Chris Powling
Profile
Children's Books (Author)
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Thing
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On the Ghost Trail
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Blade
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Treasure at the Boot-fair
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Roger McGough
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The Book About Books
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Readers Who Don't ... and how to persuade them otherwise
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Quentin Blake
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Harry on Holiday
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Famous with Smokey Joe
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A Razzle-Dazzle Rainbow
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Dracula in Sunlight
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Where the Quaggy Bends
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Dracula in Sunlight
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Harry With Spots On
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Hoppity-Gap
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Roald Dahl
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The Conker as Hard as a Diamond
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The Mustang Machine
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Mog and The Rectifier
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Daredevils or Scaredycats
Children's Books (Contributor)
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Spooky Stories
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Magical Stories
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Fingers Crossed: Stories for Nine-Year-Olds
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 |
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
History
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