Comic books and graphic novels – quiz

With a new Asterix book selling millions of copies worldwide and the Phoenix comic reaching its 100th issue, we're celebrating the joy of the comic book. But do you know your Captain America from your Captain Manhattan?

Children take over the Southbank Centre for mass sleepover

The Imagine festival is back, putting children and storytelling centre stage on London's South Bank with a line-up of authors including Quentin Blake, Jacqueline Wilson and children's laureate Malorie Blackman

Your Stories: Between Hello and Goodbye by TheBookThief

TheBookThief: 'There was always rain. There is always rain in my life, yet it only brings happiness'

Reader reviews roundup

Calling all explorers, adventurers and intrepid investigators! Your reviews are heading into uncharted waters this week (and peeking their noses into some VERY top secret diaries...)

Robin Etherington’s top 10 comic books

The comic book creator picks his favourite graphic novels from the genre's 'oodles of awesomeness' encompassing Asterix to Akira

Bartolome – The Infanta’s Pet by Rachel Van Kooij – review

Theo WolfTiger 'One of the main points of this book is to show how dwarfs were thought of and discriminated against, and a main theme seems to be bullying'

Emily Feather and the Secret Mirror by Holly Webb – review

Beth - Millenium RIOT Readers: 'I haven't read the first book in this series but I enjoyed this story nonetheless. I liked Emily and the story was pretty good'

Video interview: Liz Pichon on drawing and writing Tom Gates

Liz Pichon talks about her Roald Dahl funny prize-winning creation Tom Gates, revealing where she finds inspiration and who she bases her characters on

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling – review

Kat Winter:'I recommend this book to people who like fantasy stories and I rate it 9⅞ out of 10. The only thing it needs is some Daleks'

Quickfire interview: Mairi Hedderwick

The Scottish author and illustrator, best known for the Katie Morag series of children's picture books set on the Isle of Struay, takes on the Guardian children's books quickfire interview

She is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick – review

SophieScribe: 'Funny, scary, thrilling, sad and full of hope, this book has it all'

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling – review

Bookworm1408: 'You haven't lived until you have read the Harry Potter books'

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani – review

Bookworm1408: 'All in all it was pretty good and if you like magic and fantasy you'll probably like this'

Hollow Earth by John and Carole Barrowman – review

Bookworm1408:'Some parts of it were a bit creepy and some were just plain scary. I don't like horror but I loved Hollow Earth'

Monster High 3: Where There’s a Wolf, There’s a Way by Lisi Harisson – review

Butterfly Rainbow: 'I absolutely LOVED this fangtastic book. Harrison describes everything with great precision and feeling'