Books for Keeps

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Books for Keeps is a British online magazine covering children's books.[https://books.google.com/books?id=uLYNUOsMWvwC&dq=%22books+for+keeps%22+children&pg=PA202 International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature], Peter Hunt (ed.) pp. 435, 202[https://books.google.com/books?id=osEDt1J1RCEC&dq=%22books+for+keeps%22+children&pg=PA226 The Primary English Encyclopedia: The Heart of the Curriculum], Margaret Mallett The magazine launched in 1980 and includes books reviews, author interviews, and articles.{{Cite web|title=About Us – Books For Keeps|url=https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/about-us/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=booksforkeeps.co.uk}} The Books for Keeps website says it includes more than 12,500 reviews and more than 2,000 articles and interviews and quotes Philip Pullman as saying it is "the most important periodical in the world of British children's books." The headquarters of the magazine is in Wood Green.{{cite web|title=Books for Keeps|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/books-for-keeps |work=Linkedin|accessdate=17 June 2020}}

Brian Alderson (writer), founder of the Children's Books History Society and former Children's Book Editor for The Times, writes a "Classics in Short" section in the magazine's back pages.[https://books.google.com/books?id=I4ToKlITiNkC&dq=%22books+for+keeps%22+children&pg=PA375 Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3–11: A Comprehensive Guide]. Margaret Mallett, p. 7.