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Paddington’s enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us

Reading your old, much-loved books to your own children is a trip to a rose-tinted past

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Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

Michael Rosen has written a stirring and timely festive story of a family struggling at Christmas

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Children's books of the year

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

Here is our pick of 2025’s books for kids, by age group. Your Christmas list sorted

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

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Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

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Letter To My Younger Self

Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’

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Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage

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Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’

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Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas

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Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston

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Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen

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BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’

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How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family

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Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

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Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’

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Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’

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From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024

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Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie

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Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska

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New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’

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How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty

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Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange

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Top 5 most important children’s books, selected by The School of Life

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5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell

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