Nicholas Tucker

Profile

Children's Books (Author)

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  Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman
  Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
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  The Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers
  Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
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  The Rough Guide to Children's Book 5-11 years
  Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
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  The Rough Guide to Children's Books 0-5 years
  Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
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  Buyer's Guide to Encyclopedias
  Reviewed in BfK No. 84 (January 1994)
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  A Skeleton in the Cupboard
  Reviewed in BfK No. 1 (March 1980)
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Children's Books (Contributor)

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  Children's Book Publishing in Britain Since 1945
  Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
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Articles

Review feature: The Book of Dust	BfK No. 239 (November 2019)	Nicholas Tucker enters The Secret Commonwealth, the second volume in The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman.
Cressida Cowell Children’s Laureate 2019 – 2021	BfK No. 237 (July 2019)	The new Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell shares her plans with Nicholas Tucker
Obituary: Judith Kerr 1923-2019	BfK No. 236 (May 2019)	Nicholas Tucker remembers the extraordinary Judith Kerr.
Celebrating Jan Pieńkowski	BfK No. 236 (May 2019)	Jan Pieńkowski awarded the Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award
AN INTERVIEW WITH COSTA SHORTLISTED AUTHOR DAVID ALMOND	BfK No. 233 (November 2018)	David Almond discusses his new book, the Costa shortlisted The Colour of the Sun
Obituary Clive King	BfK No. 232 (September 2018)	Clive King remembered by Nicholas Tucker
The CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlist 2018	BfK No. 230 (May 2018)	The Carnegie Medal shortlist appraised by Nicholas Tucker
AN INTERVIEW WITH 2018 CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER GERALDINE McCAUGHREAN	BfK No. 230 (May 2018)	The 2018 Carnegie Medal winner interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
All hail the new Children’s Laureate	BfK No. 227 (November 2017)	An interview with Lauren Child
A Talent for Happiness: Judith Kerr interviewed	BfK No. 227 (November 2017)	Judith Kerr interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
Iona Opie Obituary	BfK No. 227 (November 2017)	Iona Opie remembered
An Interview with Philip Pullman	BfK No. 225 (July 2017)	Philip Pullman interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE 2017 CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER RUTA SEPETYS	BfK No. 224 (May 2017)	An exclusive Books for Keeps interview
Obituary Dick Bruna	BfK No. 223 (March 2017)	Nicholas Tucker remembers the creator of Miffy
Obituary Dahlov Ipcar	BfK No. 223 (March 2017)	The influential illustrator remembered by Nicholas Tucker
The Bone Sparrow: a contemporary tragedy	BfK No. 222 (January 2017)	An interview with Zana Fraillon
Babette Cole Obituary	BfK No. 222 (January 2017)	Nicholas Tucker remembers the creator of Princess Smartypants and Hair in Funny Places
Authorgraph 221 Lauren St John	BfK No. 221 (November 2016)	Lauren St John interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
Goodbye Ruby Redfort: an interview with Lauren Child	BfK No. 221 (November 2016)	Lauren Child on the conclusion to her girl detective series
Ten of the Best Heirs to Roald Dahl	BfK No. 220 (September 2016)	chosen by Nicholas Tucker
We are such stuff…	BfK No. 219 (July 2016)	Michael Morpurgo interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2016. And the winner is …	BfK No. 218 (May 2016)	The Carnegie Medal shortlist appraised by Nicholas Tucker
Michael Foreman: Painting with Rainbows	BfK No. 214 (September 2015)	Michael Foreman talks to Nick Tucker about his Seven Stories exhibition.
Values and themes in the CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlist 2015	BfK No. 212 (May 2015)	The 2015 Carnegie Medal shortlist: appraised by Nicholas Tucker
Jolly Good Company	BfK No. 211 (March 2015)	Nicholas Tucker on the new edition of the Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature
Nick Lake Interview	BfK No. 210 (January 2015)	Nicholas Tucker interviews author Nick Lake
Authorgraph 209: Marcus Sedgwick	BfK No. 209 (November 2014)	The author of The Ghosts of Heaven interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
Interview with Rachel Rooney	BfK No. 208 (September 2014)	Nicholas Tucker interviews award winning poet Rachel Rooney on National Poetry Day.
Kevin Brooks, winner of the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal	BfK No. 207 (July 2014)	Kevin Brooks interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
