Children -- Books and reading

When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one. No wonder she only left the house for her weekly trip to the library or to spend her pocket money on amassing her own at home. In this book, Lucy rev...

Alison David uses her experience and extensive research to show parents how to instil a love of reading that will improve not only their child's life, but theirs as well. Sitting alongside parenting books by the likes of Gina Ford, Annabel Karmel, Amy Chua, and Steve Biddulph, this practical guid...

How do you create an active reader? Why is reading good for creativity? Why is it vital for teaching the next generation resilience and positive mental health? In the digital age of never-ending screen time you could argue that the power of books has diminished. But while screens have changed the...

'Who Next ...?' includes listings for over 750 children's authors to help signpost young readers to new material when they have exhausted the works of their favourite writers.