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Randa Abdel-Fattah,
Where the Streets Had a Name
Marion Lloyd Books, 2009.
reviewed by Clive Barnes
, January 2010, No. 180

Randa Abdel-Fattah,
Ten Things I Hate About Me
Marion Lloyd Books, 2007.
reviewed by Lois Keith, September 2007, No. 166

John Agard, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura,
The Young Inferno
France Lincoln, 2008.
reviewed by Helen Taylor, November 2008, No. 173

Goldie Alexander,
Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790
Scholastic Hippo, 2002.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, July 2002, No. 135

Sherman Alexie,
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
Andersen, 2008.
reviewed by David Bennett, May 2008, No. 170

Complied by Amnesty International,
Free? Stories Celebrating Human Rights
Walker Books, 2009.
reviewed by Caroline Heaton, January 2010, No. 180

Rachel Anderson,
The Flight of the Emu
Hodder&Stroughton Children's Books, 2001.
reviewed by Peter Hollindale, March 2002, No. 133

Rachel Anderson,
Warlands
.

Oxford University Press, 2000.
reviewed by Nikki Gamble, November 2000, No. 125

Yann Arthus-Bertrand, text by Isabelle Delannoy, illustrated by David Giraudon,
Our Living Earth
Thames and Hudson.
reviewed by Ted Percy, January 2009, No. 174

Bernard Ashley,
Smokescreen
Usborne, 2006.
reviewed by Vincent Reid, September 2006, No. 160

Chris Ashley,
Wasim and the Champ
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.
reviewed by Dorne Fraser
, July 2011, No. 189

Chris Ashley, illustrated by Kate Pankhurst,
Wasim One-Star
Frances Lincoln, 2007;
Wasim's Challenge
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Ferelith Hordon, November 2010, No. 185

Atinuke, illustrated by Warwick Johnson Cadwell,
The No. 1 Car Spotter
Walker, 2010.
reviewed by Anne Faundez
, January 2011, No. 186

Retold by Enebor Attard, illustrated by Richard Holland, Hindi translation by Awadesh Misra,
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Mantra, 2005.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, September 2005, No. 154

Tom Avery,
Too Much Trouble
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.
reviewed by Valerie Coghlan
, July 2011, No. 189

B

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni,
The Conch Bearer
Chicken House.
Reviewed by Shereen Pandit

Carol Barker,
The Tibetans: Life in Exile

Mantra, 1999.
reviewed by Anita Ganeri, July 1999, No. 117

Geoff Barker,
Hunger
War
(Voices Series)
Evans Brothers, 2009.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, January 2010, No. 180

Geoff Barker,
Iraq
(Changing World Series)
Franklin Watts, 2008.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, July 2009, No. 177

Henriette Barkow, illustrated by Lizzie Finlay,
Buri and the Marrow

Mantra, 2000.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2001, No. 127

Henriette Barkow, illustrated by Roland Dry, translated by Sylvia Denham,
The Pied Piper
Mantra, 2002.
Chinese / English
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2003, No. 139

Henriette Barkow, illustrated by Derek Brazell,
That's My Mum
Mantra, 2001.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, November 2001, No. 131

Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain,
My Two Grannies
Frances Lincoln, 2008.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2008, No. 169

Valerie Bloom, editor,
One River Many Creeks: Poems from All Around the World
Macmillan, 2003.
reviewed by Peter Hollindale, July 2003, No. 141

Rob Bowden,
The Ganges
Series A River Journey, Hodder Wayland, 2003.
reviewed by Ted Percy, September 2003, No. 143

Chris Bradford,
Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior
Puffin.
reviewed by Anne Faundez, September 2008, No. 172

Edited by Tony Bradman,
Give Me Shelter
Frances Lincoln, 2007
Reviewed by David Self, May 2007, No. 164

Tony Bradman, Editor,
Skin Deep
Puffin, 2004.
Reviewed by Shereen Pandit, July 2004, No. 147

Alyssa Brugman,
Walking Naked
Faber, 2004.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker, May 2004, No. 146