Damian Dibben interview	BfK No. 206 (May 2014)	Nick Tucker interviews the author of the History Keepers books
Erik Blegvad, illustrator, March 3, 1923 to January 14, 2014	BfK No. 204 (January 2014)	Nicholas Tucker remembers the illustrator Eric Begvad.
Neil Gaiman interviewed for Books for Keeps by Nicholas Tucker	BfK No. 202 (September 2013)	Nicholas Tucker interviews Neil Gaiman about his new book Fortunately the Milk.
Poetry by Appointment	BfK No. 200 (May 2013)	John Agard interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
Authorgraph No.195 Angie Sage	BfK No. 195 (July 2012)	Angie Sage interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.187: Julie Hearn	BfK No. 187 (March 2011)	Julie Hearn is interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
William Nicholson’s ‘The Wind on Fire’ trilogy	BfK No. 187 (March 2011)	Nicholas Tucker talks to William Nicholson
The Emerald Atlas: a debut novel of boundless energy	BfK No. 187 (March 2011)	Nicholas Tucker talks to John Stephens for Books for Keeps.
Authorgraph No.185: Michelle Paver	BfK No. 185 (November 2010)	Michelle Paver is interviewed by Nick Tucker.
Pullman’s Progress	BfK No. 184 (September 2010)	Nicholas Tucker discusses Pullman’s views on religion.
Once bitten: the fang bang fiction of Stephenie Meyer	BfK No. 182 (May 2010)	Nicholas Tucker analyses the appeal of the vampire.
Authorgraph No.181: Elizabeth Laird	BfK No. 181 (March 2010)	Elizabeth Laird interviewed by Nicholas Tucker
British Children’s Fiction in the Second World War	BfK No. 171 (July 2008)	Nicholas Tucker discusses a recent history.
Authorgraph No.163: Meg Rosoff	BfK No. 163 (March 2007)	Meg Rosoff interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Toxic Childhood: Is the world damaging our children?	BfK No. 162 (January 2007)	Nicholas Tucker discusses Sue Palmer's book on modern childhood.
Authorgraph No.161: Neil Gaiman	BfK No. 161 (November 2006)	Neil Gaiman interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.159: Cornelia Funke	BfK No. 159 (July 2006)	Cornelia Funke interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.155: Anthony Horowitz	BfK No. 155 (November 2005)	Anthony Horowitz interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
BfK Profile: Rodman Philbrick	BfK No. 154 (September 2005)	Nicholas Tucker looks at the books of Rodman Philbrick.
The Art of the Translator: translating children's books into English	BfK No. 151 (March 2005)	Nicholas Tucker on translating children's books into English.
Authorgraph No.150: Niki Daly	BfK No. 150 (January 2005)	Niki Daly interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
BfK Profile: Marcus Sedgwick	BfK No. 145 (March 2004)	Nicholas Tucker on the novels of Marcus Sedgwick.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger	BfK No. 141 (July 2003)	The author in conversation with Nicholas Tucker.
BfK Profile: Sonya Hartnett	BfK No. 138 (January 2003)	Nicholas Tucker on Sonya Hartnett.
Books Away!	BfK No. 115 (March 1999)	Nicholas Tucker on schemes which bring children, books and parents together.
Authorgraph No.105: Enid Blyton	BfK No. 105 (July 1997)	Enid Blyton 'interviewed' by Nicholas Tucker.
Authorgraph No.100: Iona Opie	BfK No. 100 (September 1996)	Iona Opie interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Margaret Mahy’s Fairy Tale Universe	BfK No. 96 (January 1996)	Nicholas Tucker looks at the novels of Margaret Mahy.
The Demise of the Amateur	BfK No. 93 (July 1995)	Nicholas Tucker reflects on the changing status, and situation, of the children's author.
Encyclopedias in the Age of the Ringbinder	BfK No. 86 (May 1994)	Nick Tucker reports on new problems for encyclopedia publishers.
Children's Books and Unwanted Pregnancies	BfK No. 78 (January 1993)	Nicholas Tucker on whether children's books should deal with teenage pregnancy.
Old Lies Revisited: Young Readers and the Literature of War and Violence	BfK No. 72 (January 1992)	Nicholas Tucker reviews a book with a message that's 'simply too uncomfortable in today's world'.
The Indispensable World of Fairy Tales	BfK No. 65 (November 1990)	Nick Tucker discusses.
Which Books For Which Children?	BfK No. 58 (September 1989)	Nicholas Tucker, psychologist and critic, advises...
Peter Pan Goes Public	BfK No. 48 (January 1988)	Last year Kipling, this year Barrie; both now dead for the 50 years that puts their work out of copyright. Three new illustrated versions appear this month. Nicholas Tucker considers the enduring appeal of the eternal boy now, in publishing terms, approaching his 80th birthday.
When the Kipling had to stop	BfK No. 44 (May 1987)	Nicholas Tucker considers the effect of new images on an old favourite: Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories .
My Affair with Judy	BfK No. 27 (July 1984)	Nicholas Tucker confesses his feelings for Judy Blume and describes a developing relationship between critic and author.
Is Everything Dandy with Beano	BfK No. 7 (March 1981)	Brian Walsh and Nicholas Tucker consider comics from two points of view.

