Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell – review

Gabs: 'My only criticism is that I would have liked her to write an epilogue so I could read more about the characters'

A Kiss, A Dare and a Boat Called Promise by Fiona Foden – review

TheMileLongBookshelf: 'Now, I have a gorgeous book in my possession, and another favourite author to add to my list'

Edwin Spencer: Spirit World by JD Irwin – review

Hetty99: 'You will have to read this awesome novel'

Sammy Feral’s Diaries of Weird: Yeti Rescue by Eleanor Hawken – review

Pheebz: 'Sammy has some great adventures, but it's not quite as exciting as the first Sammy Feral book'

Reviews roundup: your top reads this month

And the winner is... Penelope Crumb Follows her Nose, officially this month's most-read book on the Guardian children's books site – selected by your reviews!

Your stories: Tower Clearing – Part 4 by Ellathebookworm

ellathebookworm: 'Come to my tower. But you must be prepared, for there are tests. You may not come out alive'

Reader reviews roundup

The theme of this week's roundup is magic - individual and universal - although there's still space for a tiger family and otter water sports!

Watch the winning under-16s video in Charlie Higson’s trailer competition

Charlie Higson asked if you could make a scary trailer for the fifth book in his The Enemy series, The Fallen. Watch the winning entry

Meg Rosoff: ‘Writing is a kind of alchemy’ – interview

Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now, talks to Liz Bury about Picture Me Gone, her seventh novel, and the similarities between writing, magic and horseriding

Ghoulfriends Forever by Gitty Daneshvari – review

googleyeyes: 'Please please please don't judge this book by its title!'

Edward Carey’s top 10 writer/illustrators

The surreal, the bizarre and the 'marvellously unsetlling' feature in Edward Carey's list of the best writer/illustrators, from William Blake and Mervyn Peake to Beatrix Potter