Laura Fraine
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| Ten of the best: films of children’s books | BfK No. 233 (November 2018) |
A celluloid special by Laura Fraine |
| The Worst Princess on stage | BfK No. 208 (September 2014) |
Playwright Carina Rodney tells Laura Fraine about her latest project, adapting a picture book for the stage. |
| The Art of Adaptation | BfK No. 206 (May 2014) |
Laura Fraine visits Seven Stories’ new exhibition |
| Publishing for the long-term: something to celebrate | BfK No. 201 (July 2013) |
Laura Fraine finds out what publishers have to celebrate |
| 500 Million Readers Can't Be Wrong | BfK No. 200 (May 2013) |
500 million readers can’t be wrong Laura Fraine asks ‘How relevant is Enid Blyton?’ |
| Beyond World Book Day | BfK No. 199 (March 2013) |
Laura Fraine suggests ways to keep pupils reading for pleasure |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Adventure | BfK No. 197 (November 2012) |
New Zealand screenwriter and director Peter Jackson brought |
| ANNABEL PITCHER'S NEW NOVEL KETCHUP CLOUDS | BfK No. 197 (November 2012) |
Annabel Pitcher was one of last year’s biggest breakthroughs in children’s publishing. Laura Fraine talks to her about her new book Ketchup Clouds |
| A Viking’s Guide to Deadly Dragons – Cressida Cowell Exhibition | BfK No. 196 (September 2012) |
A new exhibition has opened at Seven Stories, all about Cressida Cowell and her series, How to Train Your Dragon |
| The Virtual World of Magic Town | BfK No. 195 (July 2012) |
Laura Fraine investigates digital stories. |
| Corpus Christi Primary School Good Reads | BfK No. 194 (May 2012) |
Reviews from Corpus Christi Primary School, Gateshead. |
| The Hunger Games: film review | BfK No. 193 (March 2012) |
How does the film of The Hunger Games stand up against Suzanne Collins' novel? |
| A Squash and a Squeeze: Sharing Stories with Julia Donaldson | BfK No. 192 (January 2012) |
Julia Donaldson interviewed about the Seven Stories exhibition A Squash and a Squeeze |
| Martin Scorsese’s film Hugo | BfK No. 191 (November 2011) |
Film critic and reviewer Laura Fraine finds Hugo ‘an almost perfect matinee movie’ for a family outing |
| Steven Spielberg’s War Horse | BfK No. 191 (November 2011) |
‘How on earth does one direct a film from a horse's point of view?’ asks Books for Keeps’ film critic Laura Fraine who finds that Spielberg’s adaptation of Morpurgo’s novel only lurches into gear when war breaks out… |
| Obituary: Dick King-Smith | BfK No. 186 (January 2011) |
Laura Fraine on Dick King-Smith 1922-2011 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | BfK No. 186 (January 2011) |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has just been released. Will children enjoy it? Laura Fraine reports. |
| Read On. Get On. | BfK No. () |
New initiatives on raising children’s reading standards examined by Laura Fraine |
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