Top 10 greatest underdogs
From Stanley Yelnats in Holes to Flat Stanley, Phil Earle shares his top 10 zeros to heros in children's books
Race on for the best children’s science book
Newsflash! Royal Society young people's book prize shortlist announced
The Diary of Dennis the Menace by Steven Butler – review
JDBookGroup 'We'd say it's perfect for everyone aged five and over, and also think teachers would like to read it out loud'
Dork Diaries: Holiday Heartbreak by Rachel Renee Russell – review
Livi: 'Holiday Heartbreak has an immensely good plot, brilliant cartoons and is wonderfully written'
Space Penguins: Galaxy Race by Lucy Courtenay – review
Joshiey 'I really liked the first 3 Space Penguins books and couldn't wait to read the next one'
Star Crazy Me! by Jean Ure – review
AgentRedfort: 'It was quite an entertaining read, but rather predictable'
Dandelion Clocks by Rebecca Westcott – review
Teapot: 'A story to be felt and not forgotten!'
Your stories: Behind the Rose by Ellathebookworm
Ellathebookworm: 'I met a man today. I was serving stew at a shelter for the homeless. He knew more about the world than the world itself'
The Borribles by Michael De Larrabeiti – review
Bookworm1408: 'The whole idea of being a Borrible was just amazing and it got exciting and sad, depressing and happy'
Reader reviews roundup
YOUR REVIEWS: Our reviewers were hard at work over the Easter holidays – what knightmarish mischief did they get up to?
Comedian David Baddiel writes a children’s book
Newsflash David Walliams gets a new rival in the world of comedians turned children's writers and it's another David! Comedian David Baddiel has been signed up by publisher HarperCollins to write two children's books!
The Woebegone Twins by Christopher William Hill – review
Bleugh ''So shocking and adventurous that it even made me put by Beano down!'