We Have Lift-Off by Sean Taylor and Hannah Shaw – watch the trailer
Narrated by the first chicken in outer space, this trailer for the story of an intergalactic mission by a bunch of farm animals tickled our fancy. How about you?
Jack’s Amazing Shadow by Tom Percival – watch the trailer
Jack is a perfectly ordinary boy...in most ways. But what happens when he and his shadow fall out?
What gives a picture book lasting appeal?
Book doctor: The best picture books conceal timeless truths. Try Oliver Jeffers' Lost and Found or Alex Deacon's Beegu
The Shape of My Heart by Mark Sperring and Alys Paterson – review
Marzena and Dominic: 'you feel like you've done an awful lot of teaching/learning - but all in a very pleasant and fun way'
Lunchtime by Rebecca Cobb – review
Marzena and Dominic: 'Dominic was quite sceptical about the story and acted as if it didn't apply to him (oh, yes it does!)'
Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children’s book prize
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher wins the teen category and the overall prize in the awards judged by booksellers
Lucy Coats’s top 10 bear picture books
Sleepless bears, scary bears, wise old bears, magical bears, sad bears and spaceman bears all appear in Lucy Coats's selection of the best bear books for storytime
Roddy Doyle in the Carnegie running with Greyhound of a Girl
Booker-prize winner Doyle up for the UK's most prestigious children's books prize
Magical Moon Cat: Moonbeams and the Dream Cafe by Annie Dalton
Ellie-Meg 'The book is about a girl called Jax who moves into a new house in the country where her mother is renovating an old cafe'
Francesca Simon: Where I write
The Horrid Henry author lets us peek into her writing space and reveals how it gets messier and messier the further she gets into a book
Test your knowledge of the World Book Day books and authors – quiz
There's a fine array of World Book Day £1 books for you to get your little mitts on this year but how much do you know about the star authors and their characters?
Fizzlebert Stump by A. F. Harrold – review
Popey: 'My favourite line was 'if you don't know what a mime is just keep quiet about it!'