Laura Buller,
A Faith Like Mine
Dorling Kindersley, 2006.
reviewed by David Self, March 2006, No.157

C

Joanna Carey,
An Interview with Jamila Gavin
Egmont, 2002.
reviewed by David Bennett, January 2003, No. 138

Kathryn Cave,
W is for World

Frances Lincoln with Oxfam, 1999.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, January 1999, No. 114

Children of Atkinson School, Dominica,
The Snake King of the Kalinago
Papillote Press, 2010.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, May 2010, No. 182

Sally Pomme Clayton, illustrated by Sophie Herxheimer,
Rama and Sita: Path of Flames
Gullane Children's Books, 2010.

reviewed by George Hunt
, January 2011, No. 186

Gillian Clements
The Picture History of Great Explorers
Frances Lincoln, 2006.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, November 2006, No.161

Yin Chang Compestine,
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Walker, 2008.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, November 2008, No. 173

Sean Connolly,
Greenpeace
Franklin Watts, 2008.
reviewed by Ted Percy, July 2009, No. 177

Selected by Wendy Cooling, illustrated by Sheila Moxley,
All the Colours of the Earth
Frances Lincoln, 2004.
Reviewed by Jill Bennett, July 2004, No. 147

Gillian Cross,
Where I Belong
OUP Oxford, 2010.
reviewed by Ruth Taylor, May 2010, No. 182

Kevin Crossley-Holland, illustrated by Christian Birmingham,
Outsiders
Orion Books, 2005.
Reviewed by Peter Hollindale, January 2006, No. 156

Hannah Cumming,
The Cloud
Child's Play (International) Ltd, 2010.

reviewed by Elizabeth Schlenther
, March 2011, No. 187

D

Ellie Daines,
Lolly Luck
Andersen, 2011.

reviewed by Rosemary Stones
, January 2012, No. 192

Jude Daly,
Sivu's Six Wishes: A Taoist Tale
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Urmi Chana
, January 2011, No. 186

Prodeepta Das,
Geeta’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in an Indian Village

Frances Lincoln, 1999.
reviewed by Gwynneth Bailey, May 1999, No. 116

Maria de Fatima Campos,
Victoria Goes to Brazil
Frances Lincoln, 2009.
reviewed by Elizabeth Schlenther, September 2009, No. 178

Narinder Dhami,
Bang, Bang, You're Dead!
Corgi, 2009.
reviewed by Nick Tucker, September 2009, No. 178

Katie Dicker and Zohal Azizi,
I Belong to the Muslim Faith
Wayland, 2008.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, March 2009, No. 175

Christiane Dorion,
Are We Running Out of Energy?
Franklin Watts, 2008.
reviewed by Felix Pirani, July 2009, No. 177

Nick Dowson, illustrated by Yu Rong,
Tracks of a Panda
Walker, 2008
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, March 2008, No. 169

E

Janna Eliot,
Spokes: Stories from the Romani World
Five Leaves , 2008.
reviewed by Robert Dunbar, March 2009, No. 175

Zetta Elliott, illustrated by Shadra Strickland,
Bird
Lee & Low, 2009.
reviewed by Elizabeth Schlenther, November 2009, No. 179

Deborah Ellis,
Beyond the Barricade
Oxford University Press, 2009.
reviewed by George Hunt, January 2010, No. 180

Deborah Ellis,
Mud City
Oxford University Press, 2004.
Reviewed by Clive Barnes, July 2004, No. 147

Mikael Engström, translated by Susan Beard,
Thin Ice
Little Island, 2011.
reviewed by Robert Dunbar
, July 2011, No. 189

Josephine Everts-Secker, illustrated by Helen Cann,
The Barefoot Book of Mother and Daughter Tales
Barefoot Books, 2011.
reviewed by Jana Novotny Hunter
, January 2012, No. 192

F

Sara Andrea Fajardo,
Enrique's Day: From Dawn to Dusk in a Peruvian City
Frances Lincoln, 2002.

