Winterling by Sarah Prineas – review

Clarky: 'At times the book was hard to read because there were lots of unusual words, but that made it more exciting and grown up.'

Hooey Higgins Big Day Out by Steve Voake – review

Deadly60: 'Twig does funny things like packing twelve pairs of pants for one day.'

Itch Rocks by Simon Mayo – review

PetrovaFossil: 'I loved this book just as much as I loved the first, once again I just couldn't put it down.'

Dressing up for World Book Day: Make Max’s wolf suit from Where The Wild Things Are

Red Riding Hood and Cinderella are huddling at the bus stop. Horrid Henry is hanging around the school gates. The playground is packed with Gruffalos. It can only be World Book Day

The Last Wild by Piers Torday – review

Sapphirebooklover: 'If you're an animal adorer or fantasy freak and you love an edge of your seat, fast paced read then I order you to go to a bookshop or library right now and get this book!'

Beyond by Graham McNamee – review

BlueDms143: 'It was pretty scary in some places, so you probably shouldn't read it at night, or you'll be sleeping with the lights on!'

Wonder by R.J Palacio – review

Japanmomiji: 'A heartwarming story with weepy moments...'

How can I find stories that are good for children to act out in class?

Book doctor: When children are acting out a story the characters are usually more important than the plot. Books such as Michael Morpurgo's Cool! offer a chance for a lot of parts to be played

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney – review

Japanmomiji: 'They are funny, in some parts, and good when you want a light, humorous read, but they are all pretty much the same.'

Trouble at the Taj by Sonja Chandrachud – review

Krazy Kesh: 'This book is filled with history and mystery'

The Last Minute by Eleanor Updale – review

'I would definitely recommend it to anyone who would like to try a different type of book for a change.'

The Making of May by Gwyneth Rees – review

smiles: 'It wasn't drawling on, but was kept simple, short and alluring'

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo – review

smiles: 'There were parts in book where I felt like bursting into tears or dancing in happiness, sometimes at the same time'

Hitler’s Daughter by Jackie French – review

smiles: 'After reading the descriptions of Heidi's life, the possibility of Hitler having a daughter didn't leave my mind'

Red House children’s book award 2013: we have a winner!

So who was it? We sent our ace-reporter Fenella along to find out and get all the backstage gossip!