Maurice Sendak, father of the Wild Things, dies at 83
The prize-winning author and illustrator of more than 100 books, including the children's classic Where the Wild Things Are, has died aged 83Maurice Sendak, American born author of Where the Wild Things Are, has died at the age of 83. Over a career tha...
Scottish children vote for vampires, dreams and chance
Record number of children vote in the Scottish children's book awards for their favourite readsMore than 23,000 children from all over Scotland have voted for their favourite books of 2011, from a picture book about a family of vampires to a gritty tee...
Gritty teen reads dominate Waterstones children’s prize shortlist
The winners of the picture books, 5-12s and teen categories of the Waterstones children's book prize will battle it out to be overall winnerThe fall from fashion of vampire romance and fantasy in favour of more gritty reads is nowhere more evident tha...
Roald Dahl stamps honour classic children’s author
Featuring Quentin Blake's famous illustrations, the stamp series showcases bestselling works including The BFG and The TwitsQuentin Blake's famous illustrations of The Twits, Matilda and Fantastic Mr Fox all feature on a new series of stamps from the R...
Blood Red Road wins Costa children’s award
A dystopian tale of a girl's epic quest to find her captured twin brother has won the children's category of the Costa book awardsRead an extract from Blood Red RoadA first novel by a former opera singer has won the Costa children's book award and is n...
Pottermore and more: 2011 in children’s books
2011 was another busy year for JK Rowling with the launch of Pottermore. But what else happened in children's books this year? Michelle Pauli rounds up the news highlights of the yearWhat have been the children's books and stories of the year for you? ...
Facts and fiction feature in the Blue Peter shortlist
Two novels and two non-fiction books are in the running for the Blue Peter book awardBooks about the Olympics, the extreme world, a time-travelling schoolgirl and a family with dark secrets are in the running for the Blue Peter book award. Three judges...
Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe nearly said no. Would you?
As we learn that Harry Potter was very nearly not played by Daniel Radcliffe, we want to know which Harry Potter character you'd most like to play in the filmsCan you imagine the Harry Potter films without Daniel Radcliffe as the boy wizard? Apparently...
Jeff Kinney: ‘I didn’t write Diary of a Wimpy Kid for kids’ – video
Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, talks to Michelle Pauli about the bestselling series and answers questions from Guardian children's books site membersMichelle Pauli
Discover the Costa children’s book award shortlist
Four books are going to battle it out for the Costa children's book award - find out more and help to review themThe shortlists for the Costa book awards have been announced and there are four great books lined up to battle it out for the children's pr...
Ask Terry Jones a question
Send in your questions for children's author and former Python Terry JonesFormer Monty Python actor/director and children's author Terry Jones is coming into the office on Thursday to record a Guardian Books podcast interview about his recent book for ...
Roald Dahl funny prize goes to naughty schoolboy
A doodling, distracted schoolboy and pirate cats have been declared the funniest children's books of the yearThe trials and tribulations of a cheeky schoolboy and the escapades of pirate cats have triumphed at the Roald Dahl funny prize.The Brilliant W...
