Issue Details: First known date: 1999... vol. 14 no. 3 July 1999 of Magpies : Talking About Books for Children est. 1986-1995 Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Translating Folktale, single work interview (p. 4-7)
Publishing Profile 1 : the children's books publisher, Robyn Sheahan-Bright (interviewer), single work interview (p. 8-10)
A Look At... The Short List for the CBC's Book of the Year : Older Readers, Ormiston College's Literary Society , single work column
— Review of Night Train Judith Clarke , 1998 single work novel ; Camphor Laurel Sarah Walker , 1998 single work novel ; A Place Like This Steven Herrick , 1998 single work novel ; All My Dangerous Friends Sonya Hartnett , 1998 single work novel ;
(p. 20-21)
The Obernewtyn Chronicles Continue, Anne Briggs , single work criticism (p. 22-23)
Cover Book : Just Stupid!, Russ Merrin , single work criticism (p. 24)
Of Professional Interest, H. M. Saxby , single work criticism (p. 25)
[Review] Lizzie and Smiley : Five Stories for Young Children, Joan Zahnleiter , single work review
— Review of Lizzie and Smiley : Five Stories for Young Children Julia McClelland , 1999 selected work picture book ;
(p. 26) Section: Before School
[Review] Sleepy Bears, Joan Zahnleiter , single work review
— Review of Sleepy Bears Mem Fox , 1999 single work picture book ;
(p. 26) Section: Before School
[Review] Pickle the Perfectly Awful Pig, Annette Dale Meiklejohn , single work review
— Review of Pickle the Perfectly Awful Pig Diana Lawrenson , 1999 single work picture book ;
(p. 28) Section: Before School
Untitled, Barbara James , single work review
— Review of Minton Goes Driving Anna Fienberg , 1999 single work picture book ;
(p. 29) Section: Beginning Readers
Untitled, Cynthia Anthony , single work review
— Review of Queen of the Night Ronda Armitage , 1999 single work picture book ;
(p. 29) Section: Beginning Readers
Untitled, Margaret Phillips , single work review
— Review of Plum Stones Helen Beaglehole , 1999 single work picture book ;
(p. 29) Section: Beginning Readers
[Review] The Spangled Drongo, Jo Goodman , single work review
— Review of The Spangled Drongo : A Verse Novel Steven Herrick , 1999 single work novel ;
(p. 32) Section: Independent Readers
Untitled, Russ Merrin , single work review
— Review of Nigel the Terrible John Barwick , 1999 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 32) Section: Independent Readers
Untitled, Russ Merrin , single work review
— Review of Karate Star! Raewyn Caisley , 1999 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 32-33) Section: Independent Readers
Untitled, Joan Zahnleiter , single work review
— Review of My Father is Not a Comedian! Ursula Dubosarsky , 1999 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 33) Section: Independent Readers
Untitled, Fran Knight , single work review
— Review of Straggler's Reef Elaine Forrestal , 1999 single work novel ;
(p. 33) Section: Independent Readers
Untitled, Neville Barnard , single work review
— Review of Gift of the Gab Morris Gleitzman , 1999 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 33) Section: Independent Readers
[Review] The Worst Team Ever, Margaret Phillips , single work review
— Review of The Worst Team Ever Phillip Gwynne , 1999 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 33-34) Section: Independent Readers
Untitled, Barbara James , single work review
— Review of Chasing Rainbows Lucinda Haslinger , 1999 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 34) Section: Independent Readers
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