Mary Hoffman’s top 10 Christmas books for children
The author of Grace at Christmas picks her favourite festive reads for children of all ages
Facts and fiction feature in the Blue Peter shortlist
Books about the Olympics, the extreme world, a time-travelling schoolgirl and a family with dark secrets are in the running for the Blue Peter book award
Paddington Bear gets ebook treatment
Author Michael Bond gives go-ahead for digital versions of the children' favourites
Harry Potter’s Christmas – quiz
Have you got a spellbinding Christmas lined up? Try our Harry Potter Christmas quiz and find out if your Hogwarts knowledge is simply wizard, or if you'll end up opening one of Mrs Weasley's Christmas jumpers
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner – review
PompomEllie: 'I liked the pictures best'
Nick Crane’s top 10 books about the planet
The explorer and presenter of Coast chooses his favourite books that tell the story of our planet, from atlases to folk tales
Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe nearly said no. Would you?
As we learn that Harry Potter was very nearly not played by Daniel Radcliffe, we want to know which Harry Potter character you'd most like to play in the films
Muncle Trogg by Janet Foxley – review
Butterfly Rainbow: 'I liked this book A LOT because Foxley has used her imagination and added touches of magic here and there!'
The Donut Diaries by Anthony McGowan – review
Spartacus: 'This is the funniest book I have ever read, I can't wait until the next book in the series'
Conn Iggulden’s top 10 books about tiny people
The author of the Dangerous Book for Boys and the Tollins tales picks his favourite books with small characters, from Tom Thumb and Gulliver's Travels to The Carpet People
Ask Terry Jones a question
Send in your questions for children's author and former Python Terry Jones
Guardian children’s fiction prize won by anarchic school story
Andy Mulligan follows Philip Pullman and Anne Fine to win £1,500 award for Return to Ribblestrop
Liz Pichon’s top 10 funny books with pictures
From classic writers such as Spike Milligan and Dr Seuss to newer names Lauren Child and Andy Stanton, the winner of this year's Roald Dahl funny prize picks her favourite laugh-out-loud illustrated stories