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BfK No. 24 - January 1984

Cover Story
On our cover this issue we feature a double page spread from Going West by Martin Waddell and Philippe Dupasquier. (Andersen, 0 86264 052 0, £4.95). We are very grateful to Andersen for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 24 Articles

Editorial – January 1984

News and comment from the Editor.
The World of Children's Books: 1984 The Managed Culture

Martyn Goff, Director of the NBL, considers the Future of the Book.
Authorgraph No.24: Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy interviewed by Pat Triggs.
Information Please: The American West

Have Cowboys and Indians had their day? Mary Pearce surveys material for a possible revival.
The Man Behind the Books – Klaus Flugge

We talk to Klaus Flugge of Andersen Press.
Affairs of the Heart... Continued

Keith Barker writes about Taboo and Shibboleth. Susannah Hill selects some 'Better Love Stories'.
Sound & Vision – January 1984

The latest about books on television.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 24

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

Under 5s

  • Bedtime for Frances ¦ A Baby Sister for Frances ¦ A Birthday for Frances ¦ Best Friends for Frances
    Russell Hoban

  • Market Mouse ¦ Playing Soldiers ¦ Felix the Cat ¦ Maxine's Piano ¦ Dressing Up ¦ Fluff and Puff
    Diane Wilmer

  • Billy Bear's Year ¦ The Bears' Supermarket ¦ School for Bears ¦ Mitzi Bear's Birthday ¦ The Bears' Wedding
    Sara Ball

  • Tales of Oliver Pig ¦ More Tales of Oliver Pig
    Jean Van Leeuwen

  • The Cat on the Dovrefell

  • The Knight and the Dragon
    Tomie De Paola

  • Joseph's Other Red Sock
    Niki Daly

  • Benny Bakes a Cake
    Eve Rice

  • Moonlight
    Jan Ormerod

Ages 5-8

  • Helter-Skelter Stories for six-year olds

  • A Box for Benny
    Leila Berg

  • Littlenose the Joker
    John Grant

  • Diana and her Rhinoceros
    Edward Ardizzone

  • The Hedgehog who Rolled Uphill
    Donald Bisset

  • The Mischievous Martens ¦ Lotta Leaves Home
    Astrid Lindgren

Ages 8-10

  • The Dragon of Og
    Rumer Godden

  • Seaview
    Chris Barlas

  • Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School
    Frank Richards

  • The Magic Doll and other stories
    Naomi Lewis

  • Ask Oliver
    Terrance Dicks

  • Hare and Badger Go to Town
    Naomi Lewis

  • Arabel's Raven
    Joan Aiken

  • Lollipop
    Christine Nostlinger

  • The Mouse Butcher
    Dick King-Smith

  • The Animals Nobody Wanted
    Elisabeth Beresford

  • The Lily Pickle Band Book
    Gwen Grant

  • The Catsitter Mystery
    Carol Adorjan

  • Ben on Cole's Hill
    T R Burch
    Susan Neale

  • Charlie Moon and the Big Bonanza Bust up
    Shirley Hughes

Ages 10-14

  • The Stirrup and the Ground
    Anne Knowles

  • From Schoolboy to Superstar
    Patrick Barclay

  • Voyage into Danger
    Roderic Jeffries

  • Walking Shadows
    Terry Deary

  • Don't Forget Our Sundae Date
    John Harvey

  • 15th Armada Ghost Book ¦ Nightmares

  • Master of the Grove ¦ The Hunting of Shadroth ¦ Forbidden Paths of Thual
    Victor Kelleher

  • The Boundary Riders
    Joan Phipson

  • The Isis Pedlar
    Monica Hughes

  • People Might Hear You
    Robin Klein

  • Black Diamonds
    James Houston

  • Fox's Feud
    Colin Dann

  • Jenny and the Syndicate
    Harriet Martyn

  • War Horse
    Michael Morpurgo

  • The Mustang Machine
    Chris Powling

Ages 14+

  • The Vandal
    Ann Schlee

  • Piggy in the Middle
    Jan Needle
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