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BfK No. 5 - November 1980

Cover Story
There was a boy called Thomas Mead
Who never ever learned to read.
"l wish you would!" his teacher sighed
"Why should l?" Thomas Mead replied.
The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley Head 0 370 30357 1, £3.25, January 1981) which is a positive and hilarious answer to `Why should I?' Pat says, `I liked the idea because both my children found reading difficult.' We are delighted to have Thomas Mead on our cover and Pat Hutchins in the Authorgraph (p. 14). For more see the Editor's Page in this issue.

BfK No. 5 Articles

Editor's Page - November 1980

News and comment from the Editor.

Storytelling

Eileen Colwell on the magic art.

Meet Douglas Hill and Lindsay Brown...

An introduction to a young novelist.

Be Our Guest...

Nancy Chambers' Christmas Choice.

Authorgraph No.5 – Pat Hutchins

Pat Triggs interviews Pat Hutchins.

A Series put to the Test

A series put to the test.

Talking Point

Lorna Roberts considers some questions raised by the Bookmaster holiday reading scheme for teenagers and what moves books off shelves.

A Hardback on Every Tree

Reviews and recommendations from recent titles.

How To...Start Storytelling

Start Storytelling.

BfK News - November 1980

News about what's happening in the children's book world.

Sound & Vision - November 1980

News and views about books on radio, TV and in films.

Arnold Lobel

Jill Bennett meets the American author/ illustrator.

A PLEA TO PUBLISHERS

Make Frog and Toad

Price increase from January 1981

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 5

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

Under 5s

Babar Learns to Cook

Laurent De Brunhoff
King Rollo and the Tree ¦ King Rollo and the Balloons ¦ King Rollo and the Dishes

David McKee
Wearing Many Hats

Althea
H.E.L.P. ¦ Crash!! ¦ The Noisiest Class in the School ¦ Chunka saves the Day

Kathleen Ramsay
Father Bear Comes; Chester

Else Holmelund Minarik
The Cat in the Hat ¦ The Cat in the Hat Comes Back ¦ Hop on Pop ¦ Green Eggs and Ham ¦ Fox in Socks ¦ Dr. Seuss's ABC

Dr Seuss
How Foal Forgot to be Frightened ¦ The Naughty Little Goat

Helen Piers
My Naughty Little Sister Goes Fishing

Dorothy Edwards
Shirley Hughes

Ages 5-8

The Wonder Dog Collected Children's Stories

Richard Hughes
Roll Call on the Ark ¦ The Weather Forecast ¦ The Haunted Ark ¦ Cockle Takes a Swim

John Ryan

Ages 8-10

Boy Trouble at Trebizon ¦ First Term at Trebizon ¦ Second Term at Trebizon ¦ Summer Term at Trebizon

Anne Digby
Shadows in the Pit

Robin Chambers
Scrub Fire

Anne De Roo
The Midnight Kittens

Dodie Smith
Journey Into War

Margaret Donaldson
The Tiger Gang and the Car Thieves

Dafne Bidwell
Goldenrod and the Kidnappers

Jim Slater
The Case of the Fagin File

Terrance Dicks
Undercover Boy ¦ Chips and the Crossword Gang

Roy Brown
Shooting Stars

Sean McCann
Little Ed

Tom Tully
Henny Takes a Hand

Barbara Paterson
Scottish Fairy Tales

Grant Campbell
Old Dog, New Tricks

Dick Cate
Rook

Deborah King
Chocolate Fever

Robert Kimmel Smith
Captain Skip

John Emlyn Edwards
Fort Wilberforce

Leslie Coleman
Bogwoppit

Ursula Moray Williams
Starstormers ¦ Sunburst

Nicholas Fisk
The Light Beyond the Forest

Rosemary Sutcliff

Ages 10-14

Sea Change

Anne Knowles

Ages 14+

The Gardener's Grandchildren

Barbara Willard
The Undertaker's Gone Bananas

Paul Zindel