I have a habit of reading several books at the same time. Each of the books that I'm reading simultaneously are of a different genre so ...

After playing with traditional tales and creating my own twisted versions, including Little Red, Rapunzel and Hansel & Gretel, I deci...

Family politics are never easy. Especially not when you're a kid with ADHD. Family politics are never easy. Especially not when you...

An extract from Chris Riddell's latest book 'Guardians of Magic', the first book in the new 'The Cloud Horse Chronicles'...

I am pleased to say that I have a short essay in John Catt's 'The Primary Curriculum Leader's Handbook', edited by Roy Bl...

'Girl 38 Finding A Friend', brings to life not only a narrative of present and past, but also introduces a third storyline in the ...

I knew nothing about 'The Middler', nor Kirsty Applebaum, before I decided to read this book. Yet I was drawn to it. Perhaps it wa...

To celebrate the new republished, redesigned versions of Frank Cottrell Boyce's well-loved books 'Millions', 'Framed'...

If you're looking for a book to provoke conversation with children and young people, then this would be a good choice. Especially if y...

'The Dog Who Saved The World' is Ross Welford's fourth book since 'Time Travelling With A Hamster' was published in 20...

Knowledge-rich curricula are all the rage in schools at the moment, and rightly so. And what better than knowledge-rich books to supplement ...

This isn't just another football book to hook reluctant boys into reading. And it most certainly isn't a poor spin-off of the Roy ...

If I were to be lazy I'd describe 'Little Bits of Sky' as an emotional rollercoaster of a story about two children in care. Bu...

In this heartwarming book of poems from Tiny Owl, poet Eloise Greenfield and illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi have collaborated to entertain a...

Retellings of fairy tales are not exactly few and far between: whilst some of them take the original route there are others which add som...

Two of my daughters (year 1 and year 3 currently) became instafans of Chris Riddell's Ottoline character after I picked up a hardback...

Last year for Empathy Day , organised by Empathy Lab UK , I recommended 6 books that encourage children to read for empathy : 'The Un...

In my new children’s book 'My Dad, the Earth Warrior', Hero Trough’s dad has a bump to the head and then wakes claiming to be Terr...

Every now and then a graphic novel appears which pushes itself into the consciousness of the mainstream. Readers unaccustomed to reading ...