The best science fiction books for kids are engaging stories with cool scientific aspects and interesting characters. As for me, I love reading science fiction, and even more, I love recommending ...

Once upon a time, a tired novelist, after a long day’s editing and rewriting, was putting his six-year-old daughter to bed.

This season’s holiday hauls include a picture book following a fowl’s pursuit of love, a middle grade historical fiction ...

The Outsmarters By Deborah Ellis This is definitely a Middle School/Young Adult read, full of shock and awe, The Outsmarters ...

The Lightning Circle is a novel-in-verse written by acclaimed children’s author Vikki VanSickle. The transformative story of Nora Nichols’s 17th year follows her three-month stay at summer camp in the ...

Most of us have tried reading in bed to drift off to sleep, but does what we read matter? Avid reader Jess Bacon has been finding out if there’s any difference between fiction and non-fiction ...

Rampton said: “I am beyond thrilled to be working with HarperCollins Children’s Books to create a generation of super-geniuses. I have 100% confidence they will all use their towering ...

Children’s fiction: Ghost stories for Samhain and tales of female fearlessnessOpens in new window ] In Richard Adoyade’s Fairytale Fan Club (Walker Books, £12.99, 7+), illustrated by David ...

Rundell's latest release, fantasy adventure Impossible Creatures, also won the prize for children's fiction book of the year. Other notable winners included GT Karber's murder-themed puzzle book ...