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Here are images from both</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/edvulliamy" rel="author" title="Contributor's page"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/contributor/2007/09/28/ed_vulliamy_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Ed Vulliamy"/> </a> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> <a class="contributor" rel="author" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/edvulliamy"> Ed Vulliamy</a> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 19.05 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" date-posted "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <p class="date"> Saturday 11 February 2012 </p> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/11/win-dennis-menace-cartoon" class="link-text">Win an exclusive Dennis the Menace cartoon!</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/11/win-dennis-menace-cartoon" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2012/2/10/1328898419814/The-Trial-of-Dennis-the-M-012.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="The Trial of Dennis the Menace" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Minnie visits the Guardian offices to try to help Dennis the Menace - but what does she persuade the editor to write at the top of the front page of the newspaper? Illustration: DC Thomson</p> </div> <p>Dennis the Menace is in big trouble and his friends have asked the Guardian children's books site to help. Find out how in this exclusive cartoon, fill in the missing words in the last panel and you could win your own Dennis the Menace cartoon</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/11/win-dennis-menace-cartoon">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted on </span> <span class="timestamp"> 05.52 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/11/review-long-way-home-morpurgo" class="link-text">Long Way Home by Michael Morpurgo - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Orcacrazy:</strong> I really enjoyed reading this book and the storylines touched my heart</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/11/review-long-way-home-morpurgo">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Orcacrazy </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" date-posted "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <p class="date"> Friday 10 February 2012 </p> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/10/iwm-wartime-exhibition" class="link-text">Once Upon a Wartime - Imperial War Museum exhibition</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/10/iwm-wartime-exhibition" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/1/11/1326300313770/War-Horse-007.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="War Horse" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">War Horse. Photograph: Andrew Cooper</p> </div> <p>Steven Spielberg's script for War Horse and the jacket Albert wears in the film are among the stars of a new show at Manchester's Imperial War Museum</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/10/iwm-wartime-exhibition">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Alexandra Blakeman </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 10.51 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/interactive/2012/feb/10/first-chapter-catastrophic-history" class="link-text">Read the first chapter of The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p>Brie's life ends at 16 when her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart - literally. But, as she discovers, life and love can be even more complicated when you're dead. Sample the first chapter of this romantic teen read</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 10.49 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/10/review-blood-red-road-moira-young" class="link-text">Blood Red Road by Moira Young - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Aiman:</strong> 'I think Blood Red Road is an extremely gripping and thrilling read. Each chapter is linked to the next and the description is just fantastic'</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/10/review-blood-red-road-moira-young">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Aiman </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" date-posted "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <p class="date"> Thursday 9 February 2012 </p> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/review-wreck-of-the-zanzibar-michael-morpurgo" class="link-text">The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Orcacrazy:</strong> 'The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a great story for people who like an emotional book that makes you think'</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/review-wreck-of-the-zanzibar-michael-morpurgo">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/michaelmorpurgocontributor" rel="author" title="Contributor's page"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/1/22/1264163675689/michael.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="michael"/> </a> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Orcacrazy </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 10.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/lemony-snicket-childhood" class="link-text">Lemony Snicket to publish a series of autobiographical accounts</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/lemony-snicket-childhood" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/BOOKS/Pix/pictures/2012/2/9/1328793440585/Lemony-Snicket-007.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Lemony Snicket" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Lemony Snicket ... 'wrong questions that should not have been on his mind'. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian</p> </div> A Series of Unfortunate Events author to launch autobiographical All the Wrong Questions sequence this autumn <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/lemony-snicket-childhood">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alisonflood" rel="author" title="Contributor's page"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/3/14/1300117336779/Alison.