How well do you know the new children’s laureate, Chris Riddell?
Do you know your Goth Girl from your Bandabear? Take our fiendish quiz to find out!
Julia Donaldson: why hearing children should find out about signing
The author of The Gruffalo is a passionate advocate for inclusion in children’s books. Here’s how she wrote What the Jackdaw Saw with the help of deaf teenagers
Teen opinion: I want to read about deaf children in books
Site member Kayleigh, who also happens to be profoundly deaf, on why it meant to much to help Julia Donaldson write What the Jackdaw Saw
Cerrie Burnell: every child deserves to have their life represented in books
CBeebies presenter and author Cerrie Burnell failed in her search for disabled characters in books to identify with when she was growing up – and that’s why her own children’s books embrace diversity in all its glory
What are the best children’s books on the second world war?
To mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day, children’s authors including Shirley Hughes, Michael Morpurgo, SF Said, Piers Torday and Katherine Rundell, together with children’s books site members, share their favourite books set in or about the second world war
Which children’s books sum up the decade they were published?
Brandon Robshaw (AKA the dad in Back in Time for Dinner) picks out the children’s books from the 1950s to the 2000s that seem to sum up each decade
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