The Story of the World Cup by Richard Brassey – review

Pirate Bones: 'I think that 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10-year-olds would like this book because it has easy words and hard words. Girls should buy this book'

Brazil – quiz

How much do you know about the host country of the World Cup 2014? Have a go at our riotous Rio quiz to find out!

Seven silliest World Cup moments

From dogs weeing on players to the strange affects of piles medicine, Andy Seed picks out the most side splittingly stupid happenings from the World Cup through the decades!

Mal Peet shares his top tips on writing football fiction

How can you make your football stories capture the sweaty thrill of the game? The The Carnegie medal winning author of Keeper, The Penalty and Exposure (all set in the world of South American football) has some great advice

What are the best books with girls playing football?

The Book Doctor shoots and scores with some great recommendation of books starring girls who love and play football, the perfect accompaniment to a rather male dominated World Cup season!

Britannia: Great Stories from British History by Geraldine McCaughrean – review

Sim: 'McCaughrean is a fantastic storyteller and her unique style immerses the reader on a journey into Britain's legendary past'

Frank Lampard: why I love reading, writing and playing football

Frank Lampard speaks to site members about how he combines writing his Frankie's Magic Football books with playing the beautiful game, his love for libraries and The BFG plus his best ever goal. Win a signed Chelsea shirt and a complete set of signed Frankie's Magic Football books!

Dear Olly by Michael Morpurgo – review

alia123: 'I recommend this book to everyone because it drags you into a different dimension'

Welcome to our football focus!

World Cup fever has hit us on the children's books site and we're going football crazy! It's all kicking off this week, so here's what we've got planned

Compton Valance: The Most Powerful Boy in the Universe by Matt Brown – review

Henry IXMe: 'This is one of the best books I've ever read, it is super-duper funny'

Reviews roundup: your top reads this month

Our LGBT-themed week rather took over the Teen site, so it's no surprise that it's given us this month's most read book on the children's books site...