Dog Man: The Musical review – Dav Pilkey’s megastar mutt sniffs out the spotlight in a barking show

A part-canine cop, a villainous cat and a psychokinetic butterflyfish burst into song as the wildly popular children’s books are adapted for the stage

Children’s literature festival criticised after requests that comments on diversity be deleted

John McLay, one of the founders of the festival in Bath, contacted writers who had noted a lack of diversity in the programme to request they remove comments posted to social media

Jane Yolen obituary

Author who wrote more than 400 books for adults and children and was praised for her inventive retellings of fairytales

Mary Hooper obituary

Other lives: Author of award-winning titles for children and young adults

Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney: ‘I’ve sold 300m books. What’s next?’

As the 20th book in his Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is published, the author shows no signs of slowing down – scripting films, opening a bookshop and making plans to rebuild his hometown

‘My work is often misunderstood’: Shaun Tan on his surreal Tales from Outer Suburbia

The author-illustrator reflects on his ode to a suburban childhood as a small-screen adaptation comes to ABC this summer

‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot

Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers

The best children’s books of 2025

A new read-aloud favourite, doughnuts with world-conquering ambitions, high fantasy from Katherine Rundell, and more

The Firework-Maker’s Daughter review – Philip Pullman’s fairytale is explosive fun

This spellbinding adaptation uses a bulging dramatic toolbox of clever effects and manages to be both epic and intimate

The Children’s Booker prize will tell kids that they matter

As the number of children reading for pleasure hits a record low, the new award highlights its importance for wellbeing, and will give away thousands of books

UK libraries urged to remove children’s books with URL hijacked by porn site

Puffin issues alert to schools and local authorities over books in popular Spy Dog series by Andrew Cope

Character actors: Australia’s children celebrate 80 years of Book Week

What began in 1945 as a way to promote reading has turned into a highlight of the school year, with children dressing up in outfits inspired by their favourite books

My kids may be in terribly crafted costumes, but the real magic of Book Week is in the pages

In a world of shrinking attention spans and falling literacy rates, this celebration of books might be more important than ever

Andy Griffiths: ‘I think it’s a pity that reading is being lost through neglect’

The multimillion copy-selling children’s author on his freewheeling childhood, the joy of being unproductive and life after the Treehouse series

Maurice Gee obituary

New Zealand author who wrote about his country’s darker side and was best known for his Plumb trilogy of novels