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Children's books: 8-12 years
July 2018
Want the kids to read more? 15 modern classics for all ages
Want the kids to read more? 15 modern classics for all ages
Clive King obituary
Clive King obituary
The Q&A
Adrian Edmondson: ‘Jennifer and I would snog for ages before even saying hello’
Adrian Edmondson: ‘Jennifer and I would snog for ages before even saying hello’
The best recent fiction for children
The best recent fiction for children
June 2018
A riot of fun and fables: World Illustration awards 2018 – in pictures
From inappropriate embroidery and hyperreal anatomies to fluo monsters and a rampaging mammouth, here are the winning entries in this year’s World Illustration Awards
A riot of fun and fables: World Illustration awards 2018 – in pictures
May 2018
Made in...
Salley Vickers on Stoke-on-Trent: ‘Thanks to my upbringing, my books have a tenderness for misfits'
The former therapist and novelist on her ‘committed communist’ parents, seeing Paul Robeson sing and her abiding love for the Potteries
Salley Vickers on Stoke-on-Trent: ‘Thanks to my upbringing, my books have a tenderness for misfits'
The Lifters by Dave Eggers review – a strong first children’s book
The plot may not be very original, but Dave Eggers can’t write a boring sentence - kids will love this tale of dark underground forces
The Lifters by Dave Eggers review – a strong first children’s book
March 2018
Book clinic
Book clinic: what titles might help children deal with grief?
The Bookseller’s children’s and YA previews editor selects three titles offering a variety of perspectives on bereavement
Book clinic: what titles might help children deal with grief?
Bike blog
The quest for bike-friendly children's books in a world where cars rule
The quest for bike-friendly children's books in a world where cars rule
'God, I love Oprah' - what happened when I met my idol on the set of Wrinkle in Time
'God, I love Oprah' - what happened when I met my idol on the set of Wrinkle in Time
Books blog
Tracy Beaker, please never grow up
Claire Armitstead
Tracy Beaker, please never grow up
Book clinic
Book clinic: what modern classics would you recommend for preteens?
Book clinic: what modern classics would you recommend for preteens?
February 2018
Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan review - nostalgic magic
This celebration of children’s literature excels in capturing the sense of wonder we find in our earliest books
Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan review - nostalgic magic
The many tongues of Lost in Books, the only bookstore in Fairfield
Most of Fairfield, in Sydney’s west, speaks a language other than English – and now it has a bookstore to match
The many tongues of Lost in Books, the only bookstore in Fairfield
December 2017
Children's book roundup
Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels
The story of the flood as told by Mrs Noah, an introduction to the wonderful world of microbes, and gruesome tales to accompany Christmas dinner
Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Amelia Edwards obituary
Amelia Edwards obituary
Fiction for older children reviews – snow quests, standup and skullduggery
Fiction for older children reviews – snow quests, standup and skullduggery
November 2017
Jill Barklem obituary
Creator of the Brambly Hedge children’s books
Jill Barklem obituary
Move over, Hermione Granger – now girls have real-life heroines to read about
Lauren Chassebi
Children are revelling in books that showcase female role models from Virginia Woolf to Venus Williams, says the freelance writer Lauren Chassebi
Move over, Hermione Granger – now girls have real-life heroines to read about
October 2017
Children's book reviews round-up
Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Scary stories for Halloween, the transformative power of education … and fish-finger sandwiches
Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels
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From inappropriate embroidery and hyperreal anatomies to fluo monsters and a rampaging mammouth, here are the winning entries in this year’s World Illustration Awards
Want the kids to read more? 15 modern classics for all ages