"...a brilliant and fantastically told exploration of race in America - and of growing up, too..."

"Bagley’s charismatic illustrations add character, movement, comedy and style..."

"recounts eloquently the history of the Royal British Legion..."

"...an enchanting story, in which elements of traditional fairy tale verge on the surreal..."

"Wilson makes it look so easy..."

"timeless coming-of-age story..."

"Beautifully written, witty, observant and reminiscent of E Nesbit, this novel merits a place in the canon of children’s classics...."

"a wonderful, magic-realist feminist fantasy..."

"...this dense, beautifully unravelled family saga may be her best book yet...."

"this sequel is just as exciting as the first instalment and just as thrilling, gorgeously written and illustrated..."

"lively action and characteristic precision ..."

"'The power of poetry blazes through She Is Fierce (Macmillan), an all-female anthology edited by Ana Sampson'..."

"'Longtime collaborators Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre have worked more of their down-to-earth magic in The Legend of Kevin'..."

"Teenage romances are ten-a-penny, but the grandeur of a Norwegian setting is not the only element that sets Lucy van Smit’s debut novel apart..."

"'by CHERUB series author Robert Muchamore: a big, slow-burning standalone, full of tangible detail, sexual frankness and believable characterisation'..."

"Laura Dockrill’s brilliantly quirky, friendly text is as full of personality as her books for older readers..."

"The writing is as beautiful as you might expect..."

"...a beautifully illustrated collection of nature poems for children – one for every day of the year..."

"Riddell's drawings lend old-fashioned enchantment to this thoroughly modern tale...."

"towering mythology..."

"Peril in Paris (Egmont) begins a new series for Katherine Woodfine’s Sophie and Lil, detective stars of her bestselling Sinclair’s Mysteries...."

"This is an inventive and touching story, from a novice who writes like an old pro..."

"shot through with piercingly bright, unforgettable images...."

"Onjali Raúf’s debut, The Boy at the Back of the Class... offers a child’s eye view and an ambitious, adventure-filled plot...."

"This is a book that should have any child glued to their deckchair..."

"a particularly delightful anthology of poems..."

"a seductively simple writer, whose crisp, pared-back prose enables an action-packed plot..."

"St John is a wonderful writer, who lets the adventure hurtle without ever making the reader feel hurried..."

"He is that rare thing - a writer of lucid, mature elegance, who can still see the world through adolescent eyes...."

"...she is a brilliant storyteller, whose flair for drama soon lures you in..."

"It takes a bold author to write a tale so reminiscent of Peter Rabbit, but Faber pulls it off..."

"the latest gem in the revival..."

"His reflections on how to nourish the imagination of children in an age of screens are excellent. Until we get to God......."