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Junior Children's Book Club
By Fiona McKim on 11/12/2012 12:38:01
Inspire and delight your child with our pick of literary lovelies
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
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Five of the best new children's books
By Fiona McKim on 12/02/2013 10:50:57
Junior Book Club reveals the top literary lovelies this month
Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes Chronicle £10.99, 3+Have you heard the story of how Ganesha broke his tusk? The Hindu god’s ivory folly may not be as ingrained in our collective consciousness as other time-honoured fables, but this beautifully designed twi...
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The best storybook heroes from children's books
By Fiona McKim on 30/11/2012 12:27:56
From Elmer to Winnie The Pooh, find out why we love these classic characters
Do you have a favourite storybook character? We round up a regal rolecall of the most loveable, imaginative and heroic storybook characters of all time. Click on a name find out why they float our literary boat...The Wild ThingsMiffyThe Cat In The HatTintinCurious GeorgeBabarMade...
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Lauren Child's top five children's books
By Fiona McKim on 22/11/2012 17:31:54
The Clarice Bean, That’s Me and the Charlie And Lola author picks her favourite reads
Eloise by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight (Simon & Schuster, £6.99)This book is just beautiful. Written in 1955, yet it feels thoroughly modern. I first found Eloise after I couldn’t get my first Clarice Bean book published. I was told that you
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Lydia Monk's top five children's books
By Fiona McKim on 22/11/2012 17:55:59
Author and illustrator of Aaaarrgghh, Spider! picks her favourite reads
The Baby’s Catalogue by Janet & Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £4.99)Babies just love looking at other babies, and this wonderful book captures all the things they recognise from their own little everyday worlds, making it absolutely perfect for word
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Wendy Cooling's top five children's books
By Fiona McKim on 22/11/2012 18:03:53
The founder of Bookstart picks some of her favourite children's reads
Peek-A-Boo! by Jan Ormerod (Bodley Head, £3.99)A perfect board book that invites baby to join in with the game – and so the reading, too. Beautiful babies and flaps to lift on every page make this a definite winner.
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Wendy Cooling's 10 best books for babies and young children
By Susannah Osborne on 21/11/2012 19:34:00
The founder of Bookstart shares her favourite books for pre-schoolers
app, too.Dear Zoo is published by Macmillan Children's Books
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Harry Potter and Wimpy Kid amongst children’s top 10 books
By Fiona McKim on 08/02/2013 11:11:20
Schoolchildren vote in their favourite reads for National Libraries Day
Those looking for Junior readers' favourite tales need look no further than our Top 100 children's books of all time, but how did our favourite fables fare in the eyes of today’s schoolchildren?In anticipation of National Libraries Day
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Ed Vere's top five children's books
By Fiona McKim on 22/11/2012 17:44:13
The Banana!, The Getaway and Five Dinosaurs Jumping On The Bed author picks his favourite children's reads
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake (Puffin, £5.99)Using ‘clever tricks’ the Enormous Crocodile is on the lookout for lunch... a plump and juicy little child! Will he get to carry out his dastardly deed or will he be foiled by Trunky the Elephant and Muggle-Wum...
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Storybook Heroes No 6: Babar
By Catherine O'Dolan on 27/11/2012 10:13:00
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
Name BabarBorn Paris, 1931Defining moment Babar first appeared in French L'Histoire De Babar, written and illustrated by Jean de Brunhoff. The English translation, The Story Of Babar, was published by Methuen in 1933: "In the great forest, a little elephant was born. His name was...
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