reviewed by Clive Barnes, March 2003, No. 139

Anne Faundez, illustrated by Karin Littlewood,
The Day the Rains Fell
Tamarind Books, 2010.

reviewed by Urmi Chana, September 2010, No.184

Mary Finn,
Anila's Journey
Walker, 2008.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker, March 2008, No. 169

Michael Foreman,
Mia's Story: A Sketchbook of Hopes and Dreams
Walker, 2006.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett , November 2006, No.161

Jack Foreman, illustrated by Michael Foreman,
Say Hello
Walker, 2008.
reviewed by Elizabeth Schlenther, July 2008, No. 171

Pauline Francis,
A World Away
Usborne, 2008.
reviewed by Vincent Reid, July 2008, No. 171

Fiona French,
The Smallest Samurai
Frances Lincoln.
reviewed by George Hunt, September 2008, No. 172

Andrew Fusek-Peters, illustrated by Teresa Murfin,
Ever Clever Eva

A & C Black 'White Wolves', 2009.
reviewed by Rudolf Loewenstein, September 2009, No. 178

G

Anita Ganeri and Andrea Mills,
Atlas of Exploration
Dorling Kindersley.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, September 2008, No. 172

Anita Ganeri, author and illustrator,
The Divali Story Big Book
Evans, 2002.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2003, No. 139

Teresa Garlake,
Global Debt: The impact on our lives
Wayland '21st Century Debates'.
reviewed by Felix Pirani, September 2007, No. 166

Jamila Gavin
The Bloodstone
Egmont, 2003.
reviewed by Shereen Pandit, January 2004, No. 144

Alan Gibbons,
An Act of Love
Orions Childrens, 2011.
reviewed by George Hunt
, September 2011, No. 190

Clive Gifford,
Child Labour
Poverty
(Voices Series)
Evans Brothers, 2009.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, January 2010, No. 180

Cherry Gilchrist, illustrated by Nilesh Mistry,
Stories from the Silk Road

Barefoot Books, 2000.
reviewed by Roy Blatchford, March 2000, No. 121

Rachna Gilmore,
The Flute
Tradewind, 2011.

reviewed by Urmi Chana
, January 2012, No. 192

Al Gore, adapted for younger readers by Jane O'Connor,
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming
Bloomsbury, 2007.
reviewed by Ted Percy, July 2007, No. 165

Elspeth Graham, illustrated by Michael Foreman Sally Grindley,
Painting out the Stars
Walker, 2011.

reviewed by Rudolf Loewenstein
, September 2011, No. 190

Pamela Grant,
When a Girl is Born
Oxford University Press, 1993 (paperback 2001).
reviewed by Nikki Gamble, March 2002, No. 133

Reg Grant,
Slavery: real people and their stories of enslavement
Dorling Kindersley, 2009.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, September 2009, No. 178

Manju Gregory, illustrated by David Anstey,
Jill and the Beanstalk
Mantra.
Reviewed by Urmi Chana

Neil Griffiths, illustrated by Peggy Collins,
Fatou, fetch the water
Red Robin Books, 2010.
reviewed by George Hunt
, January 2011, No. 186

Sally Grindley,
Bitter Chocolate
Bloomsbury, 2010.

reviewed by Clive Barnes, September 2010, No.184

Sally Grindley,
My Name is Rose
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011.

reviewed by Dorne Fraser
, September 2011, No. 190

Ashenafi Gudeta, photographs by Betelhem Abate and Atakiti Mulu,
E is for Ethiopia
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, September 2010, No.184

H

Mwenye Hadithi, illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway,
Bumping Buffalo
Hodder Children's Books, 2010.
reviewed by Vincent Reid
, September 2010, No.184

Miriam Halahmy,
Hidden
Meadowside Children's Books, 2011.
reviewed by Ferelith Hordon
, May 2011, No. 188

Rolf Harris,
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Scholastic, 2008.
reviewed by Jill Bennett, July 2009, No. 177

Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark, illustrated by Paul Dainton et al.
The Oxford Treasury of World Stories

