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BfK No. 65 - November 1990

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by P J Lynch, 0 7500 0302 2, £10.00 (see Fairy Tale Favourites). The book is published by Simon & Schuster and we're grateful to them for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 65 Articles

Editorial - November 1990

News and comment from the Editor.

The Indispensable World of Fairy Tales

Nick Tucker discusses.

Authorgraph No.65: Naomi Lewis

Naomi Lewis interviewed by Chris Powling.

Restraints and Possibilities

Kevin Crossley-Holland considers the tradition of the folk-tale.

Fairy Frameworks

Adèle Geras talks about her new trilogy for teenagers.

Casting a Spell with the National Curriculum

Chris Powling on the magic of Talk.

Fairy Tale Favourites

Fiona Waters makes her selection.

BfK Briefing - November 1990

Event * Publication * Awards * Obituary

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 65

  • Under 5s
  • Ages 5-8
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 10-14
  • Ages 14+

Under 5s

  • Alfie Lends a Hand & An Evening at Alfie's ¦ The Alfie and Annie Rose Story Tape

    Shirley Hughes
  • The Great Zoo Escape

    Colin McNaughton
  • Nancy No-Size

    Mary Hoffman
  • George Told Kate

    Kay Chorao
  • Once Upon a Time

    Gwenda Turner
  • The Race

    Tim Archbold
  • King Change-a-lot

    Babette Cole
  • Catch It If You Can

  • The Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook

    Shirley Hughes
  • It's Mine

    Rod Campbell
  • Teddy Bear Boatman

    Phoebe Worthington
  • Tom's Cat

    Charlotte Voake
  • A Dragon in a Wagon

    Lynley Dodd
  • Shan Helps Rani

    Mary Dickinson
  • Polly Jumped Over the Moon

    Helen Solomon

Ages 5-8

  • Wheels ¦ Tools

    Venice Shone
  • Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

    Catherine Storr
  • Angelina and Alice

    Katharine Holabird
  • Mrs Armitage on Wheels

    Quentin Blake
  • Benny's Visit

    Linda M Jennings
  • Crusher is Coming!

    Bob Graham
  • Annie Banannie

    Leah Komaiko
  • Crocodile Creek - The Cry in the Night

    Colin Hawkins
    Jacqui Hawkins
  • The Three Bears Lend a Hand

    Eric Johns
  • Dudley Bakes a Cake

    Judy Taylor
  • Francie and the Birthday Party ¦ Francie Came to My House ¦ Francie and the TV Play ¦ Francie and the Joke Tellers

    Ann Cook
    Irene Trivas
  • Isn't She Clever!

    Eveline De Jong
  • Sari Games

    Naina Gandhi
  • No Pets Allowed

    Edel Wignell
  • The Not-So-Wicked Stepmother

    Lizi Boyd
  • Mattie in the Snow

    Margareta Strömstedt
  • The Machine at the Heart of the World

    Jenny Wagner
  • A Rose for Pinkerton

    Steven Kellogg
  • A is for aaargh!

    Frank Rodgers
  • Bluff and Bran and the Birthday

    Meg Rutherford
  • Big and Little

    Sue Limb
  • The Peggy Plot

    Thomas McKean
  • The Great Zoo Escape

    Colin McNaughton

Ages 8-10

  • Card Tricks ¦ Magic Tricks

    Vanessa Bailey
  • Force and Movement ¦ Weight and Balance

    Barbara Taylor
  • Keeping Clean; Writing it Down

    Vicki Cobb
  • Quick, Let's Get Out of Here

    Michael Rosen
  • George's Marvellous Medicine

    Roald Dahl
  • A Kist of Whistles

    Moira Miller
  • The Curse of the Vampire's Socks and Other Doggerel

    Terry Jones
  • The Secret Place

    Theresa Tomlinson
  • Close to Home: Saying No is Not Enough

    Oralee Wachter
  • Poems to Paddle In

  • Kiddleywinks and Pirates

    Pippa Trethewey
  • The Princess and the Mirror

    Charles Alverson
  • Just Like Us

    Hiawyn Oram
  • The Mermaid Summer

    Mollie Hunter
  • The Deceivers

    Jill Maughan
  • Foxy

    Helen V Griffith

Ages 10-14

  • Twins - an amazing investigation

    Jay Ingram
  • Eurotunnel ¦ Salvage at Sea

    Lionel Bender
  • Alexander Fleming

    Beverley Birch
  • Hairs in the Palm of the Hand

    Jan Mark
  • The Chronicles of Narnia

    C S Lewis
  • Grinny

    Nicholas Fisk
  • The Demon Headmaster

    Gillian Cross
  • Culture Shock

  • Megan's Star

    Allan Baillie
  • Island of the Strangers

    Catherine Sefton
  • Crock of Gold

    Judith Saxon
  • Transformations

    Ann Halam
  • Nightmare in New York

    Anthony Masters
  • Black Nest

    Rachel Dixon
  • Hare's Choice

    Dennis Hamley
  • Miracle at Clement's Pond

    Patricia Pendergraft
  • The Bees Knees

  • Quake

    Michael Hardcastle
  • The Door in the Air and Other Stories

    Margaret Mahy
  • Our Wild Weekend

    Martin Waddell

Ages 14+

  • We, The Haunted

    Pete Johnson
  • The Highest Form of Killing

    Malcolm Rose
  • Summer of Fear

    Lois Duncan
  • Forbidden City

    William Bell
  • State of the Heart

  • Gate-Crashing the Dream Party

    Alison Leonard
  • This Girl

    Jacqueline Wilson
  • Somehow Tenderness Survives

  • The Dark Corridor

    Jay Bennett
  • Remember Me; Slumber Party

    Christopher Pike
  • Coded Signals; On the Edge; Hidden Turnings

    Dennis Hamley
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