Blue Peter asks children to choose ‘the best book of the decade’
Bestsellers by authors including JK Rowling and Jacqueline Wilson among candidates for young voters to choose between
Wolves in fiction – quiz
As Nadia Shireen shows you how to draw the perfect wolf, here's 10 wily questions to test your knowledge of those cunning creatures
The Pencil by Allan Alhberg – review
Super Ben: 'This is one of the best picture books ever! If you like ityou could read some more books by Allan Ahlberg'
The Pop Up Book of Poo by Gaby Goldsack – review
Jessie: 'We recommend this book to 6-8 year old boys who love gross things!'
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz and The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman – review
High Kick: 'A Tale Dark and Grimm and The Grimm Legacy are both amazingly good but I think that A Tale Dark and Grimm is better because there's no kissing'
Space Lizards Stole my Brain by Mark Griffiths – review
Spartacus: 'I would recommend this book to anyone who likes funny and exiting books'
The Story of the Snow Children by Sibylle von Olfers – review
Sugar: 'I love the pictures in this book. The Snow Queen and the Snow Princess are really beautiful'
Watch the trailer for Love Monster
We are almost out-cuted by this extremely sweet trailer for picture book Love Monster, which shows you how to make your very own monster
The Diabolical Mr Tiddles by Tom McLaughlin – review
AishL: 'The book was fun to read, had good pictures and a fun story and I would definitely recommend it to my friends'
Will picture book apps help my child to read – or are they just gimmicks?
'It's too early to say what impact apps will have. Some are gimmicky, but they offer an exciting new route to good stories'
Roald Dahl stamps honour classic children’s author
Featuring Quentin Blake's famous illustrations, the stamp series showcases bestselling works including The BFG and The Twits
What are your 2012 reading resolutions?
Forget all those boring resolutions about eating more fruit or getting up earlier in the morning - as book-lovers, what are you going to resolve to read this year?
Talking horses in fiction – quiz
Michael Morpurgo's spectacularly successful story of a horse and his boy, War Horse, has been made into an acclaimed stage play and is soon to be released as a Hollywood film. Can't wait to watch it? Pass the time with our horses in fiction quiz and find out if you're a super steed or trailing the field.