Best Books for Kids

Children often feel that, for one reason or another, they don't quite fit in. Fortunately, there are many books exploring that very theme. Author Sarah Franklin introduces five wonderful books about 'outsiders.'

Looking for a lovely set of books to give to a child who is just learning to read? Five Books children's editor, Zoe Greaves, picks five of the best published this year.

It's a golden age for books for 8-12 year old children—aka 'Tweens.' Our children's editor, Zoe Greaves, picks some of the year's best.

Author M G Leonard talks about the importance of getting our children engaged with the natural world. She recommends her favourite nature books for kids.

Are you trying to get your son or daughter into reading more history? Here Alex, a 10-year old boy living in Oxfordshire in the UK, shares some of his favourites.

The best-selling children's author, Michael Morpurgo, says books for children need to do more than amuse their readers. He picks his own favourite books written for young people.

Melvin Burgess, author of Junk and Doing It, tells us about the books that first inspired him, and picks the best thriller writing for young adults. Along the way he explains why young people make the most demanding readers.

Shelve your cynicism - Santa Claus does exist, and he took the time out to tell us his five favourite Christmas-time books. He's more of a pictures than words kind of guy, and he's been to Las Vegas.

There are a lot of books about football for sale in bookshops these days, but which ones are any good? 11-year-old Alexander, who loves football as well as reading, shares his choices of the best football books for kids as part of our 'By Children for Children' series.

Children’s author Audrey Penn picks five books she loved as a teenager – all stories of struggle in the face of adversity.