Chris Powling

Profile

Children's Books (Author)

Thing

Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)

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On the Ghost Trail

Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)

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Blade

Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)

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Treasure at the Boot-fair

Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)

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Roger McGough

Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)

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The Book About Books

Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)

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Readers Who Don't ... and how to persuade them otherwise

Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)

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Quentin Blake

Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)

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Harry on Holiday

Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)

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Famous with Smokey Joe

Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)

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A Razzle-Dazzle Rainbow

Reviewed in BfK No. 91 (March 1995)

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Where the Quaggy Bends

Reviewed in BfK No. 77 (November 1992)

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Dracula in Sunlight

Reviewed in BfK No. 77 (November 1992)

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Dracula in Sunlight

Reviewed in BfK No. 75 (July 1992)

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Harry With Spots On

Reviewed in BfK No. 72 (January 1992)

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Hoppity-Gap

Reviewed in BfK No. 62 (May 1990)

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The Conker as Hard as a Diamond

Reviewed in BfK No. 33 (July 1985)

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Roald Dahl

Reviewed in BfK No. 33 (July 1985)

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The Mustang Machine

Reviewed in BfK No. 24 (January 1984)

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Mog and The Rectifier

Reviewed in BfK No. 18 (January 1983)

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Daredevils or Scaredycats

Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)

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Children's Books (Contributor)

Spooky Stories

Reviewed in BfK No. 85 (March 1994)

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Magical Stories

Reviewed in BfK No. 82 (September 1993)

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Fingers Crossed: Stories for Nine-Year-Olds

Reviewed in BfK No. 56 (May 1989)

