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BfK No. 66 - January 1991

Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of Seventeen Against the Dealer by Cynthia Voigt (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Collins and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 66 Articles

Editorial - January 1991

News and comment from the Editor.

Ten Golden Rules for Critics of Children's Books

Robert Leeson and Jean Ure on the quality of children's book reviewing.

Farewell to the Big Friendly Giant

Chris Powling pays tribute to Roald Dahl.

Authorgraph No.66: Cynthia Voigt

Cynthia Voigt interviewed by David Bennett.

Value for Money?

Eleanor von Schweinitz on series publishing.

May We Recommend... Gillian Rubinstein

Adrian Jackson meets the Australian writer.

Pick of the Paperbacks '90

Members of BfK's reviewing team expand on their best read in 1990.

BfK Briefing - January 1991

News * Obituary * Publications * Awards * Event

New Verse '90

Morag Styles looks at new hardback poetry.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 66

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

Under 5s

  • Teddy Bear Tales

    Joan Robinson
    A A Milne
    Philippa Pearce
    Michael Bond
  • The Lady with the Alligator Purse

  • Hugo at the Window

    Anne Rockwell
  • Play Rhymes

  • Bears in Pairs

    Niki Yektai
  • Jonah and the Whale

    Marcia Williams
  • Just Like Jasper

    Nick Butterworth
    Mick Inkpen
  • One Day, Janie!

    Dee Shulman
  • Mr Nick's Knitting

    Margaret Wild
  • Ten in the Bed

    Penny Dale

Ages 5-8

  • Mostly Timothy

    June Counsel
  • The Little Mermaid

    Hans Christian Andersen
  • Round About 5

  • Cats

    Pascale De Bourgoing
    Gallimard Jeunesse
  • Vegetables

    Pascale De Bourgoing
    Gallimard Jeunesse
  • The Tree ¦ Weather ¦ The Egg ¦ The Ladybird ¦ Fruit

    Pascale De Bourgoing
    Gallimard Jeunesse
  • The Tin Dog

    Alexander McCall Smith
  • Herbert and Harry

    Pamela Allen
  • Listen to This: stories for young children

    Laura Cecil
  • Nicolas, Where Have You Been?

    Leo Lionni
  • Over the Steamy Swamp

    Paul Geraghty
  • Princess Beatrice and the Rotten Robber

    Elizabeth Honey
  • I Don't Like It!

    Ruth Brown
  • Kitten Day

    Jan Ormerod

Ages 8-10

  • Tom's Midnight Garden

    Philippa Pearce
  • How Do You Weigh an Elephant? (Cassette 1) ¦ Never Mind! (Cassette 1) ¦ We Didn't Think of Ostriches (Cassette 1) ¦ The Magic Rattle (Cassette 2) ¦ The Four Friends (Cassette 2) ¦ Listen All of You! (Cassette 2)

    Derek Farmer
  • How High is the Sky?

    Meredith Hooper
  • The Blitz ¦ Evacuation ¦ Prisoners of War ¦ Rationing

    Fiona Reynoldson
  • A Game of Catch

    Helen Cresswell
  • British and Irish Folk Tales

    Kevin Crossley-Holland
  • Alexander and the Tooth of Zaza

    Dick Cate
  • The White Horse is Running

    Fay Sampson
  • When Hippo was Hairy and other Tales from Africa

    Nick Greaves
  • The Secret in Miranda's Wardrobe

    Sheila Greenwald

Ages 10-14

  • Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

    Robert O'Brien
  • The Kingfisher Book of How Things Work ¦ The Big Book of How Things Work

    Steve Parker
  • Forensic Detection

    Lionel Bender
  • Resources Control

    Alexander Peckham
  • A Seal Upon My Heart

    Pam Conrad
  • The Half Child

    Kathleen Hersom
  • Uncle Jack and Operation Green

    Jim Eldridge
  • Tales from the Early Days

    Ted Hughes
  • Ludie's Song

    Dirlie Herlihy
  • Truckers

    Terry Pratchett
  • You Can Be Spurs

    Chris Ashley
  • Kick-off

    Hannah Cole
  • The Mad Parrot's Countdown

    John Mole
  • Goggle-eyes

    Anne Fine
  • Dear Mum, You're Ruining My Life

    Jean Van Leeuwen

Ages 14+

  • The Last Children

    Gudrun Pausewang
  • The Arm of the Starfish

    Madeleine L'Engle
  • Seventeen Against the Dealer

    Cynthia Voigt
  • All About Jas

    Millie Murray
  • Secrets

    Sue Welford
  • The Dividing Sea

    Ruth Elwin Harris
  • Make Your Move

    James Watson
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