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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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