The best Australian children’s books of 2023: Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and more
From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite reads
February 2023
David Sutherland obituary
Cartoonist for the Beano whose artwork encapsulated the mayhem of the Bash Street Kids for more than 60 years
February 2022
Tintin’s world adventure: comic strip hero joins the Smurfs on new Belgian passport
Designs for official documents celebrate the country’s heritage – and are hard to forge
September 2021
Graphic novel of the month
Rebecca & Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor by Pascal Girard review – postpartum PI
The fierce love and deathly boredom of maternity leave is addressed playfully in a delightful mystery for adults and kids
November 2019
Meet Simone Lia, cartoonist and champion of the humble worm
The Observer’s comic-strip artist on her new children’s book and her obsession with invertebrates
December 2018
Children's book reviews round-up
The best children’s books of 2018 for all ages
From celebrity-penned tales to fresh interpretations of the classics, here is our pick of the best for hungry readers from tots to teens
November 2018
Book clinic
Book clinic: which books can help with my daughter’s low self-esteem?
A selection of books, from Victoria Jamieson’s Roller Girl to Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, to help build confidence
July 2018
Why are children’s books stuck in monochrome?
Sanchita Basu De Sarkar
The joy of seeing someone who looks like you on a page is huge – but some of us have a hard time finding them, says children’s bookshop owner Sanchita Basu De Sarkar
December 2017
Children's book roundup
Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Look who’s back! Dennis the Menace wows new generation of mischief-loving children
September 2017
Children's book roundup
Children’s books roundup: the best new picture books and novels
Goth Girl goes out with a bang, Michael Morpurgo visits the land of Oz, Sally Jones the gorilla and a trio of suffragettes
June 2016
Children's books
Group Reviews – a selection
Children's books
Username: Evie by Joe Sugg - review
May 2016
Children's books
Northern Lights: The Graphic Novel Volume One by Philip Pullman – review
Sim: ‘This engrossing and meaty graphic novel will pull you into a world of magnificent inventions and peculiar beings’
April 2016
Children's books
The best starter graphic novels for YA readers
The world of graphic novels can be hard to navigate, especially if you’re not a superhero fan. Here are seven of the best introductions to the genre for teens
Children's books
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel and Jon Klassen - review
harshita1211: ‘What I personally couldn’t have imagined was put on paper, which was very new and thrilling’
Children's books
Jim Reaper: Son of Grim by Rachel Delaheye and Jamie Littler - review
Ruby Redfort: ‘Full of lavish illustrations and thick with laughter, many people are going to have this on their book list’
March 2016
Children's books
Blistering barnacles! Hergé's Tintin adventures are the perfect mix of cozy and thrill
Dependable, plucky Tintin is surrounded by a crowd of eccentric goodies and dastardly baddies and their rip-roaring, globe-trotting adventures were Harriet Whitehorn’s ultimate comfort read
Children's books
Tank Girl: not at all male-gazey, like so many American superheroines
Tank Girl was hilarious, drove a tank, farted, picked her nose and swore like a sailor with a stubbed toe – and she was a feminist landmark in comic book history. Tatum Flynn explains how this original punk rebel inspired her anarchic, irreverant children’s books set in Hell
Children's books
Lois Lane is far more than 'just' Superman's girlfriend
Lois Lane is a brave, smart, fearless, ambitious journalist who always goes after the story – and it’s time to put her famous love interest to one side argues teen author Gwenda Bond
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Children's booksTank Girl: not at all male-gazey, like so many American superheroinesTank Girl was hilarious, drove a tank, farted, picked her nose and swore like a sailor with a stubbed toe – and she was a feminist landmark in comic book history. Tatum Flynn explains how this original punk rebel inspired her anarchic, irreverant children’s books set in Hell
