Children's

Every one of us is the unreliable narrator of our own life. The bucket and spade summers may not have been entirely sunny, the ice-cream not quite so delicious. But Shirley Hughes's books, with their deftly sketched figures and everyday adventures, uphold a greater, altogether more magical truth about the sequestered world of childhood.  Read more

"A lot of parents assume that once kids begin to read independently, that now that is the best thing for them to do," said Maggie McGuire, the vice president for a website for parents operated by Scholastic.  Read more

These were the 10 most popular stories about children's and YA books on publishersweekly.com in 2014.

David Fickling Books has recently gone independent and didn't have a stand at the Fair, but David was doing a good job as a publisher at large, roaming the aisles with Simon Mason, his Managing Director, and Caro Fickling, who is MD of the Phoenix comic they produce.  Read more

Neil Gaiman delivered an impassioned lecture in support of the future of reading and libraries focusing particularly on children and young people.

The importance of reading for pleasure  Read more