Cerrie Burnell (of CBeebies fame), author of picturebook 'Snowflakes' and 2016 World Book Day special 'Harper and the Sea of S...

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 ...

Reading for pleasure is all the rage in schools, but how often do we, and the children we teach, read for displeasure? Or, perhaps more a...

I'm just going to come right out and say it: this is a perfectly told story which twists fantasy into reality in an oh-so satisfying ...

There are many, many retellings and rehashings of popular traditional fairy tales, but this isn't one of them. Children who love fair...

There's not been a prominent children's novel set in Egypt for a while, so when I heard that Emma Carroll's latest book was t...

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

It's no wonder these international bestsellers are being republished. There's something special about them; perhaps something mag...

Our new graphic novel, ILLEGAL, started life with a desire to make our readers feel empathy for people in a very unusual and terrible sit...

If you're a regular reader of my book reviews then you'll know there is one quality above all others that I look for in children&...

I’m always dubious of the quality of books aimed at the 7 – 9 age bracket, especially ones which feature lurid cartoonish illustrations an...

In this hilarious send up of self-help guides and larger-than-life celebrity life coaches Ben Davis introduces Freddie, gamer and son of ...

Very early on you know something is not right - the nighttime escape with hastily packed bags, the feverish glances in the rear view mirr...