Fiction for older children reviews: flying puns and dangerous games
Fowl play with the brothers of Artemis, a risky dream game and a Russian bear-girl mystery
‘They just wanted us to read about a white boy and his dog’: why teenager Marley Dias fought back
She was 10 when she first decided to distribute children’s books with black girl leads – a campaign that has taken her to the White House. Now she’s written a book of her own
Metallica to publish children’s book, The ABCs of Metallica
Illustrated book tells the history of the metal band, and will benefit their charity All Within My Hands
From Greta Thunberg to Sally Morgan: 10 books to help kids come to grips with climate crisis
Introducing younger readers to environmental emergency is a daunting task. Guardian Australia’s new kids’ books columnist Amelia Lush is here to help
Book clinic: What can I give a child to help them with losing a parent?
Nonfiction and novels to support young people dealing with grief
Tom Gates Live on Stage! review – songs and sketches from the schoolboy doodler
Liz Pichon brings the young hero of her witty books to life in an adaptation that explodes with animations
Why Harry Potter and Paddington Bear are essential reading … for grown-ups
Oxford don champions children’s books as figures show that sales to adults are soaring
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
A scruffy puppy’s friendship, a young adventurer’s guide to the wild, poltergeist spooks and scroll down for the best new books for teens
Gripping refugee tale wins Waterstones children’s book prize
Anti-trafficking campaigner Onjali Q Raúf was inspired to write adventure story The Boy at the Back of the Class by a Syrian mother and baby she encountered in a Calais camp
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
A boy who turns into a pigeon, love in a lighthouse and the pain that inspired Mary Shelley
Fiction for older children reviews – ancestral spirits and daring dogs
Himalayan adventure, transformation and time travel feature in the standout stories this month
John Burningham obituary
Children’s author and illustrator who enjoyed success with Borka, Mr Gumpy’s Outing, Avocado Baby and Granpa
Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Mealtime wars, a puppy without a bark and crazy science … fun and facts for all ages in this month’s selection
The best children’s books of 2018 for all ages
From celebrity-penned tales to fresh interpretations of the classics, here is our pick of the best for hungry readers from tots to teens
Five days, 110,000 books sold: how does David Walliams do it?
With his latest book the fastest-selling since Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the celebrity author is getting something right