With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of the 12 authors that belong on every child’s bookshelf (and six best banished). Bookish children become bookish adults, and we remember those gateway ...

Roald Dahl has been voted primary school teachers’ favourite author, while Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo snaps up the title of best children’s book. A survey from the education resources website ...

Author Sharna Jackson is something of a rarity. As a black children's writer, she's already in a minority. But her debut book High-Rise Mystery, a detective story starring young black sisters and ...