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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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