Retro reads, artists and beasts galore... Here’s what our unstoppable family reviewers gobbled up last month

From lost quacks to discovering symphonies via worms, witches and fairies – here’s a roundup of what our family readers were reviewing last month

Visual feasts, fussy eaters, and a pig mistaken for a prince who guzzles his way through a palace of food... Don’t read this roundup of last month’s picture book reviews on an empty stomach!

Our family reviewers donned their festive gear this month: they’ve dodged snowball fights, survived snow day antics, seen Christmas saved by socks and learnt about Christmas traditions across Africa. Settle down to some Christmas reading with family and friends (and Mog the cat!) in our roundup up of their reviews

It has been a month of monsters, madness and mischief for our family readers. Here is a roundup of the books they gave a thumbs up to in October.

Autumn reading is off to a flying start for our family readers, so here are the highlights of the books they have been lost in this month, from capers through faraway cities to airborne adventures with cows

Our family reviewers have been munching their way through books about crunching guinea pigs and very hungry lions, as well as fun books about art and drawing. Here are their top tips on what to keep your child entertained with as the evenings get shorter and the sun goes on a holiday all of its own

School’s out and the picture book world has gone a little topsy-turvy this month as a dog says moo, a bath flies off to save the world and fruit gets up for a good boogie! That’s right, it can only be our family reviewers’ top tips on what to read with your child this summerDo you want to become a Guardian children’s books family reviewer? Review the book you’re reading with your child right now!