Keiron Pim’s top 10 dinosaurs

Imagine festival site takeover: From a drippy Tyrannosaurus to lost worlds packed with monsters, the author of the Bumper Book of Dinosaurs selects the best books which explore extinct monsters

Weird World of Wonders: World War II by Tony Robinson – review

ChristopherW: 'I think these books are much, much better than the Horrible History books'

Imagine festival site takeover!

As the Imagine children's festival gets into full swing for half term, the Imagine children's panel have taken over the Guardian Children's Books site for the weekend

Yours stories: Cat and Mouse by SophieScribe

SophieScribe: 'a dinosaur! Not a huge one, and ginger with a few feathers rather than the usual green-brown scales you see in old books, but definitely a dinosaur'

Reader reviews roundup

Roll up, roll up, it's International Book Giving Day: what books have our site members been sharing with you this week?

Gangsta Granny by David Walliams – review

Rider: 'If you have read one of his books before, you will know what sort of fun you are in for'

Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom by William Sutcliffe – review

Rider: 'It is an amusing adventure book and when I read the first page to my mum she started laughing out loud'

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde – review

peace_love_books : 'Although the mannered society of the late 1800s may seem far removed from that of today, I was struck by the similarities

Fleeced by Julia Wills – review

FelixReads : 'Don't ask me how much I loved this book, it's great and even greater for Percy Jackson fans'

Discover the 2014 Waterstones children’s book prize shortlist

Find out more about the 18 books up for the Waterstones children's book prize, the award known for championing new and emerging writers and illustrators