Fairies in fiction – quiz
Michelle Harrison, author of Thirteen Treasures and One Wish, has set this fiendish fairy quiz to see if your folklore knowledge is fair or foul. Test your skills and then read the first chapter of One Wish here
Tony Robinson’s Weird World of Wonders: World War II by Tony Robinson – review
Rugbydog: 'It told me loads of facts about World War II that I didn't know before and I just keep reading it over and over again!'
Cameron McAllister’s top 10 amazing machines in children’s books
The author of The Tin Snail picks his favourite books featuring vehicles, vessels and vavavoom!
Compton Valance: the Most Powerful Boy in the Universe by Matt Brown – watch this trailer!
Compton Valance can travel through time with the help of a mouldy sandwich. But when he changes the past, and his dad starts wearing dresses and dinosaurs are wiped out with a custard cream, he needs the help of a space cadet from the future and his bungling best mate
Matt Brown: When I was about eight I read The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl and things haven’t been quite the same since!
Matt Brown is a DJ and Nickelodeon presenter whose first book Compton Valance: The Most Powerful Boy in the Universe is being compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Now he dares to take the Guardian children's books quickfire interview so we can get to know him a little better!
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie by Kristiana Gregory – review
Amber: 'The book is incredibly intriguing and well written, almost like a real diary'
Seeds of Hope by Kristiana Gregory – review
Amber: 'This book speaks its own melodious language and I like it'
Bullies in books help us tackle the real life ones
From Miss Trunchbull in Matilda to Estella in Great Expectations, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald explores how lessons in literature can help us find ways to stand up to bullying in real life
Let’s Bake by Cathryn Dresser – review
bunkbedbobby: 'It has lots of yummy treats and some healthy things too!'
SeaBEAN by Sarah Holding – review
Polly: 'I would recommend this book to people who like travelling and learning about other countries and cultures'
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – review
Rue Primrose: 'The description is very detailed and the characters are very real'
The Last Wild By Piers Torday – review
BookwormReader: 'Six years ago, Kester was sent to Spectrum Hall, a place for troubled children...'
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn by Hergé – review
kitykat64: 'Tintin isn't a superhero but he always saves the day or solves an adventure'
Robert Sabuda’s top 10 pop-up books
The author of over 20 pop-up books including The Little Mermaid picks his top 10 stories that jump off the page
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell – review
AgentRedfort: 'I think it was awesome and I think you should too!'