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Alison Flood"/> </a> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> <a class="contributor" rel="author" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alisonflood"> Alison Flood</a> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 08.38 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/top-10-kathryn-erskine" class="link-text">Kathryn Erskine's top 10 first person narratives</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/top-10-kathryn-erskine" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/12/22/1229958179612/Gregory-Peck-and-Brock-Pe-001.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Gregory Peck and Brock Peters in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)." class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Gregory Peck and Brock Peters in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Photograph: Kobal</p> </div> <p>The author of Mockingbird picks her favourite reads with a powerful storytelling voice</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/top-10-kathryn-erskine">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Kathryn Erskine </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 07.13 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/quiz/2012/feb/09/love-in-literature-quiz" class="link-text">Love in literature - quiz</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/quiz/2012/feb/09/love-in-literature-quiz" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Education/Pix/pictures/2010/4/5/1270469789570/The-Twilight-Saga-New-Moo-001.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Film - 2009" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Film - 2009 Photograph: Rex Features</p> </div> <p>With Valentine's Day coming up, we thought we'd go all lovey dovey with this week's quiz. Test your knowledge with our literary love-in!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 06.51 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/gladiator-soldier-trumps" class="link-text">Gladiator v soldier – who's top?</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/gladiator-soldier-trumps" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2012/2/9/1328782318588/Gladiator-v-soldier-007.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Gladiator v soldier" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Combat history: Gladiator v modern day soldier. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library</p> </div> <p>Gladiator or 21st century soldier - who is toughest? Brothers and writers Alex and Simon Scarrow put ancient and modern fighters to the test</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/gladiator-soldier-trumps">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted on </span> <span class="timestamp"> 05.19 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/review-farm-boy-michael-morpurgo" class="link-text">Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>SaiWish0221P:</strong> 'This wonderful book touches the heart of the reader, no matter how many times it is read. It is the sequel to the now major motion film War Horse, and I think it is just as good'</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/09/review-farm-boy-michael-morpurgo">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> SaiWish0221 </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" date-posted "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <p class="date"> Wednesday 8 February 2012 </p> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/royal-society-book-prize" class="link-text">Would you like to be a book prize judge?</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/royal-society-book-prize" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2010/12/21/1292931746069/science-experiment-003.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="science experiment" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Two schoolboys watching an experiment in a science classroom. Photograph: Ableimages/Getty Images</p> </div> <p>The Royal Society is on the look out for some science-savvy youth groups to join them in judging the 2012 Young people's book prize</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/royal-society-book-prize">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Alexandra Blakeman </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 12.11 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/poll/2012/feb/08/poll-dickens" class="link-text">Have you read any Dickens?</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/poll/2012/feb/08/poll-dickens" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2011/12/23/1324661536027/Gillian-Anderson-as-Miss--007.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Have you read any Dickens? Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham in the recent BBC production of Great Expectations. Photograph: Nicola Dove/BBC</p> </div> <p>Dickens's biographer says children don't read his novels anymore - can we prove her wrong?</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/poll/2012/feb/08/poll-dickens">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 10.41 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/waterstones-childrens-books-prize-teen" class="link-text">Gritty teen reads dominate Waterstones children's prize shortlist</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/waterstones-childrens-books-prize-teen" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/BOOKS/Pix/pictures/2011/8/19/1313744428123/Annabel-Pitcher-007.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Annabel Pitcher" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Annabel Pitcher, on the shortlist for the Waterstones children's books prize with My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece</p> </div> <p>The winners of the picture books, 5-12s and teen categories of the Waterstones children's book prize will battle it out to be overall winner</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/waterstones-childrens-books-prize-teen">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/michellepauli" rel="author" title="Contributor's page"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/contributor/2007/10/03/michelle_pauli_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Michelle Pauli"/> </a> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> <a class="contributor" rel="author" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/michellepauli"> Michelle Pauli</a> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.27 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/review-arthur-miller-death-of-a-salesman" class="link-text">Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>TheBookThief:</strong> 'Willy Loman is a hardworking shoe salesman, in his late sixties, living in Boston during the 1940s and a firm believer in the American Dream"'</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/review-arthur-miller-death-of-a-salesman">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> TheBookThief </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" date-posted "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <p class="date"> Tuesday 7 February 2012 </p> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/book-doctor-victorian-mystery" class="link-text">I need Victorian mystery recommendations</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/book-doctor-victorian-mystery" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2010/8/12/1281616880648/Philip-Pullman-006.