Tony Robinson and Katherine Rundell win Blue Peter book award

Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II wins best book with facts, while Katherine Rundell's Rooftoppers is announced as the best storyDiscover Katherine Rundell's 10 of the best stories about orphans

Katherine Rundell’s top 10 orphans

From Harry Potter to Alex Rider, just where would children's literature be without orphans? Katherine Rundell – winner of the Blue Peter book award 2014 for best story – shares 10 of the best orphans

Quickfire interview: Claire McFall

The winner of the Scottish children's book award older readers prize with her novel Ferryman takes the Guardian children's books quickfire interview

Janis MacKay top 10 books set on the ocean

From stories set on desert islands to Scottish folk myths about selkies, winner of the Scottish children's book award's younger readers' prize with her novel The Accidental Time Traveller has been deeply inspired by books set by the sea, and shares her top 10 with us here

My top five secret reads

More confessions of a justified bookworm as site member Katiedoglovesbooks reveals her secret, under-the-covers-with-a-torch books

Ratburger by David Walliams – review

Kat Winter 'It grossed me out a bit!'

Which £1 book should you spend your voucher on?

WBD 2014: Read our members' reviews of the World Book Day 2014 £1 books and decide what to spend your voucher on!

I am Not Nit a Loser by Jim Smith – review

Booktictac: 'It made me laugh when Barry pees and his trousers fall down!'

Barry Loser: I Am Not Nit a Loser by Jim Smith – review

TwilightVi: 'This book is full of the most hilarious drawings: I think Jim Smith mainly wrote the book so he could do the drawings!'

Robert Muchamore: ‘I’m competing with PlayStation and XBox… sometimes it’s going to get a bit racey’

Robert Muchamore is interviewed by site members Evil Mastermind and Patrick about his new Rock War series, why he's cynical about the X Factor and how a film of CHERUB really could – finally – be on the way