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Children's Books

10 Reasons Not to Be A Writer

In which the green-eyed monster that doth make the meat it feasts upon rears its ugly head and Matt gets a bit jealous.

Books we love

There are lots of great books to enjoy this month - from delightful new picture books from the likes of Alex T Smith and Karen George, to engaging stories for older readers by Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Gill Lewis and Andrew Lane.

Pushkin Children's Books

We talk to Adam Freudenheim and Stephanie Seegmuller about new imprint Pushkin Children's Books, which aims to bring classic and bestselling children's books from all around the world to British children.

Detective stories

Follow the clues, sleuth out secrets and unravel mysteries in these entertaining detective stories for young readers

Children's Book Apps: what's next?

Three years after we started reviewing children's book apps, we take a look at the developments that have taken place - and recommend our newest favourites

Booktrust Best Book Guide 2012

Download the 2012 Booktrust Best Book Guide, which brings together reviews of some of our favourite books published in the last year

Read for My School

Read for My School is the exciting new national schools reading competition from The Pearson Foundation and Booktrust, with support from the Department of Education