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Articles


Editorial – September 1996	BfK No. 100 (September 1996)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – July 1996	BfK No. 99 (July 1996)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – May 1996	BfK No. 98 (May 1996)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – March 1996	BfK No. 97 (March 1996)	News and comment from the Editor.
Authorgraph No.96: Philippe Dupasquier	BfK No. 96 (January 1996)	Philippe Dupasquier interviewed by Chris Powling.
Editorial – January 1996	BfK No. 96 (January 1996)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – November 1995	BfK No. 95 (November 1995)	News and comment from the Editor.
Martin in Wallywood	BfK No. 95 (November 1995)	Chris Powling discusses the latest Wally book with Martin Handford.
Editorial – September 1995	BfK No. 94 (September 1995)	News and comment from the Editor.
Authorgraph No.93: Paula Danziger	BfK No. 93 (July 1995)	Paula Danziger interviewed by Chris Powling.
Editorial – July 1995	BfK No. 93 (July 1995)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – May 1995	BfK No. 92 (May 1995)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – March 1995	BfK No. 91 (March 1995)	News and comment from the Editor.
Books that Do Furnish a War	BfK No. 91 (March 1995)	Chris Powling on books about World War II.
Editorial – January 1995	BfK No. 90 (January 1995)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – November 1994	BfK No. 89 (November 1994)	News and comment from the Editor.
Have Yourself a Very Creepy Christmas...	BfK No. 89 (November 1994)	Chris Powling selects three creepy Christmas books.
Editorial – September 1994	BfK No. 88 (September 1994)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – July 1994	BfK No. 87 (July 1994)	News and comment from the Editor.
Junior to Middling	BfK No. 87 (July 1994)	Chris Powling reviews recent hardbacks.
Editorial – May 1994	BfK No. 86 (May 1994)	News and comment from the Editor.
New (-ish) Tales for Old	BfK No. 86 (May 1994)	Jon Scieszka, revamper extraordinary, talks to Chris Powling.
Editorial – March 1994	BfK No. 85 (March 1994)	News and comment from the Editor.
Authorgraph No.84: Geoffrey Trease	BfK No. 84 (January 1994)	Geoffrey Trease interviewed by Chris Powling
Editorial – January 1994	BfK No. 84 (January 1994)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – November 1993	BfK No. 83 (November 1993)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – September 1993	BfK No. 82 (September 1993)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editor’s Choice	BfK No. 82 (September 1993)	Chris Powling chooses new hardbacks.
Editorial - July 1993	BfK No. 81 (July 1993)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – May 1993	BfK No. 80 (May 1993)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – March 1993	BfK No. 79 (March 1993)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – January 1993	BfK No. 78 (January 1993)	News and comment from the Editor.
All Their Yesterdays...	BfK No. 78 (January 1993)	Chris Powling on Walker's 'Teenage Memoirs'.
Editorial – November 1992	BfK No. 77 (November 1992)	News and comment from the Editor.
Christmas Book Fair	BfK No. 77 (November 1992)	Chris Powling looks at new hardbacks with a Christmas theme.
Editorial – September 1992	BfK No. 76 (September 1992)	News and comment from the Editor.
Sendak's Schoolbook	BfK No. 76 (September 1992)	Maurice Sendak talks to Chris Powling about I SAW ESAU.
Books for Keeps For Children	BfK No. 76 (September 1992)	Announcing Books for Keeps/Books For Children Autumn Competition for Schools 1992
The Man behind THE MAN	BfK No. 76 (September 1992)	Raymond Briggs talks about his latest book to Chris Powling.
Editorial – March 1992	BfK No. 73 (March 1992)	News and comment from the Editor.
Telling Tales	BfK No. 73 (March 1992)	Chris Powling looks at four new story collections.
Editorial – January 1992	BfK No. 72 (January 1992)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial – November 1991	BfK No. 71 (November 1991)	News and comment from the Editor.
Classic Variations	BfK No. 71 (November 1991)	Chris Powling looks at some newly-issued hardbacks.
Editorial – September 1991	BfK No. 70 (September 1991)	News and comment from the Editor.
Happy Birthday to Us...	BfK No. 70 (September 1991)	Chris Powling looks at three publications to mark Puffin's Fiftieth Anniversary.
Editorial – July 1991	BfK No. 69 (July 1991)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial - May 1991	BfK No. 68 (May 1991)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editor's Choice	BfK No. 68 (May 1991)	Chris Powling on three newly issued hardbacks.
Editorial - March 1991	BfK No. 67 (March 1991)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editorial - January 1991	BfK No. 66 (January 1991)	News and comment from the Editor.
Farewell to the Big Friendly Giant	BfK No. 66 (January 1991)	Chris Powling pays tribute to Roald Dahl.
Authorgraph No.65: Naomi Lewis	BfK No. 65 (November 1990)	Naomi Lewis interviewed by Chris Powling.
Editorial - November 1990	BfK No. 65 (November 1990)	News and comment from the Editor.
Casting a Spell with the National Curriculum	BfK No. 65 (November 1990)	Chris Powling on the magic of Talk.
Editor's Page – September 1990	BfK No. 64 (September 1990)	News and comment from the Editor.
Faith's Farewell	BfK No. 64 (September 1990)	Chris Powling talks to Faith Jaques about her Grand Finale.
Editor's Page - July 1990	BfK No. 63 (July 1990)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editor's Page - May 1990	BfK No. 62 (May 1990)	News and comment from the Editor.
Editor's Page - March 1990	BfK No. 61 (March 1990)	News and comment from the Editor.
For the Staffroom Bookshelf…	BfK No. 61 (March 1990)	which these days means brief, unpretentious and to-the-point publications to be consulted on-the-run between National Curriculum documentation. Teacherly time won't be wasted by these three:
Editor's Page - January 1990	BfK No. 60 (January 1990)	News and comment from the Editor.
Authorgraph No. 59 – Astrid Lindgren	BfK No. 59 (November 1989)	Astrid Lindgren interviewed by Chris Powling.
Editor's Page - November 1989	BfK No. 59 (November 1989)	News and comment from the Editor.
May We Recommend... Graeme Base	BfK No. 59 (November 1989)	Chris Powling on The Eleventh Hour of Graeme Base.
Editor's Page - September 1989	BfK No. 58 (September 1989)	News and comment from the Editor.
Authorgraph No.57 – Roger McGough	BfK No. 57 (July 1989)	Roger McGough interviewed by Chris Powling.
Rise, Shine.., it's picture book time.	BfK No. 56 (May 1989)	Chris Powling takes his pick from the Spring lists.
Editor's Page - November 1988	BfK No. 53 (November 1988)	News and comment from the Editor.
Awards	BfK No. 53 (November 1988)	Rosemary Stones looks back over 13 years of the Other Award, Chris Powling reports on this year's Emil Award.
Fiction For The Filofax	BfK No. 50 (May 1988)	Chris Powling reflects on the rise of the Literary List (kids for the consumption of) Warning: THE SLAVISH FOLLOWING OF LISTS CAN DAMAGE YOUR READING.
Editor's Page - May 1988	BfK No. 50 (May 1988)	News and comment from the Editor.
Introducing Michael Hague	BfK No. 48 (January 1988)	Chris Powling talks to our cover artist - an American who has been laying claim to the English classics.
Awards - Emil and Smarties	BfK No. 48 (January 1988)	Reports on the Smarties Prize and the Emil Award by Jill Paton Walsh and Chris Powling.
Talking Books	BfK No. 47 (November 1987)	Chris Powling considers the value of stories on tape.
Authorgraph No 45 – Dick King-Smith	BfK No. 45 (July 1987)	Dick King-Smith interviewed by Chris Powling.
Authorgraph No 44 – Anthony Browne	BfK No. 44 (May 1987)	Anthony Browne interviewed by Chris Powling.
Editor’s Page – May 1987	BfK No. 44 (May 1987)	News and comment from the Editor.
A Top-ish Twenty	BfK No. 44 (May 1987)	Chris Powling chooses from the season's new picture books.
The Jolly Postman: another Ahlberg classic	BfK No. 42 (January 1987)	Chris Powling examines another Ahlberg classic.
On the Permanence of Pooh	BfK No. 41 (November 1986)	To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the first appearance of A. A. Milne's famous bear, Chris Powling offers an essay
Can the Box Match the Book?	BfK No. 40 (September 1986)	Chris Powling talks to Vivien Alcock about the TV adaptation of her novel, The Cuckoo Sister, and to Paul Stone, the man behind it.
Meet the winners	BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
An Excellent Season	BfK No. 38 (May 1986)	Chris Powling finds reasons to be cheerful as he takes his pick of recent picture books .
Making Books Exciting	BfK No. 35 (November 1985)	Accounts of two recent attempts to bring books alive for children, to arouse their interest and encourage them to read.
What Makes Walker Run?	BfK No. 30 (January 1985)	Chris Powling examines the progress of a publishing house
Forever William	BfK No. 28 (September 1984)	Chris Powling acclaims a classic comic hero.
Awards: Mother Goose, The Guardian Award & Children’s Book Awards ‘84	BfK No. 26 (May 1984)	Chris Powling on The Mother Goose Award Stephanie Nettell on The Guardian Award Pat Thomson on The Children's Book Award.
AWARDS: The Children's Book Award, The Guardian Award & The Mother Goose Award	BfK No. 20 (May 1983)	Awards: a four-page report.
The Big Friendly Giant	BfK No. 17 (November 1982)	Chris Powling considers Roald Dahl.
AWARDS - Mother Goose, The Children's Book Award & The Guardian Award	BfK No. 14 (May 1982)	Three pages of winners.
Books for Christmas - Chris Powling, Tony Bradman, Cathy Lister, David Bennett, Steve Bowles & Pat Triggs select titles	BfK No. 11 (November 1981)	Six pages of books for giving chosen some of our regular reviewers and contributors.
The Play's The Thing Or Is It?	BfK No. 11 (November 1981)	Chris Powling considers three books which encourage children to `put on a play' in the light of developing views on the role of drama in education.
How To...Start Storytelling	BfK No. 5 (November 1980)	Start Storytelling.