Reviews

Gloves Off	Reviewed in BfK No. 238 (September 2019)
The Middler	Reviewed in BfK No. 236 (May 2019)
Cloud Boy	Reviewed in BfK No. 236 (May 2019)
A Wolf Called Wander	Reviewed in BfK No. 236 (May 2019)
Girl 38 Finding a Friend	Reviewed in BfK No. 235 (March 2019)
Paper Avalanche	Reviewed in BfK No. 234 (January 2019)
On the Come Up	Reviewed in BfK No. 234 (January 2019)
Monsters	Reviewed in BfK No. 234 (January 2019)
The Lost Magician	Reviewed in BfK No. 233 (November 2018)
Into the Jungle Stories for Mowgli	Reviewed in BfK No. 233 (November 2018)
Hubert Horatio: How to Raise Your Parents	Reviewed in BfK No. 233 (November 2018)
Reading & Rebellion. An Anthology of Radical Writing for Children 1900-1960	Reviewed in BfK No. 233 (November 2018)
The Way Past Winter	Reviewed in BfK No. 232 (September 2018)
A Kid in My Class	Reviewed in BfK No. 232 (September 2018)
White Rabbit, Red Wolf	Reviewed in BfK No. 231 (July 2018)
A History of Children’s Books in 100 Books	Reviewed in BfK No. 231 (July 2018)
The Survival Game	Reviewed in BfK No. 231 (July 2018)
Stranger	Reviewed in BfK No. 230 (May 2018)
The Children of Castle Rock	Reviewed in BfK No. 229 (March 2018)
Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading	Reviewed in BfK No. 229 (March 2018)
Dog Andy Mulligan	Reviewed in BfK No. 228 (January 2018)
Mike	Reviewed in BfK No. 228 (January 2018)
I Am Thunder	Reviewed in BfK No. 228 (January 2018)
Outwalkers	Reviewed in BfK No. 228 (January 2018)
A Skinful of Shadows	Reviewed in BfK No. 227 (November 2017)
We See Everything	Reviewed in BfK No. 226 (September 2017)
The Wizards of Once	Reviewed in BfK No. 226 (September 2017)
The Empty Grave	Reviewed in BfK No. 226 (September 2017)
The Guggenheim Mystery	Reviewed in BfK No. 225 (July 2017)
The Hate U Give	Reviewed in BfK No. 224 (May 2017)
Every Hidden Thing	Reviewed in BfK No. 224 (May 2017)
See You in the Cosmos, Carl Sagan	Reviewed in BfK No. 224 (May 2017)
Whisper to Me	Reviewed in BfK No. 223 (March 2017)
A Dangerous Crossing	Reviewed in BfK No. 223 (March 2017)
Orangeboy	Reviewed in BfK No. 222 (January 2017)
There May Be a Castle	Reviewed in BfK No. 221 (November 2016)
Binny Bewitched	Reviewed in BfK No. 220 (September 2016)
Beck	Reviewed in BfK No. 220 (September 2016)
The Creeping Shadow	Reviewed in BfK No. 220 (September 2016)
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth	Reviewed in BfK No. 218 (May 2016)
A Seven Letter Word	Reviewed in BfK No. 218 (May 2016)
Crongton Knights	Reviewed in BfK No. 217 (March 2016)
Salt to the Sea	Reviewed in BfK No. 217 (March 2016)
Hell and High Water	Reviewed in BfK No. 216 (January 2016)
Twenty Questions for Gloria	Reviewed in BfK No. 216 (January 2016)
Silence is Goldfish	Reviewed in BfK No. 216 (January 2016)
Captive	Reviewed in BfK No. 216 (January 2016)
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury	Reviewed in BfK No. 215 (November 2015)
The Wolf Wilder	Reviewed in BfK No. 214 (September 2015)
The Edge of the Shadows	Reviewed in BfK No. 214 (September 2015)
Liquidator	Reviewed in BfK No. 214 (September 2015)
House of Windows	Reviewed in BfK No. 213 (July 2015)
Concentr8	Reviewed in BfK No. 213 (July 2015)
Demolition Dad	Reviewed in BfK No. 212 (May 2015)
Pike	Reviewed in BfK No. 212 (May 2015)
It’s About Love	Reviewed in BfK No. 212 (May 2015)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks	Reviewed in BfK No. 211 (March 2015)
There Will Be Lies	Reviewed in BfK No. 210 (January 2015)
Half a Creature from the Sea	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
Blue Moon Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
The Last of the Spirits	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
Thirteen Chairs	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
The Boundless	Reviewed in BfK No. 208 (September 2014)
The Ghosts of Heaven	Reviewed in BfK No. 208 (September 2014)
Ghost Soldier	Reviewed in BfK No. 208 (September 2014)
The Hueys in None the Number	Reviewed in BfK No. 207 (July 2014)
The Fastest Boy in the World	Reviewed in BfK No. 207 (July 2014)
The Eye of Zoltar	Reviewed in BfK No. 206 (May 2014)
Brilliant	Reviewed in BfK No. 206 (May 2014)
The Blood List	Reviewed in BfK No. 206 (May 2014)
Storm and Stone	Reviewed in BfK No. 205 (March 2014)
Salvage	Reviewed in BfK No. 204 (January 2014)
Running Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 204 (January 2014)
More Than This	Reviewed in BfK No. 203 (November 2013)
Tinder	Reviewed in BfK No. 203 (November 2013)
Lockwood & Co	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
The Dead Men Stood Together	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
Russian Roulette	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
Ghost Hawk	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
Shine	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
The Boy with Two Heads	Reviewed in BfK No. 201 (July 2013)
The Child's Elephant	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
Heroic	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
