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BfK No. 87 - July 1994

Cover Story
Our cover this month features Asterix. To mark the 25th anniversary of Asterix in Britain, Hodder &Stoughton are giving the books a brand new look and releasing two omnibus editions. We are most grateful to Hodder & Stoughton for their help in using this illustration by Albert Uderzo.

BfK No. 87 Articles

Editorial – July 1994

News and comment from the Editor.
Per Ardua Ad Asterix

Colin McNaughton and his love-hate relationship with Asterix.
Authorgraph No.87: K M Peyton

K M Peyton interviewed by Linda Newbery.
The Real Robin Hood

Robert Leeson on his new book.
O P Plea: The Tenth Good Thing About Barney

Grace Hallworth launches a new series about out-of-print books.
Biblical Background

David Bennett on a continuing need... and on current publications which aim to meet it.
BfK Briefing – July 1994

News * Events * Obituary * Awards * Publications
Junior to Middling

Chris Powling reviews recent hardbacks.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 87

  • Under 5s
  • Ages 5-8
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 10-14
  • Ages 14+
  • Books About Children's Books

Under 5s

  • Dogger and Other Stories
    Shirley Hughes

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories
    Eric Carle

  • Poems from the Sac Magique
    Jack Ousbey

  • All About You
    Catherine Anholt
    Laurence Anholt

  • One Pink Pig
    Sandy Nightingale

  • Guess Where?; Guess Why?
    Pam Ayres

  • Noddy and the Missing Hats; Noddy and the Useful Rope
    Enid Blyton

  • Mr Little's Noisy Truck
    Richard Fowler

  • The Mice on the Moon
    Rodney Peppé

  • The Minister's Cat ABC
    Lynley Dodd

Ages 5-8

  • A Ruined House
    Mick Manning

  • Changing Shape; Making a Nest
    Paul Bennett

  • Sonsense Nongs

  • The Tale of Pigling Bland
    Beatrix Potter

  • Does Daniel Wilmott Tell Lies?
    Juliet Martin

  • Jemima Sweet the Police Officer
    Margaret Ryan

  • Danny and the Dinosaur; Stanley
    Syd Hoff

  • Julian, Dream Doctor
    Ann Cameron

  • Sailor Bear
    Martin Waddell

  • Another Custard Pie
    Roger McGough

  • Jump!
    Michelle Magorian

  • Tom Takes Tea / Tom the Hero
    Althea

  • More Stories for 6 Year Olds

  • Clever Clive / Loopy Lucy
    Joan Lingard

  • The Smell That Got Away
    Rosemary Hayes

  • The Witches of Creaky Cranky Castle
    Victoria Whitehead

  • Featherbrains
    John Yeoman
    Quentin Blake

Ages 8-10

  • The Further Adventures of Farthing Wood

  • The Children Next Door
    Jean Ure

  • Survival Guide to Parents; Survival Guide to School
    Scoular Anderson

  • Tiger Roars, Eagle Soars
    Ruskin Bond

  • Saint George and the Dragon
    Geraldine McCaughrean

  • My Granny is a Sumo Wrestler
    Gareth Owen

  • Knock Down Ginger and other poems
    Brian Moses

  • The Indian Trilogy
    Lynne Reid Banks

  • The Moon Lady
    Amy Tan

  • What Made Tiddalik Laugh; How Rabbit Stole the Fire
    Joanna Troughton

  • Hippopotamus Dancing and other poems
    Brian Moses

Ages 10-14

  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    Jean Trier

  • Cricket
    Andy Sellins

  • Lewis and Clark: Exploring North America
    Clint Twist

  • The Children's Step-By-Step Cook Book
    Angela Wilkes

  • Focus on Fishing
    Tony Whieldon

  • The Hospital Highway Code; We're Talking About AIDS
    Diana Kimpton

  • Blitz
    Robert Westall
    Susan Jameson

  • First Term at Malory Towers The Twins at St Clare's
    Enid Blyton

  • Stonewords
    Pam Conrad

  • Saving the Dinosaurs
    Jane Waller

  • Skylark
    Patricia MacLachlan

  • Final Act
    Robin Campbell

  • The Naming of William Rutherford
    Linda Kempton

  • Harold and Bella, Jammy and Me
    Robert Leeson

  • The Puffin Book of Song and Dance

  • My Hand is Elastic

  • The Echoing Green
    Mary Rayner

Ages 14+

  • Blue Remembered Hills
    Rosemary Sutcliff

  • The Ghosts of Glencoe
    Mollie Hunter

  • The Snow-Walker's Son
    Catherine Fisher

  • The Attic
    T S Rue

  • Everybody else does! Why can't I?
    Yvonne Coppard

  • The Wings of a Falcon
    Cynthia Voigt

  • Falling Apart
    Jacqueline Wilson

  • Breaking the Ties
    Bette Paul

  • Blue Skin of the Sea
    Graham Salisbury

  • Driven to Death
    Anne Cassidy

Books About Children's Books

  • Meet the Authors and Illustrators
    Stephanie Nettell

  • Red Pages: A Guide to Children's Books Relevant to Special Needs
    Frances Ball

  • Commended Books for Under-Twelves
    Alasdair Campbell

  • Making Books Work and Rhymes, Jingles ... and All That Stuff
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