CHILDREN'S FANTASY BOOKS (CHILDREN'S AND TEENS) FEBRUARY 2025 * CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWS ROUND-UP YOUNG ADULT BOOKS ROUNDUP – REVIEWS A bookshop becomes a sanctuary in a

post-apocalyptic romance, a connection is forged through food – and a codebreaker learns the language of big beasts JANUARY 2025 * CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWS ROUND-UP CHILDREN'S AND

TEENS ROUNDUP – THE BEST NEW CHAPTER BOOKS From ecology-saving zombies to a murderous tattoo and a chilly new school for magic, the new year launches with fresh twists on familiar themes

APRIL 2024 * LYNNE REID BANKS, AUTHOR OF THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD, DIES AGED 94 Writer was also one of first female news reporters on British TV, interviewing stars such as Charlie Chaplin

THE MISSING SKETCHES: JK ROWLING'S FIRST DRAWINGS OF BOY WIZARD Author's original drawings for her first Hogwarts novel to appear in print – alongside the return of a mysterious

wizard APRIL 2022 * DAVID MCKEE OBITUARY Creator of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and Mr Benn, who wrote and illustrated children's classics AUGUST 2021 * JILL MURPHY, CHILDREN'S

AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, DIES AGED 72 The writer was best known for the much-loved picture book Peace at Last and the Worst Witch series of novels * MY KIDS WON'T EVEN PICK UP A BOOK –

AND IT IS DEFINITELY ALL MY FAULT Zoe Williams Reading has brought me endless joy, but I have accidentally crushed my children's enthusiasm. It is a terrible indictment NOVEMBER 2020 *

ASK A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR 'THAT'S SUCH A GOOD ONE!': EMILY RODDA, AUTHOR OF DELTORA QUEST, ANSWERS KIDS' QUESTIONS – VIDEO Beloved Australian children's author

Emily Rodda answers your questions SEPTEMBER 2020 * STORY OF 'BLOODTHIRSTY UNICORNS' BRINGS DEBUT AUTHOR RECORD PUBLISHING DEAL Annabel Steadman's fantasy series Skandar and

the Unicorn Thief has won a seven-figure book contract, with film rights also sold to Sony Pictures * ASK A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR GARTH NIX ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS: ON JRR TOLKIEN, GAMING

AND PRONOUNCING CHARACTERS' NAMES – VIDEO The young adult fantasy author opens up about queer representation, perfectionism and his writing tips  * THE GOOD PLACE ASK A CHILDREN'S

AUTHOR: YOUNG ADULT FANTASY WRITER GARTH NIX WANTS TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS – VIDEO In a new interview series from Guardian Australia, we're letting kids and young adults take control. If

your child is a fan of Garth Nix's books, with a burning query for him, please send us their question by 25 May MARCH 2020 * FICTION FOR OLDER CHILDREN REVIEWS: FROM SLEUTHS TO WOOLLY

MAMMOTHS Gripping yarns spring from a submerged city, desperate street life and the jungles of Sri Lanka OCTOBER 2019 * OTHER LIVES PAUL BIRKBECK OBITUARY Other lives: Prolific artist and

illustrator for BBC children's television SEPTEMBER 2019 * CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWS ROUND-UP FICTION FOR OLDER CHILDREN REVIEWS: FLYING PUNS AND DANGEROUS GAMES Fowl play with the

brothers of Artemis, a risky dream game and a Russian bear-girl mystery DECEMBER 2018 * CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWS ROUND-UP THE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2018 FOR ALL AGES From

celebrity-penned tales to fresh interpretations of the classics, here is our pick of the best for hungry readers from tots to teens AUGUST 2018 * BOOKS INTERVIEW ALAN GARNER: 'I JUST

LET THE VOICE SETTLE AND LISTENED' The acclaimed children's author on writing a memoir about his wartime upbringing in rural Cheshire * WHY ARE CHILDREN'S BOOKS STUCK IN

MONOCHROME? Sanchita Basu De Sarkar The joy of seeing someone who looks like you on a page is huge – but some of us have a hard time finding them, says children's bookshop owner

Sanchita Basu De Sarkar * THE SHIFTING PATTERNS OF ENGLISH MAY I HAVE A WORD ABOUT… GERALDINE MCCAUGHREAN AND 'DIFFICULT' CHILDREN'S WORDS Jonathan Bouquet Imagine if

publishers had objected to tricky concepts in days gone by: no JK Rowling, CS Lewis, John Masefield… MARCH 2018 * TOMI ADEYEMI: 'WE NEED A BLACK GIRL FANTASY BOOK EVERY MONTH'

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