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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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