CONTENTS September 2018
2 The Friends Calendar 2019
3 Guest editorial: Everyone’s History by Catherine Johnson
4 Seven Stories: a guided tour by Kristopher Mckie, Collection Manager
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A Charity Calendar for 2019
For the past few years Peter Sheldon has been working with illustrators to produce a calendar for charity. Each year they generously provide him with original artwork.
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6 Authorgraph: Kiran Millwood Hargrave interviewed by Michelle Pauli
The charity for the past 3 years has been Clare and Michael Morpurgo’s Farms for City Children.
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8 Windows into Illustration: Tim Hopgood
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10 Ten of the Best as National Poetry Day approaches, ten of the best new poetry books for children chosen by Charlotte Hacking
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Garden? #Reflecting Realities and #OwnVoices
14 New Non-fiction rounded up by Nikki Gamble
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16 Two Children Tell: Invertebrate Encounters and a warning to illustrators
17 I Wish I’d Written… Klaus Flugge Prize winner Kate Milner chooses
The Friends Calendar costs £7.95, which includes post and packaging, and makes a perfect Christmas present.
If you would like to support the venture and buy in to the project contact Anne Marley
anne.marley@tiscali.
co.uk quoting the code BFK. Anne will be pleased to collect monies and arrange for copies to be supplied.
The Calendar 2019
The 2019 calendar features Quentin Blake, Tony Ross, Jane Ray, David McKee, Ruth Brown and Michael Foreman amongst others. It’s an A4 spiral bound calendar and opens up to A3 for display on your wall.
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All profits go to the FFCC charity to support the running of their 3 farms in Devon, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire. The farms give children from inner city schools the unique opportunity to live and work together for a week at a time on a real farm in the heart of the countryside.
• Quentin Blake • Mary McQuillan • Tony Ross • Ruth Brown • Colin McNaughton •
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17 Good Reads chosen by Humbie Primary School
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18 Obituary: Clive King remembered by Nicholas Tucker
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19 Reviewers and reviews Books about Children’s Books Under 5s (Pre-School/ Nursery/Infant) + Ed’s Choice 5-8 (Infant/Junior) 8-10 (Junior/Middle) 10-14 (Middle/Secondary) 14+ (Secondary/Adult) + New Talent
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The Way Past Winter by Karen Millwood Hargrave. Thanks to Chicken House for their help with this September cover.
32 Classics in Short No. 131 The Runaway, a neglected classic
Time to try poetry – for a change
October 4th is National Poetry Day, when everyone is invited to share, discover and enjoy poetry. This year there are more reasons than ever to take part. As Charlotte Hacking says in this issue’s Ten of the Best feature, children’s poetry is booming: Macmillan Children’s Books is celebrating 25 years of poetry publishing for young people, more publishers are choosing to move into
Books for Keeps
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the sector, and exciting young poets are finding audiences. The National Literacy Trust’s Annual Literacy Survey 2017/2018 demonstrates poetry’s special impact on children and new research to be released on National Poetry Day is expected to show even more cause for celebration. Keep up with what is happening by signing up for the National Poetry Day newsletters, and visit the website too for more ideas and inspiration.
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Colin Hawkins • Catherine Anholt • David McKee • Shoo Rayner
Hanne Bartholin • Arthur Robins • Jane Ray • Michael Foreman
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