What a year 2018 was for children's publishing. So many amazing books were published it’s quite possible even the most dedicated of parents missed a few. Find our favourites in this special selection.

Each year thousands of children's books are published and each month we feature  our favourites, all categorised by age range.

After much debate in the office, here are the ones we think are the best of the year.

We hope you enjoy the selection.
So, browse away and make sure you haven't missed out on our 'must reads' of 2018.

And why not also check our Book Awards category which lists all the shortlisted and winning books for the most prestigious awards of 2018.