Reading with kids | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/reading-with-kids Latest news and features from theguardian.com, the world's leading liberal voice en-gb Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2018 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:13:48 GMT 2018-02-22T11:13:48Z en-gb Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2018 The Guardian https://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png https://www.theguardian.com Recommended reads: ages 8–10 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-8-10 As chosen by the Guardian's book doctor<br /><br />To order all featured titles at a minimum 20% discount, visit <a href="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/kidsreading" title="Kids Reading">Guardian Bookshop</a> or call 0330 333 6846 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-8-10">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Children's books: 8-12 years Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:23:01 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-8-10 Photograph: Michael Foreman/Egmont Kensuke's Kingdom ©Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman/Egmont Photograph: Michael Foreman/Egmont Kensuke's Kingdom ©Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman/Egmont Julia Eccleshare 2011-10-22T23:23:01Z How children's books escape the page https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/childrens-books-adaptations Children's books seem especially apt for adaptation by TV, film and theatre, and some have slipped into the cultural mainstream<p>Everything, bar the house elves, is bigger in the world of Harry Potter. The books run to many hundreds of pages; their sales dwarf those of other children's books; the film adaptations have been, for several years, the big commercial event of the movie calendar. So when Potter comes to the web at the end of this month in the form of <a href="http://www.pottermore.com/" title="">pottermore.com</a>, it will be&nbsp;the highlight of the year for millions of readers.</p><p>The draw for those readers will be the 18,000 words of new content about the boy wizard and his acolytes and enemies, though retailing will also be a mighty part of its purpose. Early word from those who have seen the beta version of the site is good, though it only covers the first Potter novel&nbsp;so&nbsp;far.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/childrens-books-adaptations">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:19:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/childrens-books-adaptations Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images Chinese fans flock to bookstores for Harry Potter In Nanjing Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images Chinese fans flock to bookstores for Harry Potter In Nanjing Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images Michael Hann 2011-10-22T23:19:00Z Recommended reads: ages 11–13 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-11-13 As chosen by the Guardian's book doctor<br /><br />To order all featured titles at a minimum 20% discount, visit <a href="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/kidsreading" title="Kids Reading">Guardian Bookshop</a> or call 0330 333 6846 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-11-13">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Children's books: 8-12 years Teen books Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:17:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-11-13 Photograph: Jim Kay/Walker Books A MONSTER CALLS written by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd & illustrated by Jim Kay Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HJ. www.walker.co.uk Photograph: Jim Kay/Walker Books A MONSTER CALLS written by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd & illustrated by Jim Kay Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HJ. www.walker.co.uk Julia Eccleshare 2011-10-22T23:17:00Z Don't fear the Reader: how technology can benefit children's books https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/childrens-books-technology New technology, far from tempting kids away from books, promises to add a new dimension to reading<p>'Why don't you turn off that TV and read a book for a&nbsp;change?" Such was the traditional teatime war cry of 1970s Middle-Class Mum. Its antiphonal response: "Oh muuum ..." I belong to a generation that was conditioned to see television, and later computer games, as the enemies of childhood reading: rivals for time and attention that could be spent with a book.</p><p>Now that computers are a means by which books are transmitted, that distinction is breaking down. We must now set aside the prejudices of our parents and the superstitions we have about books being magical objects imbued with learning.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/childrens-books-technology">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers E-readers Technology Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:14:01 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/childrens-books-technology Photograph: Jill Mead Two boys reading, one with an ereader Photograph: Jill Mead Photograph: Jill Mead Two boys reading, one with an ereader Photograph: Jill Mead Sam Leith 2011-10-22T23:14:01Z Recommended reads: ages 13+ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-13-plus As chosen by the Guardian's book doctor<br /><br />To order all featured titles at a minimum 20% discount, visit <a href="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/kidsreading" title="Kids Reading">Guardian Bookshop</a> or call 0330 333 6846 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-13-plus">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Teen books Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:11:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-13-plus Photograph: Bodley Head/Getty Images Creature of the night by Kate Thompson, published by Bodley Head Photograph: Bodley Head/Getty Images Photograph: Bodley Head/Getty Images Creature of the night by Kate Thompson, published by Bodley Head Photograph: Bodley Head/Getty Images Julia Eccleshare 2011-10-22T23:11:00Z Recommended reads: nonfiction for ages 8+ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-8-non-fiction As chosen by the Guardian's book doctor<br /><br />To order all featured titles at a minimum 20% discount, visit <a href="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/kidsreading" title="Kids Reading">Guardian Bookshop</a> or call 0330 333 6846 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-8-non-fiction">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Children's