Lauren St John: Where I write
The author of the Laura Marlin Mysteries and One Dollar Horse reveals the secret to her writing space - and it looks suspiciously furry!
Herman’s Letter by Tom Percival – watch the trailer
Tom Percival, illustrator of the Skulduggery Pleasant series, has written his first picture book about a bear who will brave anything to send a letter to his best friend. Here is the trailer, narrated by Lenny Henry - what do you think?
The Quite Big Rock by Alan Grant and Shalla Gray – review
Bookworm1408 'My little brother loves it and so does my sister'
Jack and the Beanstalk and other Beany Stories, Poems and Jokes by Beanstalk Literary Charity – review
Prince Caspian: 'All the stories are by different people, and all with different pictures, but they all have beans in them'
Horrid Henry’s Nightmare by Francesca Simon – review
Dragonflame: 'The book gave me the heebie-jeebies one night!'
100 books to read before you’re 14: name your favourites
Do you agree with the top 100 books selected for Children's Book Week? Now's your chance to name the ones they've left out
Adventure Island books by Helen Moss – review
SuperBen: 'I like the Adventure Island books because they are funny and exciting'
The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas by David Almond – review
FreddieJF: 'You should read this book because it is very funny and exciting, and there are lots of strange characters'
John Hegley’s top 10 children’s poetry books
Featuring Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Rosen, Grace Nichols and many more, John Hegley's list of the best children's poetry books is a litany of laughs. Can poetry really help you catch an elephant?!
National Poetry Day – quiz
We're celebrating all things poetic today so we've set you some positively potty poetry questions - do you know the first lines of some classic children's poems?
Warrior Cats: Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter – review
YOLO: 'This book was fabulous!!! I loved it. I would recommend it to people who love adventure and animals!'
The Lost Gods by Francesca Simon – review
Cleopatra:'The second part of Francesca Simon's stories about Norse Gods is funnier than the first'
Can books help a small child to understand what is real?
There are plenty of walking, talking toys in children's books - but a good storyteller can breathe life into a blue kangaroo or a box of crayons without pretending they are living beings