Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin review – moving story of a child migrant

The team behind the graphic novel versions of Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series change direction with this very real and affecting tale

The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell review – action-packed fantasy fun

Worlds collide when a young wizard meets a warrior princess in this action-packed adventure

One Would Think the Deep triumphs in category for older readers, with Go Home, Cheeky Animals! winning early childhood prize in CBCA prizes

The gripping tale of four youngsters plunged into the Amazon forest will delight with its warmth and wisdom

London and New York both feature strongly in stories from both sides of the pond, while Room author Emma Donoghue makes her children’s fiction debut

The fearsome, feminine world of roller derby is brought to life in this perceptive coming-of-teens graphic novel

The actor’s tale about a seven-year-old chasing her dad through history is engaging and insightful

Film directors Sylvain Chomet and Bobbie Peers give a fantastic spin to the challenges of the tweenage years

In her first book for children, AL Kennedy conjures up a vividly imagined world with delightful prose

A missing toddler, and a witness with OCD… this kind and confident debut is a fine addition to the ‘child detective’ genre

Recalling the magic of Dahl and Carroll, this tale of a tyrannical toy rabbit is the first must-read children’s book of the year

A new exhibition pays homage to the placid beasts of Tove Jansson’s imagination

Celebrity authors Tom Fletcher and Clare Balding come up trumps along with seasoned favourites from Moira Young to Lauren Child

Boys are generally less enthusiastic than girls to spend their time reading – but all they need are a few bookworm male role models

Brian Sibley, contributor to a new Winnie-the-Pooh 90th-anniversary edition, celebrates the magic of AA Milne