New in and children's reading ideas
Reviews, suggestions and lists of new books for children aged 0-11. We have recommendations for readers aged 11+ in our Young Adult section.
Choose from your next children's or YA read from the prestigious 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal nominees
Written by Alice Violett · Published Feb 15, 2018
The CILIP Carnegie Medal recognises the best children's and Young Adult titles published each year.
Check out a beautifully illustrated book from the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist
Written by Alice Violett · Published Feb 14, 2018
The Klaus Flugge Prize recognises promising and exciting newcomers to children's picture book illustration.
Pick up an excellent book from the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist
Written by Sophie Green · Published Feb 8, 2018
Find your child's next read among these highly-commended illustrated books and junior fiction.
Recommended new audiobooks for children #3
Written by Sophie Green · Published Jan 22, 2018
We've picked out the best new CD and digital audiobooks for children.
Revisit the Bear of Very Little Brain and meet some new bears this Winnie the Pooh Day
Written by Sophie Green · Published Jan 18, 2018
18 January is Winnie the Pooh Day. We've made a list of our most popular Winnie the Pooh titles and favourite books about bears to mark the occasion.
Borrow a beautiful book with internationally-recognised illustrations
Written by Sophie Green · Published Dec 15, 2017
Several UK books were longlisted for this year's Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) award, which recognises the world's best children's book illustrators.
New super-readable Barrington Stoke titles for December 2017 and January 2018
Written by Sophie Green · Published Dec 7, 2017
Publishers Barrington Stoke, who specialise in books for children with dyslexia and visual stress, have some brilliant titles coming out over December 2017 and January 2018.
2017: A year in children's books
Written by Sophie Green · Published Nov 30, 2017
Stock librarian Sophie picks out her favourite children's books of 2017
Check out a Blue Peter Book Awards nominee
Written by Sophie Green · Published Nov 24, 2017
The shortlist for the 2018 Blue Peter Book Awards has been announced. Reserve a fiction or non-fiction nominee today.
Learn something new in National Non-Fiction November with these shortlists
Written by Sophie Green · Published Nov 22, 2017
If your child wants to nurture a particular interest, or prefers non-fiction to fiction, why not reserve a book from the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize or School Library Association Information Book Award shortlists?