What are the best books to help my son make friends?

The Book Doctor recommends a dose of Michael Morpurgo, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Jacqueline Wilson to help a boy who is struggling with his relationships with other kids and is never chosen to be a 'best friend'

How to Train Your Dragon – watch the book trailer

To celebrate the release of the How To Train Your Dragon 2 movie, author Cressida Cowell has created this gorgeous minifilm narrated by David Tennant to remind people that the films are based on her wonderful books! The latest book in the series is The Incomplete Book of Dragons which brings the whole dragon world gloriously to life

Brazil – quiz

How much do you know about the host country of the World Cup 2014? Have a go at our riotous Rio quiz to find out!

Holly Webb’s top tips for writing stories set in the past

Do you like writing about things that happened in history? Author Holly Webb loves it which is why she has set her Maisie Hitchins books in Victorian times! Here Holly shares her favourite children's books set in the past plus some brilliant tips for on how to make your historical stories even more believable.