that their child has been scribbling on the book, naughty, naughty!). A homage to the power of a young child's imagination – as the final image of Griz depicts him no longer as a giant grizzly bear, but as a cuddly soft bear!My Bear Griz by Suzanne Mc

It’s more than 25 years since your first book, Old Bear, came out. Do you still feel pre-publication nerves?“Of course. My new book, Ruby, Blue and Blanket, is a complete departure from before - new characters and text in verse. It’s nerve

Strictly speaking, this hunny-loving bear belonged to Christopher Robin. But any child who has ever settled down with a copy of Winnie-the-Pooh – and as it was published in 1926 there’s been a lot of them – is likely to have taken him to heart

Name Winnie-ther-Pooh, or just plain old Pooh for short.Born 14 October, 1926Defining moment Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in the eponymous book with text by AA Milne, and illustrations by EH Shepard: "Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now

*Winner*Miffy At The Gallery by Dick Bruna (Egmont, £3.50), 2+Read our interview with Dick Bruna.

No Matter What by Debbie Gliori (£5.99, Bloomsbury)Little Fox Small want to test the limits of his mother's love. Would she love him if he were a grizzly bear or snappy crocodile? This gorgeous book deals sensitively with a young child

Shaw (Frances Lincoln, £11.99).Who won Picture Book of the Year 2012?There's an interesting miscellany of animal tenants in the apartment block where Auntie Iris (a chinchilla) lives with her family. For a start, there's the grumpy cohort of bears

, bold graphics, and playful puns – although young lads by the name of Bradley probably won't welcome the properties of their name pointed out in lacy, red glory...We've picked out a selection of our favourites, including a cool Junior motif that bears a

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child (Hodder Children’s Books, £6.99)When Herb falls asleep in the middle of reading his book of fairytales he's startled to wake up to a screeching, impatient Goldilocks, and realises he's actually

Goldilocks by Allan Ahlberg and Jessica Ahlberg, winner of Best Classic Book in the Junior Design Awards 2013Goldilocks by Allan Ahlberg and Jessica Ahlberg (Walker, £12.99)That classic saying “There’s no point reinventing the wheel” can’t be often