books: 8-12 years Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:11:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/recommended-reads-children-8-non-fiction Photograph: Martin Brown/Scholastic Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors by Terry Deary, illustrated by Martin Brown/Scholastic ©Martin Brown, 1993 Photograph: Martin Brown/Scholastic Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors by Terry Deary, illustrated by Martin Brown/Scholastic ©Martin Brown, 1993 Julia Eccleshare 2011-10-22T23:11:00Z The power of myth and magic in teenage fiction https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/teenage-fiction-myths-and-magic Young-adult fiction author Maggie Stiefvater reveals why magic and myth play such an important part in her books<p>I write about magic in my novels because I want to write about the truth. To me, these are the things that are true about the world: there are heroes and there are villains. Great power comes with terrible consequences. The hardest battles are fought in your own head. Money shouldn't change who we are&nbsp;or how people look at us, but it does. When your mother says there&nbsp;are no monsters, sometimes she is wrong ...</p><p>When you write about these truths in everyday terms, they can become obscured. It's hard to see a&nbsp;hero when the heroics involve getting the kids ready for school when a partner is sick in bed. It's difficult to see a villain when the damage done is internal; a twist of the knife in a lover's emotions. It's hard to see a monster when what the monster's killing is hope.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/teenage-fiction-myths-and-magic">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Teen books Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:10:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/teenage-fiction-myths-and-magic Photograph: Kate Hummel Maggie Stiefvater. Photograph: Kate Hummel Photograph: Kate Hummel Maggie Stiefvater. Photograph: Kate Hummel Maggie Stiefvater 2011-10-22T23:10:00Z Why is dystopia so appealing to young adults? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/dystopian-fiction Why is the current crop of dystopian fiction so popular with teenage readers?<p>Vampires, fallen angels and their brooding kin still crowd the young-adult shelves of your local bookstore. But they are having to&nbsp;make room for a new wave of dystopian fiction, kicked off by the jaw-dropping success of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games trilogy, set in a post-apocalyptic North American totalitarian state.</p><p>Books for young people set in a&nbsp;post-apocalyptic or dystopian worlds are not new. Three notable early examples are Madeleine L'Engle's science fantasy A&nbsp;Wrinkle in Time (1962), William Sleator's suspense novel House of Stairs (1974) and the politically intriguing The Giver (1993) by Lois Lowry. Some of the big names of the new wave, along with Collins, are British-based American author Patrick Ness, Mortal Engines writer Philip Reeve, and young adult science-fiction novelist Scott Westerfeld. But what is it that attracts teenage readers to dystopian fiction?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/dystopian-fiction">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Teen books Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:09:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/dystopian-fiction Photograph: Benjamin Harte Moira Young. Photograph: Benjamin Harte Photograph: Benjamin Harte Moira Young. Photograph: Benjamin Harte Moira Young 2011-10-22T23:09:00Z Comics and graphic novels picked by comic-book aficionado Charlie Higson https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/charlie-higson-favourite-comic-books Author and comedian Charlie Higson reveals his favourite comic books and graphic novels <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/charlie-higson-favourite-comic-books">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Charlie Higson Comics and graphic novels Chris Ware Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:04:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/charlie-higson-favourite-comic-books Photograph: Dave Gibbons/DC Comics / Titan Books Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons / DC Comics / Titan Books Photograph: Dave Gibbons/DC Comics / Titan Books Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons / DC Comics / Titan Books Charlie Higson 2011-10-22T23:04:00Z Meet the authors https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/meet-the-authors The Guardian children's fiction prize has been awarded to a number of much-loved writers. But who will land the much-coveted prize next month? Here's the shortlist <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/meet-the-authors">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:01:01 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/23/meet-the-authors Dale Berning 2011-10-22T23:01:01Z What makes a classic? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/20/enduring-love What makes a children's book a classic? Why do some stories survive multiple generations of young readers, while others enjoy short-lived glory?<p>The absolute core of the children's canon – the classic classics, if you like, such as The Railway Children, The Wind in the Willows, The Jungle Book, The Secret Garden, Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, etc – tend to be more than a century old, the product of "the golden age" of children's literature, covering roughly the late Victorian era to the end of the Edwardian age.</p><p>Before that, you had to pity the poor juvenile bookworm. Consider such unremittingly improving works as James Janeway's A Token For Children: Being An Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives and Joyful Deaths of Several Young Children (1795). Or The History of the Fairchild Family (1818), a series of moralistic stories emphasising the likelihood of hell and damnation for non-believers. What they wouldn't have given for a whiff of Badger, Ratty or Mole, let alone a page of Harry Potter.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/20/enduring-love">Continue reading...</a> Books Culture Children and teenagers Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:22:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/20/enduring-love Photograph: Jill Mead 'There must be something about a true classic that remains relevant across the generations ...' Photograph: Jill Mead Photograph: Jill Mead 'There must be something about a true classic that remains relevant across the generations ...' Photograph: Jill Mead Lucy Mangan 2011-10-20T11:22:00Z
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