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Children’s books

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Gothic illustration by Jon Klassen of a little girl holding a skull
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

The best kids' books for summer 2023
Kids books: illustration of The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith.
Recommended

The best kids' books for summer 2023

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller
Ben Miller leaning against a bookcase
Children's books

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead
Unlike Enid Blyton, Terry Pratchett is not likely to get cancelled any time soon
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
protest sign in Nuremberg that reads 'fight today for a better tomorrow'
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
Children's books by Roald Dahl and others
Opinion

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

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
A boy reads book in a forest with a rabbit and an owl
Books

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

Top 5 books to teach children about the Holocaust, chosen by Jeremy Dronfield
Exhibit at Yad Veshem Holocaust Museum, Israel
history

Top 5 books to teach children about the Holocaust, chosen by Jeremy Dronfield

The best children's books of 2022... from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more
Saving the Butterfly: one of our picks for the best children’s books of 2022
recommended

The best children's books of 2022... from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen's death: 'You gotta earn your money on days like that'
Greg James
interview

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen's death: 'You gotta earn your money on days like that'

Top 5 children's books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
fashionable kids
Top 5 books

Top 5 children's books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss

Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz
Child in a library
Top 5 Books

Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz

Top 5 children's books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré
Books

Top 5 children's books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré

Academics have created a 'therapeutic children's book' to make Ukraine's young refugees smile
Ukraine crisis

Academics have created a 'therapeutic children's book' to make Ukraine's young refugees smile

The Big Issue's best children's books of the year
Books of the Year

The Big Issue's best children's books of the year

The past, present and future of Mr Men and Little Miss books as they celebrate their 50th birthday
Adam Hargreaves
Books

The past, present and future of Mr Men and Little Miss books as they celebrate their 50th birthday

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Eric Carle books to read after The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Books

Eric Carle books to read after The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Win Goodbye Christopher Robin on Blu-ray™
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Competitions

Win Goodbye Christopher Robin on Blu-ray™

Win Gruffalo goodies including a family ticket for a new immersive exhibition
Gruffalo competition
Competitions

Win Gruffalo goodies including a family ticket for a new immersive exhibition

How Paddington became Britain’s favourite Christmas icon
Paddington Bear at Xmas
Steven MacKenzie

How Paddington became Britain’s favourite Christmas icon

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