Young Knights of the Round Table	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
The Tragedy Paper	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
The Bunker Diary	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Hunger	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
The Fault in our Stars	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Rosie's Magic Horse	Reviewed in BfK No. 197 (November 2012)
A Medal for Leroy	Reviewed in BfK No. 197 (November 2012)
My Brother Simple	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
The Seeing	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
The World’s Worst Mothers	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Black Heart Blue	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Desert Angel	Reviewed in BfK No. 193 (March 2012)
Mister Creecher	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
This Dark Endeavour	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
In the Bag	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
Between Shades of Gray	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
A Beautiful Lie	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
SHADOWS ON THE MOON	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Grace	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
The Bad Tuesdays: Blood Alchemy	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Zelah Green ¦ Zelah Green: One More Little Problem	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Spoilt Rotten: the Toxic Cult of Sentimentality	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Revolution	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
The Cardturner	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Children’s Literature and Social Change. Some Case Studies from Barbara Hofland to Philip Pullman	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Spoilt Rotten: the Toxic Cult of Sentimentality	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
The Moonstone Legacy	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Bone by Bone by Bone	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Mr Stink	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Tender Morsels	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Beautiful Dead, Book 1: Jonas	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Bang, Bang, You’re Dead!	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Death, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Adolescent Literature	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
Bog Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Hunter's Heart	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
The Foreshadowing	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Under the Sea ¦ One Scary Night ¦ At the Circus	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Fearful	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Dark Side of Midnight	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
Jewel and Thorn	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
The Shopping Expedition	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
Hite	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
Jitterbug Jam. A Monster Tale	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
The Widow and the King	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Jammy Dodgers on the Run	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Sharp North	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
Apocalypse	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
The Gladiators from Capua	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
The Pig Scrolls	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Ruby Tanya	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Walking Naked	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Deep Secret	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
Knife Edge	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
The Silver Child	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Many Stones	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Fat Boy Swim	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Hoot	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Lucas	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Doll	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Charles Dickens and Friends	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Eve Garnett: Artist, Illustrator, Author. A Memoir	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Ethel & Ernest: A True Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
The Lion Graphic Bible	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
The Children's Book of Books	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Living with Eagles. Priest to Publisher: The Life and Times of Marcus Morris	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
The Element Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mind, Body, Spirit and Earth; The Unexplained Psychic Powers	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)

History

Member for

10 years 16 weeks