Sinéad O'Hart: Sinéad O'Hart was raised in a small house full of books in the south-east of Ireland. She has a degree in Medieval English and has had ma
Sarah Ann Juckes: Sarah Ann Juckes writes books for young people. The Hunt for the Nightingale was her first novel for children, followed by The Night Ani
Pamela Butchart: As a child, Pamela was lucky enough to grow up in a house full of pets and go to a primary school where lots of spooky and weird things h
Alastair Chisholm - Young Fiction: Alastair Chisholm's Dragon Storm (Nosy Crow Books) is an adventure-packed new series for younger readers. As well as wri
Eve McDonnell: Eve is a children's author and artist who lives in the wilds of Co Wexford with her husband, twins, a dog and three cats. She studied at
Laurel van der Linde: Author Laurel van der Linde began ballet class at age four. At 17, she toured with Oukhtomsky Ballet Classique and Los Angeles Ballet. Sh
Alexandra Page: Wishyouwas is Alexandra Page's first children's book, and draws on her early childhood years being airmailed between England and Zimbabwe
Andy Shepherd: Andy Shepherd is a bestselling author of middle-grade fiction, including The Boy Who Grew Dragons series, and picture books. She lives ne
Linda Chapman: Linda Chapman's new series for young readers, Magic Keepers, takes us to a house filled with curios - and a magical secret! Before befor
Steven Butler: Steven Butler is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, performer and voice artist. His books have won the coveted Sains
Michelle Harrison: ReadingZone caught up with author Michelle Harrison to talk about black cats, magic and mischief in her fun series for younger readers, M
Chris Wormell: Chris Wormell's middle grade novels include The Lucky Bottle and The Magic Place, and he has created a host of picture books including th
Thomas Taylor : The latest book in the Eerie-on-Sea series by Thomas Taylor, Festergrimm, takes us to the dark underworld of the town. Thomas is an award
Janelle McCurdy: Janelle is an author and fully-fledged gamer and Mia and the Lightcasters is her debut novel. She started writing at only 16 years old an
Carlie Sorosiak: Carlie Sorosiak writes books about magical summer camps, missing people, and the inner life of dogs. She grew up in North Carolina and h
Dashe Roberts: Dashe Roberts has spent most of her life living on either coast of the US. After several years working in the New York theatre scene, she
Catherine Doyle: Catherine Doyle grew up beside the Atlantic Ocean in the west of Ireland. Her love of reading began with great Irish myths and legends, a
Nicola Penfold: In her books Where the World Turns Wild, Between Sea and Sky and her latest, Beyond the Frozen Horizon, Nicola Penfold explores how clima
Judith Eagle: Judith Eagle is the author of The Secret Starling and The Pear Affair. Her latest book, The Accidental Stowaway, is a mystery adventure s
Sufiya Ahmed: Sufiya Ahmed worked in advertising and in the House of Commons before becoming a full-time author. In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation
Fiona Longmuir: Looking for Emily by Fiona Longmuir is a mystery story about a secret museum, a missing girl and a forgotten piece of local history. </p
Jenny
Welcome to a world of Marvellers at the Arcanium Training Institute where young Marvellers and their unique powers across the globe attend school to learn...
Beverley
Ginika has so much to look forward to. It's her last summer holiday before she goes to secondary school and, along with her best friend Alisha, she's prep...
Jacqueline
Kallie is 13 years old. She is also dyslexic, but this does not prevent her from winning a play writing competition and getting a place at a summer theatr...
Maple
Age 6
We liked the different characters especially the snake. We also liked how duck made his own club so everyone join, how kind is that. The lion roaring was...
Jacqueline
The year is 1718 and Abigail lives the life of luxury on a plantation in the Caribbean. Her only friend is Boubacar, a slave of a similar age from the pla...
Singalong with Rob Biddulph and The Blue-Footed Booby
Singalong with 'Draw With Rob' creator Rob Biddulph while he introduces his new picture book, <a href="/books/the-blue-footed-boo
Step back in time for this Parisian mystery!
Turn back the clock, step into Paris in the 1930s, and join Alice Éclair in her extraordinary spying adventures, A Recipe for Tro
The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze
Discover what inspired this story of friendship, family and change.
This month’s highlights
Picture Book
Create a Picture Book Competition 2023
ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2023
ReadingZone is challenging those aged four to 18 years to make a picture book for the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2023,...
Create a Book Trailer
Create a book trailer of your favourite book or your latest bookclub read for ReadingZone, and encourage others to read the book! Or you can use it...
Bex, a presenter for Fun Kids, has put together a simple guide for us about creating podcasts and gives us some top tips for starting your own podcast.
Ever wanted to create your own vlog, but don't know how to get started?
In these videos, author and book vlogger Lucy Powrie (lucythereader) gives her tips on getting started, what to inc...