Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping. GIFT IDEAS FOR AGES 0-2

For very little babies, you can’t go wrong with a soft, squishy cloth book. The Wee Gallery cloth books are among some of the classiest, and Friendly Faces in the Forest and Friendly Faces at the Farm are adorable.

Flashcards with high-contrast illustrations a…

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The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) by Jeff Kinney Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2) by Jessica Townsend All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again by Mem Fox & Judy Horacek The Ice Monster by David Walliams & Tony Ross Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell Ev…

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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2) by Jessica Townsend The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) by Jeff Kinney All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7) by Sarah J. Maas Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell Lenny’s Book…

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We go to strange new worlds in this month’s YA offerings: into the skies, other dimensions, famous cemeteries and places between life and death. Find our November picks for kids books here. YA BOOK OF THE MONTH A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos (translated by Hildegarde Serle)

The world has been affected by the cataclysmic Rupture, and now exists as a collection of floating Arks, e…

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My Two Blankets (bilingual editions) by Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood (translated by the ASRC) Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7) by Sarah J. Maas Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different by Ben Brooks & Quinton Winter The Bad Guys Ep…

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This month we had a visit from debut author Katya De Becerra, whose supernatural thriller What the Woods Keep was released in October.

Katya gave us a fascinating rendition of her relentless determination to get her book published. She approached over 70 literary agents before she found a US agent to represent her work. The agent then had to submit to over 30 publishers before finding a US publi…

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Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan The Bad Guys Episode 8: Superbad by Aaron Blabey All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters (The Questioneers Book 1) by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts Pig the Grub by Aaron Blabey Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different by Ben Brooks & Quinton Winter Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli & …

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If you suspect your book club has fallen into a reading rut, you should consider picking a YA book one month! Contemporary YA fiction is plot- and character-driven, responsive to the current political and social climate, has an eye on inclusion and representation, and tends to cross-pollinate genres in a very satisfying way. Here are some top recent YA picks for your book club. Far From the …

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Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan The Bad Guys Episode 8: Superbad by Aaron Blabey Flying Ninja! (Ninja Kid Book 2) by Anh Do & Jeremy Ley Lord of the Fleas (The Adventures of Dog Man Book 5) by Dav Pilkey Pig the Grub by Aaron Blabey Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak Everything I’ve Never Said by Samantha Wheeler Stories for Boys Who Dare to be …

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Teen reader Ngaire Bogemann wants to see more authentic depictions of feminism in contemporary young adult (YA) literature. (Please note that there’s a spoiler for the Divergent series in this blog post.)

The accurate representation of women in the YA department has grown exponentially in recent years. I’m proud of where we are, proud of the increasing number of female-written, female-driven …

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