Reader reviews roundup
The theme of this week's roundup is magic - individual and universal - although there's still space for a tiger family and otter water sports!
Otter Chaos! by Michael Broad – review
Mimi123: 'My favourite part was when the otters had to eat rotten seaweed for breakfast, lunch and dinner repeatedly!'
Otter Chaos! by Michael Broad – review
Dragonflame: 'I love the drawings - they are absolutely, woopley funny'
Matilda by Roald Dahl – review
Sim: 'Miss Trunchbull's unique reprimands to the children such as 'blithering idiot' and 'stagnant cesspool' will leave you in stitches'
Back to school in fiction quiz
Got the back to school blues? Ward them off with our schools in books quiz and find out if you'll be starting the new term at the top of the class or pretending that the dog ate your homework
The Secret Seven on the Trail by Enid Blyton – review
Mahi: 'I liked this book because it had a twist and it kept me unsure of what was happening next'
Quickfire interview: Jeremy Strong
The author of the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog and My Brother's Favourite Bottom series takes on the Guardian children's books quickfire interview
Secret Ninja Spies: Tokyo Surprise by Alex Ko – review
Prince Caspian: 'This book is about some twins who stay with their Granny and discover that she is actually a secret Ninja'
Which books should we take on a family holiday in Wales?
Book doctor: A land rich in mythology has a tales for every age and occasion, from The Mabinogion to Ivor the Engine
Bone by Bone by Sara Levine and TS Spookytooth | Book Review
GrrlScientist: This charming children's nonfiction book compares skeletons of humans and other animals revealing our shared evolutionary history
Picture books for children – reviews
Young readers are encouraged this summer to confront their fears of being hunted and haunted, writes Kate Kellaway
Reader reviews roundup
We're whizzing through wizardry, dystopias and a pair of wandering eyebrows in your reviews this week!
Katherine Rundell’s top 10 descriptions of food in fiction
From Roald Dahl's Whipple Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight to Enid Blyton's magnificent picnics (with lashings of ginger beer), Guardian children's fiction prize-longlisted author Katherine Rundell picks her favourite fictional foody descriptions