The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton

'Enid Blyton's writing is very good, she invents exciting places and adventures for her characters to have.'

Video – Marion Deuchars’ Let’s Make Some Great Art

Marion Deuchars, author of Let's Make Some Great Art, explains how to draw a simple bird, and has some fun with Mona Lisa's smile

Ferno The Fire Dragon. Beast Quest 1 by Adam Blade – review

ChristopherW: 'This is a really cool adventure book, Ferno was a pretty scary monster!'

Hold the sugar and spice: Mark Twain’s Advice to Little Girls

The 19th-century American author wrote a wickedly dark short story for young girls – share your favourite feminist children's books below

The Indoor Pirates by Jeremy Strong – review

Christopher W: 'I almost fell off my bed laughing!'

Puzzle Island by Susannah Leigh – review

SuperBen: 'On every page there are things to do like spot Horatio and a pink elephant'

Book Doctor’s top summer reads for under-5s

Four of the best new picture books - from Traction Man to a rhyming rabbit

JK Rowling ‘writing hard’ on new work

Harry Potter author says the end of the film series is 'a new beginning'

Famous Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton – review

ChristopherW: 'This story is very exciting because it's got lots of adventure in it and mystery'

Wanted: books that challenge stereotypes

Diversity in children's books has long been a thorny issue, says Book Doctor - and especially when it comes to tackling inequality between girls and boys. Send us your suggestions

Children’s fiction prize book club: Small Change for Stuart

Lissa Evans's hilarious adventure story is the next book for you to consider, and as ever there's lots of ways for you to get involved

Lissa Evans’s small change from TV to books

'I love the idea of combining magic with real life,' says Lissa Evans as her very first novel for children, Small Change for Stuart, makes the Guardian children's fiction prize longlist