What to do in half term: Visit Seven Stories in Newcastle Don't miss a chance to monkey around at Seven Stories' Into the Jungle week!
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot – review Tigerwatcher: 'I give this classic book 2 out of 5 stars as it is enjoyable but very hard to understand in some parts.'
Harvey, the Boy who Couldn’t Fart by Matthew Johnstone – review SuperBen: Harvey can't fart, but all his friends and family can fart really well, even his cat!
Win an exclusive Dennis the Menace cartoon! Dennis the Menace is in big trouble and his friends have asked the Guardian children's books site to help. Find out how in this exclusive cartoon, fill in the missing words in the last panel and you could win your own Dennis the Menace cartoon
Once Upon a Wartime – Imperial War Museum exhibition Steven Spielberg's script for War Horse and the jacket Albert wears in the film are among the stars of a new show at Manchester's Imperial War Museum
Would you like to be a book prize judge? The Royal Society is on the look out for some science-savvy youth groups to join them in judging the 2012 Young people's book prize
Gritty teen reads dominate Waterstones children’s prize shortlist The winners of the picture books, 5-12s and teen categories of the Waterstones children's book prize will battle it out to be overall winner
Win a copy of Robot City – competition This fascinating book is brimming full of fun facts about how robots are made. Enter our competition for the chance to get your hands on a copy!
Your favourite libraries and librarians In honour of National Libraries Day at the weekend, we asked you to tell us about your library heroes. You sent in loads of suggestions...
Bad Cat, Good Cat by Lynne Reid Banks – review cute cat: 'This book is perfect for cat-lovers and people who like a mixture of happy and sad stories'
Tim and Charlotte by Edward Ardizzone – review Sugar: 'Tim and Ginger are in a lot of books by Edward Ardizzone and I love all of them'
Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis – review Isaac260: 'The story is well written and very descriptive, especially the scenery of Scotland'