Here at Junior, we pride ourselves on having excellent taste, never more so than when selecting the winners of our illustrious Junior Design Awards. So it is heartening to hear that our choice of victor for Best Classic Book 2012, Winnie The Pooh

 Orla’s first foray into the world of children’s picture books. And as you can imagine, it makes for a very stylish affair indeed. The first two books, Numbers and Colours, were published by Egmont last year; two more, Shapes and Creatures, will follow

life based on Allan Ahlberg’s own working-class childhood.Buy Peepo!

us on a personal tour of modest past limitations and his present impressive achievements.This cute board book shines a light on that particular stage of childhood where every teensy milestone is cause for celebration and reflecting back on these small

, vengeful fairy in J.M Barrie’s childhood classic, Peter Pan.The BorrowersAlthough some might argue that their borrowing missions are akin to robbery, it is difficult to hold this minor criminal offence against the tiny, loveable Clock family. After being

Heffley.What was your childhood like? I grew up in Washington DC, in a sort of average middleclass household. My father was a military analyst, my mother was an educator. I have an older sister, and an older brother and a younger brother, but I felt like a

’s shell has to be fairly light so he can carry it around, so it’s pretty thin,” she says. “It doesn’t keep out all the racket made by his neighbours.”A printmaker by trade, this is Ruth’s debut picture book. Her style has a fun, retro feel, with details

dedicated to my work, and still be alive to appreciate it! There is a large exhibition of my early book cover designs as well as silkscreens and sketches of Miffy, and some history about my childhood. On the ground floor, there is also a play area for young

What books did you love as you were growing up?I loved the Danny Fox novels by David Thomson: Funny, sophisticated and magical stories about a crafty fox who lives by his wits in order to steal fish, escape from a pack of wolves, rescue princesses

1 The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a