Why is children’s poetry so invisible?
Chrissie Gittins says it’s time to get confident about children’s poetry, children love it – so publishers, bookshops and libraries should stop hiding it and start celebrating
Sample delights from the CLPE poetry award 2015 shortlist
Looking for great children’s poetry? Check out the brilliant collections that have been shortlisted for this year’s Centre for Literacy in Primary Education prize and sample some of the poems – plus find out how to get involved in the poetry award shadowing scheme
Cece Bell: I wanted to show what it felt like to be the only deaf kid at my school
An interview with the author of a remarkable, Newbery honour-winning, graphic novel El Deafo, based on Cece Bell’s own childhood growing up with hearing problems. The Whiteheath Book Ninjas got to find out why she wrote it
Unfolding drama: how Julia Donaldson’s Paper Dolls took flight
The much-loved picture book about loss, memory and motherhood has become a play at the Little Angel theatre. Its author, the puppet-maker Lyndie Wright, and the director, Peter Glanville, discuss a story that’s a family affair for all involved
The Paper Dolls review – Julia Donaldson adaptation is a puppet-powered weepie
This show has fun with the bestselling author’s 2012 picture book while honouring its sensitivity and emotional force
What are the best eco books for children and teens?
Authors including David Almond, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Katherine Rundell plus teen site members share the books that made them think more deeply about climate change and environmental themes. Now share yours!
Welcome to our eco-themed week – an overview
All this week we’ll be focusing on one topic - the most important topic in the world: climate change. Find out why, and what’s lined up
Which modern day children’s books will become classics?
We’ve had the BBC’s best children’s books of all time and not a single one was published after 1968, so what are the future classics, books written in the last few years that people will still be reading in 50 or even 100 years time? Join in our discussion to predict the future classics!
South African organisation wins Astrid Lindgren award 2015
Newsflash: Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa is crowned this year’s laureate in world’s richest children’s books prize after fending off competition from authors such as David Almond, Neil Gaiman, Morris Gleitzman and others
What are the best cakes based on children’s books?
From The Gruffalo to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, to cakes fit for Katniss Everdeen. The Book Doctor has ideas for edible cakes of favourite books for Easter and beyond!
Hugless Douglas review – cuddle-deficient bear conjures fluffy thrills for kids
The Blunderbus theatre company adapt David Melling’s ursine character for the stage, and succeed through scare-free audience interaction
Rob Biddulph wins Waterstones children’s book prize 2015 with debut Blown Away
The tale of a misplaced penguin scoops the overall prize for new and emerging authors, with Sally Green taking the teen category and Robin Stevens winning the younger fiction award
Which books would make today’s list of 100 greatest children’s novels?
Top authors and former poets laureate have been nominating their favourite children’s books – what would you add to a modern rollcall of classics ?
What’s happening in children’s books in 2015? A literary calendar
Want to know when your favourite author has a new book out? What festivals are lighting up your holidays? When the awards are being dished out? Check out our literary calendar for 2015, the year the new Children’s Laureate is announced…
We love the Gruffalo, what other books are great for our bilingual family?
The Book Doctor seeks out books for a German-English couple who want children’s books that reflect their duel heritage