages 5-8

  • Claire's Secret Ambition
    Charlotte Firmin

  • The Swampees Freeze Up! ¦ The Rarest Egg ¦ Double Cross! ¦ In Trouble!
    Gillian Osband

  • What-a-Mess in Winter
    Frank Muir

  • What-a-Mess in Spring ¦ What-a-Mess in Summer ¦ What-a-Mess in Autumn ¦ What-a-Mess in Winter
    Frank Muir

  • The Sign on Rosie's Door
    Maurice Sendak

  • You Can't Catch Me!
    Michael Rosen

Ages 8-10

  • Fanny and the Monsters
    Penelope Lively

  • The Treasure Hunters
    Elisabeth Beresford

  • The Magic Grandfather
    Jay Williams

  • Rosanna and the Wizard-Robot
    Rachel Billington

  • Octopus
    Roy Brown

  • The Night Swimmers
    Betsy Byars

  • Mr Browser and the Brain Sharpeners
    Philip Curtis

  • Stanley Bagshaw and the Fourteen-Foot Wheel
    Bob Wilson

Ages 10-14

  • The Writing on the Wall
    Lynne Reid Banks

  • The Sara Summer
    Mary Downing Hahn

  • In the Grip of Winter
    Colin Dann

  • The Stonewalkers
    Vivien Alcock

  • Frankenstein's Aunt
    Allan Rune Pettersson

Ages 14+

  • P. S. I Love You ¦ The Popularity Plan
    Barbara Conklin

  • The Wave
    Morton Rhue

  • Breaking Training
    Sandy Welch
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