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Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Books

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

Historical fiction to allow young minds to join the dots between past and present

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

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

The first major adaptation of the classic novel Ballet Shoes is being staged at the National Theatre. It tells a wonderful story of three girls with big dreams, who happen to have been adopted

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

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

‘That our children seem to be experiencing some kind of happiness recession at the moment is not surprising,’ says Frank Cottrell-Boyce

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

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

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

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
Children's books

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 5 children’s books for summer
Books

Top 5 children’s books for summer

How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
Books

How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty

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

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

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

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

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’
Books

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’

Mog’s Christmas: Behind the scenes of this year’s must-watch festive animation
TV

Mog’s Christmas: Behind the scenes of this year’s must-watch festive animation

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat
TV

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
Books

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

Top 5 children’s books about animals, selected by Oscar’s Lion author Adam Baron 
Children's books

Top 5 children’s books about animals, selected by Oscar’s Lion author Adam Baron 

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne
Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

The best kids’ books for summer 2023
Recommended

The best kids’ books for summer 2023

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Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead
literature

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers’ strike
young activists

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers’ strike

Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism
Opinion

Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
Books

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington