Mal Peet
A dramatic, topical novel inspired by Shakespeare's Othello which will appeal to both boys and girls with its themes of...
Mal Peet
Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2006.What the judges said: This is an enthralling and multi-layered novel that traces...
Mal Peet
This extraordinary, gripping tale pulses with the rhythms of football and the rainforest. Teenagers will love it but football loving...
Mal Peet
This is the audio CD version of the novel The Penalty from Mal Peet that features Paul...
Mal Peet
Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. This is the second novel from Mal Peet that features Paul...
Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins’ writing rivals the likes of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson. She’s an author truly in tune with the...
Paul Kieve
Abracadabra! This mysterious book will without doubt inspire the young apprentice magicians of the 21st century with the unveiling of...
Dugald Steer
A handsome production of two fabulous ‘ology’ titles together in one slip case. A look behind the scenes of a...
Andy Briggs
Another superpowered adventure from a master of pen and plot. If you’re looking for a book that is exploding with...
Dugald Steer
Dragonology was the start of the worldwide Ology phenomenon and has spawned many a book both about dragons...
Geraldine Mccaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean is a genius in her ability to draw the reader in to a part of history that might not...
Debi Gliori
A cautionary tale for readers young and old about the use and misuse of the planet, featuring dragons. Accessible and...
Ferida Wolff, Harriet May Savitz
A beautifully heart-warming story about generosity rewarded with stunning illustrations by the award-winning illustrator Elena Odriozola.
Margaret Mahy
This fabulous and ridiculous bouncing story told in a rollicking rhyme charts the adventures of a baby who gets wafted...
Kristina Stephenson
Charlie is big, bold and daring but is he brave enough to rescue a damsel in distress? Find out by...
Sally Grindley
Savour the excitement of Christmas with this perfect family treasury. A bright and irresistible bedtime collection for young children with...
Carol Ann Duffy
Shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Greenway. A wonderfully lyrical story about the search for the happy endings that are needed to make...
Tim Bowler
Totally gripping teens thriller written in a direct and compelling style. Tough kid Blade wants no one to know him....
Neil Gaiman
Spooks galore in this brilliant and fantastic story of life in the graveyard. When Baby Bod escapes a murderer intent...
Mal Peet
A dramatic, topical novel inspired by Shakespeare's Othello which will appeal to both boys and girls with its themes of...
Melvin Burgess
As ever, Melvin Burgess makes readers think. Sara signs up for a face transplant but is it her who wants...
Patrick Ness
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008. The electrifying and unflinching young adult debut novel about the impossible choices of...
Sally Nicholls
Sympathetic, touching, and surprisingly funny, Ways To Live Forever is a fantastic debut from Sally Nicholls....
Ann Rinaldi
A wonderfully atmospheric historical novel based on the story of the first African American female poet and a perfect introduction...
Tim Bowler
Totally gripping teens thriller written in a direct and compelling style. Tough kid Blade wants no one to know him....
Chris Priestley
This is serious spine-tingling stuff and not for the faint-hearted, it’s a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and...
Joanna Nadin
Laugh out loud funny from the first page, The Meaning of Life, will be devoured by teenagers and adults in...
Mal Peet
A dramatic, topical novel inspired by Shakespeare's Othello which will appeal to both boys and girls with its themes of...
Patrick Ness
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008. The electrifying and unflinching young adult debut novel about the impossible choices of...
Sally Nicholls
Sympathetic, touching, and surprisingly funny, Ways To Live Forever is a fantastic debut from Sally Nicholls....
Robert Jackson, Bubbi Morthens
This is an epic children’s story, told with great humour, optimism and warmth. It will grip the reader not just...
Marie-louise Jensen
Marianne promises her dying mother that she’ll seek a better life and especially that she’ll try to find her father....
Emily Diamand
Winner of The Times Children’s Fiction Competition, this original post-apocalyptic fantasy is an action packed debut novel. Determined to find...
Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins’ writing rivals the likes of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson. She’s an author truly in tune with the...
Geraldine Mccaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean is a genius in her ability to draw the reader in to a part of history that might not...
Mal Peet
A dramatic, topical novel inspired by Shakespeare's Othello which will appeal to both boys and girls with its themes of...
Michael Morpurgo
A wonderfully emotional but heart-warming tale from the pen of one of the foremost writers for children. Brilliantly interwoven in...
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke’s acclaimed Inkheart trilogy, whilst rooted in the real world, sweeps beyond words to the Inkworld, a richly imagined...
Julia Donaldson
Creators of The Gruffalo, best selling author/ illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are back with another bestseller on their...
Sian Pattenden
In this gripping third book in the Agatha Bilke series, our jeune fille terrible finds herself back in all kinds...
Robert Jackson, Bubbi Morthens
This is an epic children’s story, told with great humour, optimism and warmth. It will grip the reader not just...
Guo Yue, Clare Farrow
A fascinating snapshot of how totally life changed in beijing for a little boy, Little Leap Forward, his family and...
Dugald Steer
Inventive and imaginative, this pack is fun to read and make. It introduces the elusive Frost Dragon, a little known...
Rick Riordan
Want to get your kids reading, well here’s a spellbinding adventure that we think kids of 8 upwards will really...
Angie Sage
Home alone with two ghosts and her cousin is not something Araminta Spook had in mind when her aunt and...
Amnesty International
An arrestingly original way of informing children of their human rights, We Are All Born Free depicts each of the...
Mini Grey
Hurrah for Traction Man, the toy hero who, with his faithful side kick Scrubbing Brush, is up for adventures anytime...
Tony Ross
Best loved, classic nursery stories are vividly brought to life in Tony Ross’s humorous and vigorous...
Lewis Carroll, Rodney Matthews
The story is timeless and can be read at so many different levels but this lavish slipcased edition is quite...
Mini Grey
Hilarious action-packed new adventures for the intrepid Traction Man and his popular side-kick, Scrubbing Brush, in this fantastic sequel by...
Sian Pattenden
In this gripping third book in the Agatha Bilke series, our jeune fille terrible finds herself back in all kinds...
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Who is Julia Eccleshare ?
Julia Eccleshare has spent her working life to date within children's books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator. Apart from her current role as Editorial contributor and advisor to Lovereading4kids, she is the children's editor of the Guardian.
She has co-edited and is the author of a number of books including the Rough Guide to Teenage Literature, the fascinating and insightful Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children's Writers, which is a celebration of a century of children's literature, as well as Treasure Islands: the Woman's Hour Guide to Children's Books. She also spent some considerable time as a children's fiction editor in UK publishing. She has been a selector to the Children's Books of the Year, a guide to the best books published annually, a member of the advisory board of a children's book club and for some while was children's books editor of The Bookseller. She regularly appears as a judge or Chair of judges on some of the major children's book prizes including the Whitbread (now called the Costa) and the Nestle among others.
From this engagement with the field she has encyclopaedic knowledge of what has been published for children over the last twenty five or thirty years, how fashions have changed, what has worked and how best to help children and their parents find the book that they will most enjoy. Julia was awarded the Eleanor Farjeon Prize in 2000 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to children's books. She is married with four children and lives in London.



