Books The best children’s books of 2022 From magical picture books to thrilling young adult novels, courage and joy are in abundance. By Amanda Craig
The best children’s books for Christmas 2020 In a difficult year, let's give children the best and most cheering books. By Amanda Craig
The best new children’s books for the coronavirus crisis From hugless friends to heroic mice, these are the best stories to get your kids through the pandemic. By Amanda Craig
The best new children’s books for now What to do with bored, fractious children in lockdown conditions? Read with them. By Amanda Craig
All Among the Barley is an unflinching account of the harshness and beauty of rural life Melissa Harrison combines an eye for detail and an ear for prose with a skill for constructing a plot. By Amanda Craig
From ice queens to wild robots: the best new children’s books this Easter The Beast from the East may have delayed spring, but at least we have great new kids’ stories from… By Amanda Craig
Brought up by books: Lucy Mangan examines the lifelong impact of childhood reading “I was always utterly elsewhere,” writes Mangnan, as she navigates Harry Potter, Goodnight Mister Tom and The Hungry Caterpillar. By Amanda Craig