Oxford University Press, 2000.
reviewed by Valerie Coghlan, May 1999, No. 116

Sonya Hartnett,
Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
Walker, 2004.
Reviewed by Peter Hollindale, July 2004, No. 147

Christine Hatt,
Slavery: From Africa to the Americas
Evans 'Documenting the Past'.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, September 2007, No. 166

Lian Hearn, read by Jamie Glover and Isla Blair (refers to audio book version),
Grass for his Pillow
Macmillan, abridged, 4 hrs, 2004.
reviewed by Julia Eccleshare, September 2004, No. 148

Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright,
Grace at Christmas
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.
reviewed by Jana Novotny Hunter
, November 2011, No. 191

Beatrice Hollyer,
Our World of Water
Frances Lincoln, in association with Oxfam, 2008.
reviewed by Ted Percy , November 2008, No. 173

Selected by Belinda Hollyer, illustrated by Susan Hellard
She’s All That! Poems About Girls
Kingfisher, 2005.
reviewed by Helen Taylor, January 2006, No. 156

Jim Holmes and Tom Morgan,
Huy and Vinh's Day: From Dawn to Dusk in a Vietnamese City
Frances Lincoln, 2002.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, March 2003, No. 139

Jason Hook,
Hiroshima
Series Days That Shook the World, Hodder Wayland, 2002.
reviewed by Ted Percy, September 2002, No. 136

Shahrukh Husain, illustrated by Bee Willey,
Indian Myths: Stories from ancient civilisations
Evans, 2006.
reviewed by George Hunt, March 2006, No.157

Shahrukh Husain, illustrated by Micha Archer,
The Wise Fools: Fables from the Islamic World
Barefoot Books, 2011.

reviewed by Ferelith Hordon
, January 2012, No. 192

I Andrey Ilyin,
Polina's Day
Frances Lincoln, 2001.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, November 2001, No. 131
J

Otto James,
AIDS
(Voices Series)
Evans Brothers, 2009.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, January 2010, No. 180

Mina Javaherbin, illustrated by A. G. Ford,
Goal!
Walker Books, 2010.

reviewed by Beverley Naidoo, September 2010, No.184

Paul Jennings,
How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare
Puffin, 2005.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker, November 2005, No. 155

Catherine Johnson,
Brave New Girl
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.

reviewed by Melissa Hyder
, January 2012, No. 192

Joëlle Joliver,
The Colossal Book of Costumes
Thames & Hudson, 2008.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, November 2008, No. 173

K

Cynthia Kadohata,
A Million Shades of Grey
Simon & Schuster, 2010.
reviewed by Janet Fisher, July 2010, No. 183

Kazuno Kahara,
The Haunted House
Macmillan.
reviewed by Rosemary Stones, January 2009, No. 174

Kevin Kiely,
A Horse Called El Dorado
O'Brien Press, 2006.
reviewed by George Hunt, September 2006, No. 160

Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Geoffrey Patterson,
The Elephant's Child
Frances Lincoln.
reviewed by George Hunt, September 2007, No. 166

Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Nicola Bayley,
The Jungle Book
Walker, 2005.
reviewed by George Hunt, November 2005, No. 155

Satoshi Kitamura,
Millie's Marvellous Hat
Andersen, 2009.
reviewed by Jill Bennett, September 2009, No. 178

Illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura,
The Carnival of the Animals: Poems inspired by Saint-Saëns’ music
Walker, 2006.
reviewed by Helen Taylor, March 2006, No.157

Satoshi Kitamura,
Stone Age Boy
Walker, 2008.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, March 2008, No. 169

Laurie Krebs, illustrated by Helen Cann,
We’re Riding on a Caravan: An Adventure on the Silk Road
Barefoot Books, 2005.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, November 2005, No. 155

Angie Kotler, Christine Parker and Stephen Parker,
Imran Visits His Auntie
Making a Book
At School
Hide and Seek
Eid
Imran and Alia at the Wedding
Wali Khan
Irene Fernandez
Alia Goes to Pakistan
In the City
Idrees Visits His Cousin Ali
Ramadan
I Went to the Market
Weddings
On the Road
Education Bradford, 2002.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, January 2003, No. 138

L

Retold by Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Shirin Adl,
Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2009.
reviewed by George Hunt, March 2010, No. 181

Retold by Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Shelley Fowles,
The Ogress and the Snake and other stories from Somalia
Frances Lincoln, 2009.
reviewed by Susan Goodsall, September 2009, No. 178

Nick Lake,
In Darkness
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011.

reviewed by Nick Tucker
, January 2012, No. 192

Aurélie Lanchais and Alain Crozon,
What Am I?

