Where the Wild Things Are – quiz

Are you wild? Prove it! Become the king of the wild things by taking our quiz to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Where the Wild Things Are and show us just how wild you are

Which children’s books offer an antidote to our money-fuelled word?

Book doctor: David Walliams' Billionaire Boy features a poor little rich kid, and Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions shows money isn't everything. Or take the great glass elevator with Dahl's Charlie Bucket

My top 10 horses in fiction

Inspired by Belinda Rapley's list of the top 10 horses in fiction, site member horselover3000 has compiled her own list. So, in no particular order...

Is Roald Dahl’s Matilda too grown-up for a five-year-old?

Book doctor: Dahl's humour and warmth delights children of all ages but his characters can be scary – just look at bullying Miss Trunchbull

Win your own Hugless Douglas and signed books!

Celebrate National Hug Day by telling us who gives you the perfect hear hug, and win Hugless Douglas goodies

David Melling’s top 10 books featuring hugs

On National Hug Day, Hugless Douglas author David Melling shares his favourite bear hugs in picture books

Winnie-the-Pooh – quiz

Do you know your heffalumps from your honey pots? Think you know everything that there is to know about the Hundred Acre Wood? Test your knowledge by completing our Winnie-the-Pooh quiz to celebrate the author, AA Milne’s birthday!

Culturally diverse books in translation make up Marsh award shortlist

The 2013 shortlist for the Marsh award celebrates the translators making foreign works accessible to English-speaking children

Learning poetry by heart: do you, would you, could you?

The government wants kids to learn poems by heart but is it the best way to appreciate poetry?

Family reviewers: open forum

Dedicated space for our family reviewers to talk about the children's books that put a smile on everybody's face

Which series of books are ideal for a seven-year-old girl?

Book doctor: Series are great for transporting children to other times and places - such as Laura Ingalls Wilder's prairie or Joan Aitken's Willoughby Chase. Or try travelling by dragon with Cressida Cowell