Sample delights from the CLPE poetry award 2015 shortlist

Looking for great children’s poetry? Check out the brilliant collections that have been shortlisted for this year’s Centre for Literacy in Primary Education prize and sample some of the poems – plus find out how to get involved in the poetry award shadowing scheme

Why writing stories about climate change isn’t fantasy or sci-fi

Piers Torday loved reading end of the world books when he was growing up, and his Last Wild books have been dubbed “cli-fi” but if you think stories showing the effects of climate change are futuristic fantasies, think againRead the first chapter of the final book in the The Last Wild trilogy, The Wild Beyond

What are the best eco books for children and teens?

Authors including David Almond, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Katherine Rundell plus teen site members share the books that made them think more deeply about climate change and environmental themes. Now share yours!

Growing up I thought Filipinos weren’t allowed to be in books

The western dominated BBC’s greatest children’s books of all time poll for International children’s book day was particularly poignant for author Candy Gourlay, who grew up reading UK/US imports with pink-skinned characters. Now she argues that we’ve all got to get out there and read more diverse books

Which modern day children’s books will become classics?

We’ve had the BBC’s best children’s books of all time and not a single one was published after 1968, so what are the future classics, books written in the last few years that people will still be reading in 50 or even 100 years time? Join in our discussion to predict the future classics!

South African organisation wins Astrid Lindgren award 2015

Newsflash: Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa is crowned this year’s laureate in world’s richest children’s books prize after fending off competition from authors such as David Almond, Neil Gaiman, Morris Gleitzman and others

Which children’s books need to adapted by Studio Ghibli?

The Princess of Kaguya has got us thinking, which children’s and teen books would you most love to see made into gorgeous animations by Studio Ghibli? From Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights to SF Said’s Varjak Paw, to Holly Smale’s Geek Girl, we’ve got suggestions here and want to know which stories would get your vote