Milet, 2000.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2001, No. 127

Tanya Landsman,
Apache
Walker.
reviewed by Peter Hollindale, September 2007, No. 166

Patrice Lawrence, illustrated by Adam Larkum,
Granny Tin Ting
A & C Black 'White Wolves', 2009.
reviewed by Rudolf Loewenstein, September 2009, No. 178

Joe Layburn, illustrated by John Williams,
Ghostscape
Frances Lincoln, 2008.
reviewed by Susan Goodsall, March 2009, No. 175

Riske Lemmens, English text by Kunal Dutta,
A Box Full of Monsters
Mantra, 2002.
Panjabi / English
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2003, No. 139

Ali Lewis,
Everybody Jam
Andersen, 2011.
reviewed by David Bennett
, May 2011, No. 188

Richard Lewis,
The Killing Sea
Simon & Schuster, 2007.
reviewed by Annabel Gibb, May 2007, No. 164

Richard Lewis,
The Flame Tree
Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Reviewed by Shereen Pandi, September 2004, No. 148

Frederick Lipp, illustrated by Jason Gaillard,
Running Shoes
Evans, 2006.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, September 2006, No. 160

Karin Littlewood,
Immi
Gullane Children's Books, 2010.

reviewed by Jill Bennett
, January 2011, No. 186

Edited by Deborah Lock,
Children's Book of Music
Dorling Kindersley, 2010.
reviewed by Sue Unstead
, March 2011, No. 187

Michelle Lord, illustrated by Shino Arihara,
A Song for Cambodia
Lee & Low Books, 2008.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, March 2009, No. 175

Dan Lyndon,
Africa and the Slave Trade
Franklin Watts, 2010.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, July 2010, No. 183

M

Fiona Macdonald,
Muslims in Britain
Franklin Watts ‘Communities in Britain’, 2006.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, March 2006, No.157

John Marsden, illustrated by Shaun Tan,
The Rabbits
Simply Read Books.
Reviewed by George Hunt

Geraldine McCaughrean,
Tamburlaine's Elephants
Usborne.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucke, September 2007, No. 166

Geraldine McCaughrean,
The Kite Rider

Oxford University Press, 2001.
reviewed by Peter Hollindale, July 2001, No. 129

Gillian McClure,
The Land of the Dragon King and other Korean stories
Frances Lincoln.
reviewed by George Hunt, September 2008, No. 172

Margaret Mahy,
Heriot
Faber, 2009.
reviewed by Jake Hope, September 2009, No. 178

Margaret Mahy,
24 Hours
Collins Flamingo, 2001.
reviewed by Robert Dunbar, July 2001, No. 129

Margaret Mahy,
Alchemy
Collins Flamingo, 2002.
reviewed by Robert Dunbar, March 2003, No. 139

Heather Maisner, illustrated by Sheila Moxley,
Diary of a Princess: A Tale from Marco Polo's Travels
Frances Lincoln, 2002.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, March 2003, No. 139

Kirsti Makinen, illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin,
The Kalevala: tales of magic and adventure
Simply Read Books, 2011.

reviewed by George Hunt,
November 2011, No. 191

Irfan Master,
A Beautiful Lie
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker
, May 2011, No. 188

Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Ben Frey, photographs by Irvin Cheung,
My Friend Amy
Alanna Books, 2009.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, November 2009, No. 179

Anna McQuinn (story and photography), illustrated by Ben Frey,
My Friend Jamal
Alanna Books, 2008.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, March 2009, No. 175

