Home Archived Children’s books: The devil’s in the detail Back Children’s books: The devil’s in the detail 9th July 2004, 1:00am Jan Mark Share Children’s books: The devil’s in the detail https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/childrens-books-devils-detail Copy Link Reviewed innbsp;this week’s TES: The Spook’s Apprentice By Joseph Delaney Bodley Head Children’s Books pound;8.99 Goldkeeper By Sally Prue Oxford University Press pound;4.99 The Star of Kazan By Eva Ibbotson Macmillan Children’s Books pound;12.99 Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Children’s literature Monstrous doings Jan Mark • 3rd February 2006 That’s entertainment Jan Mark • 9th September 2005 Triumph of reason Jan Mark • 8th July 2005 Against all odds Jan Mark • 15th April 2005 Recent Most read Most shared How to ensure children are emotionally ready for school Teaching & Learning 25 April 2024 Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’ News 25 April 2024 Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise News 24 April 2024 A simple but radical new way to assess writing Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024 Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 5 basic errors that ruin teacher job applications Analysis 23 April 2024 5 basic errors that ruin teacher job applications Analysis 23 April 2024 Starmer: Halt ‘damaging decline’ of PE News 22 April 2024 A 4-point plan for transparent AI use in schools Analysis 22 April 2024