Join the Guardian children’s books site as a group
Do you run a reading group in a school or library? You can now join the Guardian children's books site as a group!Since the Guardian children's books site launched on World Book Day in March, we've had lots of enquiries from librarians, teachers and re...
Ask Lauren Child a question!
Here's your chance to quiz the author of Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and now Ruby RedfortLauren Child is the brilliant author/illustrator of the Charlie and Lola series of picture books, the Clarice Bean storybooks and, now, a new series featuring 1...
Darren Shan shifts from vampires to zombies in new series
Bestselling author of teen horror sagas will publish a book every three months with new zombie seriesHorror author Darren Shan is to write a 12-book zombie series, Zom-B, which will be published in serial form with a new book every three months, starti...
Monty Python star up for the Roald Dahl funny prize
Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, is joined by animal capers galore in the Roald Dahl funny prize shortlistsCats, cows, chickens and peacocks are all chortleworthy this year, according to the judges of the Roald Dahl funny prize. In an animal-heavy sh...
Snape is voted favourite Harry Potter character
Severus Snape, potions master, Head of Slytherin and Death Eater, beats Harry Potter himself to be named favourite character in JK Rowling's bestselling seriesDo you agree? Email us at childrens.books@guardian.co.uk to tell us who your favourite Harry ...
Children’s books podcast: Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman's latest book, Too Small to Fail, features Oliver, whose parents own a bank and are very, very rich and very, very busy. Oliver, however, is terrible at maths and just wants the puppy he visits at his local petshop. When a mysterious w...
‘Nobody wants to write about a perfect family’
The author of My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece explains how she came to write about the very troubled life of her heroThe first agent Annabel Pitcher approached with her debut novel, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, may well be kicking herself now...
Children’s fiction prize book club: Return to Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan
Andy Mulligan goes back his extraordinary boarding school in the next selection for the Guardian children's fiction prize, but what will you make of it?Every week we are featuring one of the brilliant books in the running for the Guardian children's fi...
Children’s fiction prize book club: Moon Pie
Simon Mason's touching family story is the next book for you to consider, and as ever there's lots of ways to get involvedEvery week we are featuring one of the brilliant books in the running for the Guardian children's fiction prize. This week it's Mo...
Simon Mason: Seriously funny
The author of Moon Pie explains how some tough subject matter doesn't mean his books aren't full of humour"I really don't think of it at all as an 'issues' book," says Simon Mason, the shudder in his voice at the thought audible down the phone line fro...
Children’s fiction prize book club
David Almond's very individual story of a very individual girl is the next book for you to consider, and as ever there's lots of ways to get involvedEvery week we are featuring one of the brilliant books in the running for the 2011 Guardian children's ...
David Almond: Q&A
The author of My Name Is Mina reveals how he writes and a few of his favourite thingsWhat was your favourite subject at school?Cookery.What are your ambitions?To keep writing and to keep on improving as a writer. To see the great high wire walker, Phil...