Glenda Millard, illustrated by Annie White,
Mbobo Tree
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Jana Novotny Hunter
, January 2011, No. 186

David Mills, illustrated by Derek Brazell,
Mei Ling’s Hiccups

Mantra, 2000.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2001, No. 127

Jane Mitchell,
Chalkline
Walker Books, 2009.
reviewed by George Hunt
, January 2010, No. 180

Pratima Mitchell, illustrated by David Dean,
Bamba Beach
A & C Black 'White Wolves', 2009.
reviewed by Rudolf Loewenstein, September 2009, No. 178

Tony Mitton, illustrated by Peter Bailey,
The Storyteller's Secrets
David Fickling Books. 2009.
reviewed by Valerie Coghlan, November 2009, No. 179

Michaela Morgan, illustrated by Erika Pál,
Night Flight
Frances Lincoln.
reviewed by Valerie Coghlan, January 2009, No. 174

Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Laura Carlin,
The Kites Are Flying!
Walker, 2009.
reviewed by George Hunt, March 2010, No. 181

Michael Morpurgo,
Little Manfred
Harper Collins Children's Books, 2011.

reviewed by Gill Robins
, November 2011, No. 191

Michael Morpurgo,
Running Wild
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009.

reviewed by Rebecca Butler, January 2010, No. 180

Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman,
Kensuke’s Kingdom

Mammoth, 1999.
reviewed by Valerie Coghlan, January 2000, No. 120

Jackie Morris,
The Snow Leopard
Frances Lincoln.
reviewed by George Hunt, September 2008, No. 172

Adeline Yen Mah,
Chinese Cinderella
Puffin, 1999.
reviewed by Nikki Gamble, March 2000, No. 121

N

Saraswati Nagpal, illustrated by R Mandikandan,
Sita, Daughter of the Earth
Campfire, 2011.
reviewed by George Hunt
, July 2011, No. 189

Beverly Naidoo, illustrated by Piet Grobler,
Aesop's Fables
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.
reviewed by Huw Thomas
, July 2011, No. 189

Beverley Naidoo, photographs by Prodeepta Das
S is for South Africa
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, September 2010, No.184

Vayu Naidu, illustrated by Rebecca Gryspeerdt,
Stories from India

Hodder Wayland, 2000.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, July 2000, No. 123

Ruth Nason,
Belonging
Celebrating harvest
Gifts at Christmas
The Jewish Faith
Visiting a Church
Visiting a Mosque
Visiting a Synagogue
Visiting a Gurdwara, with Kanwaljit Kaur-Singh
Visiting a Mandir, with Jean Mead
Evans Books (‘Start-up Religion’ Series), 2005.
reviewed by David Self, January 2006, No. 156

Nanette Newman, iIlustrated by Emma Chichester Clark,
What Will You Be Grandma
Brubaker, Ford & Friends, 2011.

reviewed by Gwynneth Bailey
, September 2011, No. 190

O

Ifeoma Onyefulu, illustrated by Julia Cairns,
The Girl Who Married a Ghost and other tales from Nigeria
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by George Hunt, July 2010, No. 183

Ifeoma Onyefulu,
Grandma Comes to Stay
Frances Lincoln, 2009.
Reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2010, No. 181

Jan Ormerod,
Lion Fables
Polish/English,
Mantra Lingua.
reviewed by Jill Bennett, September 2007, No. 166

Oxfam,
Our Animals
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, January 2011, No. 186

Oxfam,
At School
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett
, January 2011, No. 186

 

P

Erika Pál,
Azad's Camel
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2009.
Reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2010, No. 181

Linda Sue Park,
A Single Shard
Oxford, 2006.
reviewed by Peter Hollindale, March 2006, No.157

Retold by Elena Pasquali, illustrated by Nicola Smee,
Two-Minute Animal Stories
Lion, 2009.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, November 2009, No. 179

Mal Peet,
Painting Out the Stars
Walker, 2011.

