Publishing and Bookselling

Agarwal, Deepa. "Children's Books at the 11th World Book Fair 5-13 February 1994." Writer and Illustrator 13.3 (April-June 1994): 30-32. The book fair was in India. Highlights included an exhibition of 2004 books in 24 languages put out by 302 publishers from the Bologna Book Fair. HarperCollins India and Penguin/Puffin India also had impressive displays. G.A.

Alderson, Brian. "Who Cares about Children's Books? Some Reflections on The Penguin Companion to Children's Literature." Children's Books History Society Newsletter 48 (1994): 3-4. Aderson was asked to edit the Companion in 1972, but it has never been published. A history of the delays and the reasons why the project was eventually abandoned. S.G.R.

[Aman, Mary Jo.] "A Conversation with Jeffrey Garrett." USBBY Newsletter 19.1 (Spring 1994): 5-7. How Garrett got involved with the International Youth Library and children's literature and subsequently became editor of Bookbird. G.A.

Appleton, Jonathan. "Rippa Reading!" Orana 30.2 (May 1994): 106-107. On Appleton's popular review magazine, Rippa Reading!, started with 3 friends while at school. J.D.A.

Bardola, Nicola, and Jeffrey Garrett. "1994 Bologna Children's Book Fair." Bookbird 32.2 (Summer 1994): 62-64. A discussion of the exhibits and events at the fair including the international seminar, "Multimedia and Children's Books." G.A.

Barker, Mandy A. "A Study of Christian Fiction for Children and Young People." Christian Librarian 18 (1994): 53-63. Looks at how religion and religious values have been presented in children's books from the 16th century on, sets out criteria for the evaluation of Christian fiction, and reports on responses from publishers and on observations made in bookshops and libraries. S.G.R.

Bess, Buddy. "Some Publishing Advice for Aspiring Writers." Literature & Hawaii's Children: Stories as Bridges to Many Realms. Ed. Judith Kellogg and Jesse Crisler. Honolulu: U of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994. 249-51. The owner of a small publishing company in Hawaii explains the operations of the press and the kind of books they publish. G.A.

"Books for Keeps—15 Years of Shooting from the Hip." Bookseller 14 Oct. 1994: 40. A brief survey of the journal Books for Keeps and its policies. C.H.R.

Carlos, Anne. "Young People and the Media." Librarians Christian Fellowship Newsletter 58 (1994): 31-36. Looks at the effect produced on young people by their reading of magazines. Concludes by commenting on the selection of Robert Swindells's Stone Cold, which won the 1993 Carnegie Medal. Further comments about Stone Cold follow, by M. Shipley and Jane Richardson. S.G.R.

Cooper, Ilene. "The Booklist Interview. Walter Lorraine." Booklist 90.19/20 (June 1&15, 1994): 1826-27. Conversation with Houghton Mifflin editor of both Newbery and Caldecott Medal books in 1994. Lorraine reflects on his 40 years in children's book publishing. K.P.

Dhami, N. "What is Good Writing for Children?" Writing Magazine Spring 1994: 45-46, 57. Considers the basic techniques and qualities; examined in some detail are works by Anthony Browne, Magdalen Nabb, Michael Foreman, and Anne Fine. A.K.D.C.

Eccleshare, Julia. "Triumphant Relief as Bologna Comes Good." Bookseller 15 April 1995: 10-11. On the continuing success of British children's books. C.H.R.

Fisher, Chester. "Trends in the Publishing of Children's Books in the U.K." International Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship 8.2 (1993): 105-14. Summarizes the results of the growth of children's book publishing, particularly paperback, and the shrinking of library budgets. S.G.R.

Flugge, Klaus. "Crossing the Divide: Publishing Children's Books in the European Context." Signal 75 (Sept. 1994): 209-14. The 17th Woodfield Lecture, given at Loughborough University, on British children's publishing and the lack of translations. By the founder of the Andersen Press. S.G.R.

Flynn, Greg. "Pages Close on Boyhood Icons." Australian (3 Jan. 1994): 14. A search for the Christmas annuals of Flynn's youth, recalling their simplistic but exciting stories. J.D.A.

Gabriel, Trip. "Self-Referential Parody for the Picture-Book Set." New York Times 18 July 1994...