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BfK No. 56 - May 1989

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from Rise, Shine! by Fiona French, published in April by Methuen (0 416 08122 3, £5.95).

We are grateful to Methuen for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 56 Articles

Editor's Page - May 1989

News and comment from the Editor.

Frightened into Being an Artist

Maurice Sendak talking informally.

Authorgraph No 56 – Fiona French

Fiona French interviewed by Chris Stephenson

LIFELINE 4: PROJECTS AND TOPICS

Pat Thomson continues her seven-part series with the theme of Celebrations and Festivals.

BfK News – May 1989

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

Rise, Shine.., it's picture book time.

Chris Powling takes his pick from the Spring lists.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 56

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

Under 5s

  • Stick-a-Tales series

  • Spot's First Picnic Spot's Hospital Visit

    Eric Hill
  • More Naughty Little Sister Stories; All About My Naughty Little Sister

    Dorothy Edwards
  • One Bear at Bedtime

    Mick Inkpen
  • Let's Go!

    Anne Sulzer
  • Red Riding Hood

    James Marshall
  • I Can Blink; I Can Roar

    Frank Asch
  • Charles Tiger

    Siobhan Dodds
  • Have You Seen My Cat?

    Eric Carle
  • And So Can I!

    Bill Gillham

Ages 5-8

  • Dragon Air

    Ann Ruffell
  • Kangaroo Court

    Mary O'Toole
  • The Tyger Voyage

    Richard Adams
  • Feelings

    Aliki
  • A Strange Visitor

    Mary O'Toole
  • Haffertee Hamster ¦ Haffertee Goes Exploring ¦ Haffertee Goes to School ¦ Haffertee's First Christmas ¦ Haffertee's First Easter ¦ Haffertee's New House

  • Jessie Runs Away ¦ Houdini Dog ¦ Nina's Machines

    Rachel Anderson
    Shelagh McNicholas
  • The Worm Book

    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg
  • Arthur's Teacher Trouble

    Marc Brown
  • Willisk's Tooth

    Andrew Martyr
    Paula Lawford
  • The Little Master of the Elephant

    Partap Sharma
  • Roger Takes Charge!

    Susanna Gretz
  • Farmer Beans and the Pantry Frog

    Frank Moffatt
  • The Gingerbread Man in Winter

    Elizabeth Walker
  • Brown-ears

    Stephen Lawhead
  • The Enormous Chocolate Pudding

    Scoular Anderson

Ages 8-10

  • The Roald Dahl Collection

  • Mysteries of the Seals

    Rosalind Kerven
  • Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

    Trinka Hakes Noble
  • King Conger

    Robert Lee
  • Hiawatha

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Oliver's Lucky Day ¦ Oliver and the Lucky Duck

    Page McBrier
  • Bunnicula ¦ Howliday Inn

    James Howe
  • Uncle Charlie Weasel's Winter

    Sam McBratney
  • Fingers Crossed: Stories for Nine-Year-Olds

  • Pirates

    Colin Hawkins
    Jacqui Hawkins
  • The Magic Ark

    Brian Price-Thomas
  • Mindbenders

    Nicholas Fisk
  • Louhi, Witch of North Farm

    Toni De Gerez
  • Awful Annie Stories

    J B Simpson

Ages 10-14

  • The Pistachio Prescription

    Paula Danziger
  • Kept in the Dark

    Nina Bawden
  • How to Eat Fried Worms

    Thomas Rockwell
  • Mary Queen of Scots

    Eric Melvin
  • Bonny Starr and the Riddles of Time

    Gwen Grant
  • Double Vision

    Gilli Wright
  • I, Houdini

    Lynne Reid Banks
  • A Thief in the Village

    James Berry
  • Riverman

    Allan Baillie
  • The Sea Child

    Carolyn Sloan
  • Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet ¦ Our John Willie

    Catherine Cookson
  • Stormbird

    Elsie McCutcheon
  • The Woods at the End of Autumn Street

    Lois Lowry
  • Groosham Grange

    Anthony Horowitz
  • Mr Moon's Last Case

    Brian Patten

Ages 14+

  • Ruby

    Rosa Guy
  • Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You

    Cynthia D Grant
  • The Power of the Shade

    Jacqueline Wilson
  • Facing Up

    Robin F Brancato
  • There's Always Danny

    Jean Ure
  • Visions

  • The Man with Eyes like Windows

    Gareth Owen
  • Trouble with Vanessa

    Jean Ure
  • Mac

    John MacLean
  • The Sixth Seal

    Mary Wesley
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