reviewed by
Rudolf Loewenstein
, July 2011, No. 189

Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham, illustrated by Juan Wijngaard,
Cloud Tea Monkeys
Walker, 2010.
reviewed by George Hunt, May 2010, No. 182

Anna Perera,
The Glass Collector
Puffin, 2010.

reviewed by David Bennett
, January 2011, No. 186

Annabel Pitcher,
My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece
Orion Childrens, 2010.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker
, March 2011, No. 187

Annabel Pitcher,
Sky Hawk
Orion Childrens, 2010.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker
, July 2011, No. 189

Richard Platt, illustrated by Alexandra Higlett
Double Crossing
Walker, 2010.
reviewed by Robert Dunbar
, January 2011, No. 186

Boori Monty Pryor, illustrated by Jan Ormerod Sally Grindley,
Shake a Leg
Allen & Unwin, 2011.

reviewed by Urmi Chana
, November 2011, No. 191

R

Urmi Rahman, photographs by Prodeepta Das,
B is for Bangladesh
Frances Lincoln, 2009.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, September 2009, No. 178

Bali Rai,
City of Ghosts
Doubleday, 2009.
reviewed by Peter Hollindale, September 2009, No. 178

Bali Rai,
The Gun
Barrington Stoke, 2011.
reviewed by Ruth Taylor
, May 2011, No. 188

Bali Rai,
Jugglin'
Hodder, 2006.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, July 2006, No.159

Bali Rai,
Killing Honour
Corgii Childrens, 2011.
reviewed by Geoff Fox
, July 2011, No. 189

Bali Rai,
(Un)arranged Marriage

Transworld, 2001.
reviewed by Rosemary Stones, May 2001, No. 128

Linda Raczek, illustrated by Richard Hook,
Traditional Stories from Native North America
Hodder Wayland, 2006.
reviewed by George Hunt, January 2007, No.162

Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Pulak Biswas,
Catch that Crocodile!
Tara Publishing.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, May 2008 , No. 170

Shazia Razzak, photographs by Prodeepta Das,
P is for Pakistan
Frances Lincoln, 2007.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, July 2007, No. 165

Trent Reedy,
Words in the Dust
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.

reviewed by Clive Barnes
, November 2011, No. 191

Ann Rinaldi ,
Hang A Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley

Walker, 2008.
reviewed by Janet Fisher, January 2009, No. 174

Na'ima bint Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adl,
Ramadan Moon
Frances Lincoln, 2009.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, November 2009, No. 179

Na’ima bint Robert, illustrated by Derek Brazell, Chinese translation by Sylvia Denham.
Welcome to the World Baby
Mantra, 2005.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, November 2005, No. 155

Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan,
Meltem's Journey: A Refugee Diary
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, November 2010, No. 185

Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan,
Hamzat's Journey: A Refugee Diary
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2009.
Reviewed by Clive Barnes, March 2010, No. 181

Anthony Robinson and Annmarie Young, illustrated by June Allan,
Mohammed's Journey: A Refugee Diary
Frances Lincoln, 2009.
reviewed by Clive Barnes, July 2009, No. 177

Anthony Robinson and Annemarie Young, illustrated by June Allan,
Gervelie's Journey
Frances Lincoln, 2008.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, July 2008, No.171

Gerald Rose,
The Tiger-Skin Rug
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011.

reviewed by Rosemary Stones
, May 2011, No. 188

Salvatore Rubbino,
A Walk in London
Walker, 2011.

reviewed by Margaret Mallett
, May 2011, No. 188

S

Siddhartha Sarma,
The Grasshopper's Run
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011.
reviewed by Rosemary Stones
, July 2011, No. 189

Nathan Kumar Scott, illustrated by Radhashyam Raut,
The Sacred Banana Leaf
Tara Publishing, 2008.
reviewed by Khalida Alvi, July 2008, No.171

David Self,
The Lion Encyclopedia of World Religions
Lion, 2008.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, November 2008, No. 173

Cath Senker,
Violence
( Voices Series)
Evans Brothers, 2009.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, January 2010, No. 180

