Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling – review
BMDH: 'This is a information book about all magical beasts in the wizarding world and all the ones in the muggle world'
What books are great to read aloud?
Listening to stories being read aloud is one of the pleasures of childhood – discover the Book Doctor's favourite read-aloud books and tell us yours
Slightly Naughty but Very Silly Words by Dick and Dom – review
Wizard: 'WARNING: This book will not impress parents!'
The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga – review
Wizard: 'The storyline is very engaging and will make you laugh your socks off and spread a grin on your face'
Horribly Hilarious Joke Book by Terry Deary – review
Rider: 'It is the best joke book I have ever read'
Poem: Decorating the Tree, written for London’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree
Read Decorating the Tree, a poem writtne by children, poets and Kevin Crossley-Holland to celebrate the lighting of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree in London
Meet the new Harry Potter artist, Jim Kay
Jim Kay, the Carnegie medal-winning illustrator of Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls, has been chosen to illustrate all seven Harry Potter books in full colour and design the new book jacket image. He explains how he'll tackle the commission and why it was accompanied by 'an implosion of brain-freezing terror'
Bear Grylls’s top 10 adventure stories
Adventurer and chief scout Bear Grylls chooses his favourite tales of survival and bravery, from Daniel Defoe to Michael Morpurgo
Reader reviews roundup
YOUR REVIEWS: More top secret diaries this week, as we peer into the worlds of dorks, undead detectives, and one dollar horses
Kaspar Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo – review
Rider: 'This is a story of a brave young boy who risked his life for a cat, on the Titanic...'
How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell – review
Rider: 'If you haven't discovered the crazy but awesome series of How to Train your Dragon you are missing out'
Asterix and the Picts by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad – review
HighKick and Pirate Bones: 'If you didn't already know this book wasn't written by the same writer then you wouldn't notice the difference'
Children take over the Southbank Centre for mass sleepover
The Imagine festival is back, putting children and storytelling centre stage on London's South Bank with a line-up of authors including Quentin Blake, Jacqueline Wilson and children's laureate Malorie Blackman
Reader reviews roundup
Calling all explorers, adventurers and intrepid investigators! Your reviews are heading into uncharted waters this week (and peeking their noses into some VERY top secret diaries...)