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The Twelve by Liz Hyder is The Times and The Sunday Times Children's Book of The Week! Lucy Bannerman thetimes.com/culture/books/…

The Times children's book of the week is... 'Sidekicks' by Dan Santat. a supremely slick graphic novel for younger readers about pets in training to become superheroes. 'Leon' by Jamar Nicholas also provides another excellent riff on caped crusaders... thetimes.com/article/b5011f…

“Something completely new… the writing is terrific… Enchanting” Overjoyed that #MidnightTreasure is a Times Books Children’s Book of the Week! My dad inspired this book with a mysterious map and his favourite book was The Hobbit, the book he read to us as children and we

The Times children's book of the week is...'Midnight Treasure' by Piers Torday A 13-year-old boy on the cusp of becoming a fully fledged "werwolf"goes on a thrilling quest to find vampir treasure - think The Hobbit with extra fangs and fur. Hachette Children's Group thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Lots of fun chatting with Robert Macfarlane, Johnny Flynn +Emily Sutton about their new picture book Southbank Centre today. Special shoutout to the star of the show - the wee boy who threw us a curveball at the end with his question about time travel. Magic Cat Publishing Ted Hodgkinson

I count FOURTEEN nominations on the #Carnegie longlists that have also been 'The Times and The Sunday Times children's book of the week.' Congrats to all the nominees. Anyone fancy predicting a winner?

We don't expect Richard Osman books to have subplots about recycling or Jilly Cooper characters to play naked tennis against a biodiversity crisis in the Cotswolds. It's not fair that kids' books can't just entertain - they also have to save the world. thetimes.com/article/224ef6…

'Anya's Quest', an eco fable spiced with Hindu mythology by Jasbinder Bilan is caught in the classic dilemma facing many kids' books -but it does it beautifully. The artwork by Jane Ray is gorgeous. Anya's Quest is The Times children's book of the week. thetimes.com/article/224ef6…

I'm all for eccentric landlords. Pity help anyone who ever dared order water in my dad's pub. But opening only for weekday lunchtimes?! Hugh Corcoran and Lady Frances are going to have to sell a lot of Scampi Fries to make that work.... thetimes.com/uk/society/art…

The Hotel Balzaar: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Júlia Sardà is The Times and The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week! 🌟 Thank you Lucy Bannerman for a wonderful review! thetimes.com/article/d80f22…

Such a lovely evening. CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of this year's FAB Prize: Debbie Antwi, Aisha Stoll, Andrea White and Rose Anthony. 💥📚💥📚💥📚💥📚💥

Werewolves! Party crows! Superhero pets! Plus some telepathy, a sci-fi dystopia and one very special tale about time travel... ⚡️The Times Children's Books of the Year are here⚡️ Check out our favourite 21 titles of 2024 👇 thetimes.com/article/612dcc…

Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford and the Russian geneticist Lyudmila Trut were both born in 1933 and died within weeks of each other in their 90s. Listen to the story of their two VASTLY different lives in the latest episode of our podcast,Your History: pod.fo/e/287c0a

The TIMES/CH writing competition is NOW OPEN!🎉 The Times and The Sunday Times Lucy Bannerman Times/Chicken House Writing Competition See below for more details⬇️

In this episode of the Your History podcast,we celebrate these two remarkable lives: Judith Jamison, dancer, choreographer and 1st African-American woman to direct a modern dance company; Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies,last of the Maori Battalion. Listen here: pod.fo/e/28b48f

MAP REVEAL! ✨️ Just three weeks until INKBOUND comes out, so I thought I'd share this stunning map of New London, created by Nicolette Caven! There are so many amazing details included, and I hope readers will enjoy tracking Metty's journeys through the city ⚡️

On every kid's 10th birthday, they receive a magical tattoo determining their fate.Unfortunately for Metty, her fate is to be...a murderer. The Times children's book of the week is 'Inkbound' by Philippa Leathley,a magical fantasy fizzing with good ideas. thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Two VERY different lives are celebrated in the latest episode of Your History: David Lodge, the academic+author, and Jocelyn Wildenstein, the socialite who became notorious as the poster woman for plastic surgery gone wrong. Listen here: shows.acast.com/your-history/e…

Last week we announced our five fantastic CLiPPA judges, who have the important job of choosing this years CLiPPA shortlist! A huge thank you to Annette Brook, Matt Goodfellow, Roger McGough, Lucy Bannerman and Saira Bano for your dedication to children's poetry!💫

How do you pick the world's best picturebook? Is UK publishing too "safe"? Are British book buyers missing out on all the weird+wonderful picturebooks from around the world? I went behind the scenes @BolognaRagazzi awards to find out... #worldbookday thetimes.com/life-style/par…