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Philip Pullman" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">What to read after Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart series? Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian</p> </div> <p>Julia Golding, Eleanor Updale and Wilkie Collins are all on the Book Doctor's reading list for a fan of Victorian mysteries</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/book-doctor-victorian-mystery">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/juliaeccleshare" rel="author" title="Contributor's page"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/red/blue_pics/2008/09/12/julia_eccleshare.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Julia Eccleshare"/> </a> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> <a class="contributor" rel="author" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/juliaeccleshare"> Julia Eccleshare</a> </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 11.48 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/competition-robot-city" class="link-text">Win a copy of Robot City - competition</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/competition-robot-city" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/1/17/1326803457227/Robot-City-Guide-cover-007.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="Robot City Guide cover" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Robot City Guide cover. Photograph: Templar</p> </div> <p>This fascinating book is brimming full of fun facts about how robots are made. Enter our competition for the chance to get your hands on a copy!</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/competition-robot-city">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted on </span> <span class="timestamp"> 11.03 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/review-david-walliams-mr-stink" class="link-text">Mr Stink by David Walliams - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>alicemae</strong>: 'David Walliams is an author but he is also a comedian who appears on the TV. His book Mr Stink is really interesting and fascinating'</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/07/review-david-walliams-mr-stink">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> alicemae </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" date-posted "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <p class="date"> Monday 6 February 2012 </p> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/review-vera-brosgol-anyas-ghost" class="link-text">Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>Grace:</strong> 'Anya's Ghost is not only a spooky horror tale, but is a really heart-warming and hilarious novel. It is easy to relate to, and really, really clever'</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/08/review-vera-brosgol-anyas-ghost">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> Grace </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 10.00 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/06/your-favourite-libraries-and-librarians" class="link-text">Your favourite libraries and librarians</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <div class="blog-image-caption"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/06/your-favourite-libraries-and-librarians" class="small mask"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2009/7/1/1246446081153/School-library-001.jpg" class="non-link-image" width="460" height="276" alt="School library" class="image-in-trail"/> </a> <p class="caption">Reading in the school library Photograph: Graham Turner</p> </div> <p>In honour of National Libraries Day at the weekend, we asked you to tell us about your library heroes. You sent in loads of suggestions...</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/06/your-favourite-libraries-and-librarians">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted on </span> <span class="timestamp"> 09.28 EST </span> </div> </li> <li class=" "> <div class="blog-excerpt"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/06/review-lynne-reid-banks-good-cat-bad-cat" class="link-text">Bad Cat, Good Cat by Lynne Reid Banks - review</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <p><strong>cute cat</strong>:"This book is perfect for cat-lovers and people who like a mixture of happy and sad stories"</p> <a class="continue-reading" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120212135057/http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/feb/06/review-lynne-reid-banks-good-cat-bad-cat">Continue reading...</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-byline b4"> <span class="blog-byline-kick"> Posted by <div class="contributer-full"> cute cat </div> </span> <span class="timestamp"> 04.00 EST </span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="promo"> <span class="trackable-component component-wrapper four-col" data-component="comp: MPU advert : MPU"> <div id="Middle1" class="four-col hide-on-popup"> <div id="ad-placeholder-Middle1"></div> </div> </span> <span class="trackable-component component-wrapper four-col" data-component="comp: Blog archive calendar : Blog archive"> <div class="blogs-calendar component"> <h4 class="t6 b2">Children's books weekly archives</h4> <div id="calendar-container" class="bd"> <table title="Calendar for February" summary="Calendar for February" id="calendar"> <thead> <tr> <th colspan="7" 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