Browse a bookshop: Moon Lane Books, south London

Bestsellers and recommended reads from the newest member of the Moon Lane family

Matilda, stay young: why seeing Roald Dahl’s hero at 30 is bittersweet

Quentin Blake’s new depictions of Matilda highlight how slow progress is in the real world, writes children’s author Cressida Cowell

Fiction for older children reviews – many happy book returns

With a host of popular characters back this autumn, picking up from where you left off has rarely been more fun

Is my Jewish three-year-old too young to learn about antisemitism?

I stand by my decision to read her a young children’s version of the Anne Frank story, but some of my friends have objected, says author and freelance journalist Hilary Freeman

Want the kids to read more? 15 modern classics for all ages

From greedy dogs to shimmering dragons and from dance competitions to grisly murder – these books can inspire a lifetime of reading

The best recent fiction for children

A magical trio of books, including a Hogwarts for baddies, and a ‘frenemy’ tale of a schoolgirl swimmer

Picture books for children reviews – lessons in kindness

A gentle introduction to the refugee crisis – plus tales of big hair and a baby bandit

Book clinic: what titles might help children deal with grief?

The Bookseller’s children’s and YA previews editor selects three titles offering a variety of perspectives on bereavement

The quest for bike-friendly children’s books in a world where cars rule

From cute cars to smiley emergency vehicles, kids’ culture is awash with rosy images of driving, so a new Mr Men book about cycling is a welcome read. What are your favourite cycling-friendly children’s books?

Tracy Beaker, please never grow up

Jacqueline Wilson’s bolshie girl is now a single mum on a council estate. Raymond Briggs’s wordless Snowman is becoming a book for ‘a new and older audience’. Why can’t we leave kids’ books for kids?