Reviews


Children’s Literature in the 1890s and the 1990s	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
On Being Literate; Learning to Read; The Cool Web	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
Behold the Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
About Children's Literature: A Coming of Age?	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
An Introduction to Children’s Literature	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
Not So Simple Picture Books	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
The Penguin Book of Childhood	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
The Prose and the Passion	Reviewed in BfK No. 92 (May 1995)
The Oxford Book of Children’s Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
Robert Louis Stevenson	Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
The Oxford Book of Schooldays	Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
A Slender Reputation	Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
Roald Dahl	Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
Bill Peet - An Autobiography	Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
Red Pages: A Guide to Children's Books Relevant to Special Needs	Reviewed in BfK No. 87 (July 1994)
Making Books Work and Rhymes, Jingles ... and All That Stuff	Reviewed in BfK No. 87 (July 1994)
Commended Books for Under-Twelves	Reviewed in BfK No. 87 (July 1994)
Meet the Authors and Illustrators	Reviewed in BfK No. 87 (July 1994)
Alistair's Elephant	Reviewed in BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
The Bedspread	Reviewed in BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
Who Sank the Boat?	Reviewed in BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
The Highwayman	Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)
They Came from Aargh! ¦ The Great Fruit Gum Robbery	Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)
Trick a Tracker	Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)
Fabulous Beasts	Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)
Grandmother's Tales	Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)

History

Member for: 10 years 37 weeks