Reader reviews roundup

YOUR REVIEWS: 2013 is dwindling to a close, so it's the perfect time for a bit of time travelling in search of answers to some very Big Questions

We’re Having a Party by Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Fine et al – review

SuperEva: 'the stories are just the right length to have at bedtime!'

Mantu the Elephant by Malachy Doyle and Giuliano Ferri – review

Brave: 'I recommend this book to children who enjoy pictures of baby elephants'

How Beatrix Potter self-published Peter Rabbit

The aspiring children's writer was fed up of receiving rejection letters - so on this day in 1901 she self-published a certain book about a naughty rabbit

Can books teach a child about the dangers of fire?

Book doctor: Stories of heroic firemen can give children the wrong idea about fire, but there are plenty of cautionary tales too

“Does my Goldfish know who I am?”: and Hundreds More Big Questions by Gemma Elwin – review

I Love Books: 'Overall, this book is not necessarily everybody's cup of tea but it is extremely interesting'

I’m a Chicken, Get me out of Here! by Anna Wilson – review

Prince Caspian: 'I really liked this book as it's very funny and I laughed out loud'

How Your Body Works by Judy Hindley – review

Riffat: 'This non-fiction book tells the reader all about the human body in very simple words'

Reviews roundup: your top reads this month

Can you see the wood for the trees? What's been the most-read book on the site this month?

Book of Beasts by Giles Sparrow – review

Ben, Millenium RIOT Readers: 'This book is full of fantastical creatures and facts about them'

Your stories: I am a Poetato by SuperBen – poem

Site member SuperBen has written us a poetato poem, inspired by John Hegley's I am a Poetato

Reader reviews roundup

YOUR REVIEWS: We've been looking at our very own stars this week - your reviews! Young spies, teen angst, demon dentists and horrible jokes have all been twinkling on the site