Ruta Sepetys,
Between Shades of Gray
Puffin, 2011.
reviewed by Nicholas Tucker
, May 2011, No. 188

Margaret Simpson, illustrated by Steve Kyte,
Mahabharata

Scholastic, 2000.
reviewed by Nikki Gamble, January 2001, No. 126

Rina Singh, illustrated by Debbie Lush,
Moon Tales.
Bloomsbury, 1999.
reviewed by George Hunt, May 2000, No. 122

Joanna Skipwith,
Tiger
Silver Jungle 'Animals in Art', 2006.
reviewed by Martin Salisbury, November 2006, No.161

Sungwan So,
Yikang's day
Frances Lincoln, 2001.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, November 2001, No. 131

Sungwan So,
Shanyi goes to China
Frances Lincoln, 2006.
reviewed by Urmi Chana

Jessica Souhami,
The Sticky Doll Trap
Frances Lincoln, 2010.
reviewed by George Hunt, November 2010, No. 185

Jessica Souhami ,
King Pom and the Fox
Frances Lincoln.
reviewed by Rosemary Stones, September 2007, No. 166

Philip Steele,
Campaigners
'Twentieth Century Lives', Wayland, 2009.
reviewed by Margaret Mallett, July 2010, No. 183

Kenneth Steven, illustrated by Jane Ray,
Stories for a Fragile Planet
Lion Hudson, 2010.
reviewed by Rosemary Stones, November 2010, No. 185

Whitney Stewart,
The 14th Dalai Lama
Lerner 'First Avenue Editions' 2001.
reviewed by George Hunt, January 2002, No. 132

T

Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki,
Skim
Walker, 2009.
reviewed by Jake Hope , September 2009, No. 178

Shaun Tan,
The Arrival
Hodder.
reviewed by Martin Salisbury, May 2008 , No. 170

Sarah Tate,
Heart of Resistance
Ragged Bears, 2011.

reviewed by Janet Fisher
, November 2011, No. 191

Sean Taylor, illustrated by Fernando Vilela,
The Great Snake: Stories from the Amazon
Frances Lincoln, 2008
reviewed by Ted Percy, July 2008, No.171

Yasutaka Tsutsui, translated by David Karashima,
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Alma Books, 2011.
reviewed by Geoff Fox,
July 2011, No. 189

Sedat Turhan, illustrated by Sally Hagin, Bengali translation by Dorbesh Choudhury,
English/Bengali,
Milet Mini Picture Dictionary
Milet, 2004.

reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2004, No. 145

V

Various illustrators,
Tales from Around the World
Zero to Ten, 2008.
reviewed by George Hunt, July 2009, No. 177

Vineeta Vijayaraghavan,
Motherland
Chicken House, 2003.

reviewed by Robert Dunbar, September 2003, No. 143

W

Fiona Waters, illustrated by Lisa Berkshire,
Fairy Tales from Far and Wide

Barefoot Books, 1999.
reviewed by Robert Dunbar, November 1999, No. 119

Matt Whyman,
Boy Kills Man
Hodder, 2004.
Reviewed by Adrian Jackson, September 2004, No. 148

Sybella Wilkes,
Out of Iraq: Refugees' Stories in Words, Paintings and Music
Evans Brothers. 2009.
reviewed by Sue Unstead, January 2010, No. 180

Gita Wolf, Sirish Rao and Emanuele Scanziani,
The Legend of the Fish
Tara Publishing, 2003.
reviewed by Martin Salisbury, March 2004, No. 145

Y

Ting-xing Ye with William Bell,
Throwaway Daughter
Faber, 2004.
Reviewed by Clive Barnes, July 2004, No. 147

Adeline Yen Mah,
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
Puffin.
Reviewed by David Bennett, July 2004, No. 147

John Yeoman, illustrated by Quentin Blake,
Quentin Blake's Magical Tales
Pavilion, 2010.
reviewed by Dorne Fraser, January 2011, No. 186

Yokococo,
Very Interesting!
Gullane, 2006.
reviewed by Martin Salisbury, November 2006, No.161

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