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BfK No. 58 - September 1989

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover by Catherine Denvir is taken from the Lions Tracks edition of Where Nobody Sees by James Watson (0 00 672986 X, £2.50 pbk) published by Collins. We are grateful to Collins for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 58 Articles

Editor's Page - September 1989

News and comment from the Editor.
A Sense of Power

Robert Leeson on Censorship Past... and Present.
Authorgraph No. 58 – James Watson

James Watson interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.
WHO CENSORS?

A writer, a teacher, parents, a bookseller, a librarian and a publisher.
Tongue Tied

Toby Forward on the language of literature and the playground - the text of a talk given to the children's book circle in February 1989.
Which Books For Which Children?

Nicholas Tucker, psychologist and critic, advises...
BfK News - September 1989

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

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 58

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

Under 5s

  • Aardvark's Picnic
    Jon Atlas Higham

  • The Picnic
    Kady MacDonald Denton

  • Raymond Rabbit's Early Morning
    Lynne Dennis

  • Bear Shadow
    Frank Asch

  • Tall Inside
    Jean Richardson

  • Pippin and Pod
    Michelle Cartlidge

  • Clive Eats Alligators
    Alison Lester

  • Bikes
    Anne Rockwell

  • Henry's Sunbathe ¦ Henry's Garden
    Rodney Peppé

  • Oh Dear
    Rod Campbell

  • Winifred's New Bed
    Lynn Howell
    Richard Howell

  • Elizabeth Hen
    Siobhan Dodds

  • Henrietta the Dancing Hippo
    John Greaves
    Edward McLachlan

  • Timothy and the Big Bully
    Jeffrey Dinardo

  • Nathan's Fishing Trip
    Lulu Delacre

  • The Car Ride ¦ A Good Job
    John Burningham

Ages 5-8

  • Henrietta Goose
    Abigail Pizer

  • All in One Piece
    Jill Murphy

  • Perfect Percy
    Bonnie Pryor

  • Oskar and the Ice-pick
    Judy Corbalis

  • Run to Beaver Towers
    Nigel Hinton

  • The Great Green Mouse Disaster
    Martin Waddell
    Philippe Dupasquier

  • E.S.P.
    Dick King-Smith

  • The Wild
    Bob Graham

  • Stick to It, Charlie
    Joy Allen

  • Emma's Pet
    David McPhail

  • Fred
    Posy Simmonds

  • My Dad Doesn't Even Notice
    Mike Dickinson

  • The Village of Round and Square Houses
    Ann Grifalconi

Ages 8-10

  • The Monster Garden
    Vivien Alcock

  • China Lee
    Sue Limb

  • Apricots at Midnight
    Adèle Geras

  • Uncanny!
    Paul Jennings

  • How My Body Works ¦ The Teenage Body Book
    Althea

Ages 10-14

  • Exploring the Titanic ¦ The Mutiny on the Bounty
    Robert D Ballard

  • A Tale of Time City
    Diana Wynne Jones

  • Dream for Danger
    Anna Lewins

  • Gillyflower
    Ellen Howard

  • Torch
    Jill Paton Walsh

  • The Colours of Space
    Marion Zimmer Bradley

  • Space Demons
    Gillian Rubinstein

  • Threatened Cultures
    Virginia Luling

  • The Chimpanzee Family Book
    Jane Goodall

  • Buddy's Song
    Nigel Hinton

  • Oh, That Sinking Feeling!
    Michael A Pearson

  • Lexie
    Mary Hooper

Ages 14+

  • The Twisted Window
    Lois Duncan

  • Rough Mix
    Denis Bond

  • Jimmy D, Sidewinder, and Me
    Otto R Salassi

  • Madame Doubtfire
    Anne Fine

  • Count Me In
    Christine McDonnell
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