Books: children & YA

With Teapot and the Dragon, Nick Jordan has created a fantastical and quirky new world, in which friendship, learning to grow with self-confidence and becoming your own person are the central, heartfelt themes. Reviewed by Dan and Mo Hanning.

Published by Thames & Hudson, Making Faces! by Jacky Bahout and Mamoko Kudo provides hours of creative entertainment, write Mo and Dan Manning.

Switch I.T. Off! Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees is the cheapest "smartphone" you'll find – made with paper and full of facts and fun to keep you screen free and connected to people in real life, writes Anne Coates.

Published by Thames & Hudson, Paper Zoo by Oscar Sabini provides a fabulous way to create animals out of collages. Anne Coates reviews.

Best Maths Book Ever from Dorling Kindersley is in fact a book of games designed to to encourage and stimulate numeracy in five to eight year olds. Harriet and Anne Coates enjoyed the experiences.

A beautiful and imaginative book, It Must Have Been You by Zanib Mian and illustrated by Fatima Mian, will resonate with parents and children alike, writes Anne Coates.

Journey Back to the Great Before by Zaro Weil, reviewed by Anne Coates.

Jack Croxall, author of Wye and Tethers, reviews Sharon Sant's latest YA book: Dead Girl Walking.

Published by Puffin, this children's novel – The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones written by Will Mabbitt and illustrated by Ross Collins – was enjoyed by Pippa Bell as her mother, Alex, writes.

YA author Sharon Shant reviews Wye by Jack Croxall

Better Left Dead by Emma Haughton is a gripping and chilling thriller for young adults. Teens will love this book and so did Anne Coates.

Illustrated by Gwyneth Jones, this charming picture book, Don't Think About Purple Elephants by Susan Whelan is the perfect bedtime story for children who can't sleep, writes Anne Coates.

With illustrations by Lauren Merrick, this lovely picture book: I Don't Like Cheese by Hannah Chandler has become one of Harriet's favourites, writes Anne Coates.

From Thames & Hudson another great children's book: Stripe Island by Tupera Tupera a Japanese creative team. Anne Coates reviews.

Anzac Ted by Belinda Landsberry is a pertinent reminder to us all about the contributions the Anzacs (Australian and New New Zealand Army Corps) made during both World Wars. A story book to remind children not to judge anyone or anything by their appearance. Anne Coates reviews.

Urban Legends is book three in Helen Grant's Forbidden Spaces Trilogy and is even more dramatic and terrifying, as Anne Coates discovered.

20 Note Cards to Annoy Your Friends (or make them smile) and 30 Ways to Annoy Your Friends by Mail created by Ana Benaroya are designed for girls aged 11 to 14 and make a perfect presents, writes Anne Coates.

To celebrate World Book Day children in the UK and Ireland will be given a £1 (€1.50 in Ireland) book token in their nurseries and schools which they can use to claim their World Book Day title in bookshops across the country. Alternatively they can use the voucher against the full cost of another book – perhaps from the 50 books to read before you are 16 list from Sainsbury's.