Recent Articles in Books: children & YA

Amazing Cows! by Sandra Boynton
Jun 6, 2011

Sandra Boynton's books are huge fun and Amazing Cows! is a great book for young, independent readers (and their parents!) as Toby and Alex Bell discovered.

Win a copy of Applying to University The Essential Guide by Anne Coates
May 18, 2011

Published by Need-2-Know and updated for 2011 applicants, Parenting Without Tears has ten copies of Applying to University The Essential Guide to be won.

How Big Is the Lion? by William Accorsi
Apr 19, 2011

Emily Elias reviews William Accorsi's book subtitled My First Book of Measuring from Workman Publishing with the help of her son, Sam.

Collins Big Cat reading series
Apr 12, 2011

Emily Elias and her children have been reading some of the Collins Big Cat titles: Animals on the Move, Life Cycles, Cave Wars and Mind the Gap.

Perfect Piggies by Sandra Boyton
Apr 3, 2011

Workman Publishing produces some fabulous books for children and Perfect Piggies by Sandra Boynton is no exception, writes Anne Coates.

Talking and reading to babies
Mar 30, 2011

Talking, listening and responding to a baby is vital to give her the stimulation needed for her development. Using books is an excellent way for an adult to achieve this.

Papertoy Monsters by Brian Castleforte
Mar 15, 2011

Louise Pollard's children discovered the delights of making papertoys during half term with Brian Castleforte's Papertoy Monsters.

Dead Man's Cove wins 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year
Mar 1, 2011

The first book in Lauren St John's Laura Marlin series, Dead Man's Cove has won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award 2011.

Amazing Book of Cards by Joshua Jay
Feb 14, 2011

Sue O'Neill went throught Joshua Jay's Amazing Book of Cards with her 11 year old son, Mattie and was fascinated by what the book revealed

Cinderella
Jan 30, 2011

David Wood's version of the much-loved classic Cinderella from Collins Big Cat series has been a huge success with Alex Bell's family with Toby reading to his younger sister, Pippa.

Find Another Way by Daryll Scott
Jan 26, 2011

Published by Soap Box Books and illustrated by Rachel Baker, Daryll Scott's first children's book, Find Another Way, is great for helping children – and parents! – to see problems in a different light and to solve them creatively.

You Are What You Eat: and Other Mealtime Hazards by Serge Bloch
Dec 23, 2010

Published by Sterling, Serge Bloch's latest book, You Are What You Eat is a fabulous way of getting children talking about food and food metaphors, writes Anne Coates.