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

Should schools buy new children’s books or stick with the classics?

There's a balance to be struck between keeping old favourites on classroom shelves and exposing children to new writing. Some books don't age, but there is great new stuff out there, too

Your stories: Nina, the nice witch by Sugar

Sugar: 'Nina is a nice witch. She has twilight-blue eyes and gorgeous, flowing, thick hair. It is midnight-black, and hangs down to her knees'

Pip Street: A Whiskery Mystery by Jo Simmons – review

Emily and Maisy, aged 6: 'Pip Street is a brilliant little book; full of funny bits, slightly creepy bits and great illustrations'

Eleanor’s Eyebrows by Timothy Knapman and David Tazzyman – review

Dragonflame: 'Eleanor says she knows what all the bits of her face are for, but she has no idea what her eyebrows are for'

Get Reading: London’s glittering reading marathon

The children's laureate and scores of authors, actors and celebrities joined forces at the weekend to celebrate reading and books. Site member Patrick joined them in Trafalgar Square and reports back on the day

Steve Backshall: ‘The big predators would run down Usain Bolt without even thinking about it. Your only chance is to stand your ground’

Jon Stapley chats with Steve Backshall, Deadly presenter and author of the Falcon Chronicles series, about reading, big cats and what it's like being stung 100 times by bullet ants