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A


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

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.
reviewed by David Bennett, May 2008, No. 170

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D

Prodeepta Das,
Geeta’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in an Indian Village
.
Frances Lincoln, 1999.
reviewed by Gwynneth Bailey, May 1999, No. 116

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

E

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

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

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

 
G

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

Cherry Gilchrist, illustrated by Nilesh Mistry,
Stories from the Silk Road
.
Barefoot Books, 2000.
reviewed by Roy Blatchford, March 2000, No. 121

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

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

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

H

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

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

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

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

K

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Mills, illustrated by Derek Brazell,
Mei Ling’s Hiccups
.
Mantra, 2000.
reviewed by Urmi Chana, March 2001, No. 127

Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman,
Kensuke’s Kingdom
.
Mammoth, 1999.
reviewed by Valerie Coghlan, January 2000, No. 120

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

N

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

O

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

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

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

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

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

S

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

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, March 2002, No. 133

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

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

T

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

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

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 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

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

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

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