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Chris Powling

Profile

Children's Books (Author)

  • Thing
    Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
    3
  • On the Ghost Trail
    Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
    3
  • Blade
    Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
    3
  • Treasure at the Boot-fair
    Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
    3
  • Roger McGough
    Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
    2
  • The Book About Books
    Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
    3
  • Readers Who Don't ... and how to persuade them otherwise
    Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
    4
  • Quentin Blake
    Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
    4
  • Harry on Holiday
    Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
    4
  • Famous with Smokey Joe
    Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)
    4
  • A Razzle-Dazzle Rainbow
    Reviewed in BfK No. 91 (March 1995)
    0
  • Dracula in Sunlight
    Reviewed in BfK No. 77 (November 1992)
    0
  • Where the Quaggy Bends
    Reviewed in BfK No. 77 (November 1992)
    0
  • Dracula in Sunlight
    Reviewed in BfK No. 75 (July 1992)
    0
  • Harry With Spots On
    Reviewed in BfK No. 72 (January 1992)
    0
  • Hoppity-Gap
    Reviewed in BfK No. 62 (May 1990)
    0
  • Roald Dahl
    Reviewed in BfK No. 33 (July 1985)
    0
  • The Conker as Hard as a Diamond
    Reviewed in BfK No. 33 (July 1985)
    0
  • The Mustang Machine
    Reviewed in BfK No. 24 (January 1984)
    0
  • Mog and The Rectifier
    Reviewed in BfK No. 18 (January 1983)
    0
  • Daredevils or Scaredycats
    Reviewed in BfK No. 11 (November 1981)
    0

Children's Books (Contributor)

  • Spooky Stories
    Reviewed in BfK No. 85 (March 1994)
    0
  • Magical Stories
    Reviewed in BfK No. 82 (September 1993)
    0
  • Fingers Crossed: Stories for Nine-Year-Olds
    Reviewed in BfK No. 56 (May 1989)
    0

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

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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

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)
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)
Roald Dahl Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
Bill Peet - An Autobiography Reviewed in BfK No. 88 (September 1994)
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)
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)
Red Pages: A Guide to Children's Books Relevant to Special Needs Reviewed in BfK No. 87 (July 1994)
The Bedspread Reviewed in BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
Who Sank the Boat? Reviewed in BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
Alistair's Elephant Reviewed in BfK No. 39 (July 1986)
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)
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)

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