London Children’s Bookswap returns
Live in or near London and fancy a free book? Get swapping!
The Pencil by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman – review
Bobby: 'It is really good because the story has lots of people in it and it is really funny'
Joanna Nadin’s top 10 laugh-out-loud reads for 5-8-year-olds
From classic funny writers Roald Dahl and Dr Seuss to newer kids on the block Andy Stanton and Lauren Child, the Penny Dreadful author picks her top side-splitting reads
The Book Bunch – group review selection
The Book Bunch make their brilliant debut with a fantastically funny look at some howlingly humorous and true to life books. They whizz back in time to 1966, discover gravity and gravy, tackle bullying in Norway, encounter brainiac Oliver Fibbs, and enter mysterious worlds where they find, a baby angel, and a girl called Ghostyshocks! Intrigued ... read on!
Horrid Henry’s Sports Factbook by Francesca Simon – review
'One of the facts was that the word gymnastics comes from the Greek word meaning naked!'
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