More Harry Potter books may be on the way Fans of the Harry Potter books and films will be delighted to hear that their author, J K Rowling, has hinted that there may be more Harry Potter books to come. Speaking to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey, Rowling admitted that the Harry Potter characters were...

Win one of three copies of the latest book from DK: Know It All IdeasfortheKids has teamed up with our friends at publishers DK to offer you the chance to win one of three copies of their latest great book for kids - Know It All! Know It All – Fantastic Facts on just about everything! From the weirdest...

What is World Book Day? World Book Day is a worldwide celebration of books and reading. World Book Day is typically celebrated in the UK and Ireland on in early March, though most other countries celebrate World Book Day on annually on 23rd April. Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books...

When is World Book Day in 2010? World Book Day in 2010 will be on Thu 4th March in the UK and Ireland (World Book Day will be celebrated on 23rd April in most other countries) More info on World Book Day More answers to questions kids ask Search over 11,000 child-friendly venues and attractions on IdeasForTheKids...

Twilight vampire books by Stephenie Meyer top kids book sales in 2009 The popular Twilight series of kids books by Stephenie Meyer took the top 5 slots in the 100 children's best sellers list of 2009 according to figures from Nielson BookScan Other top selling kids books last year include: 6. Beano...

Children's book sales up in 2009 Sales of children's books grew by 4.9% in 2009, and picture book sales increased by 13% over 2008. The figures from Nielson BookScan also showed that 60 million kids books were sold last year, costing £293m. The increase in sales is a welcome sign, especially...

"Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children" Book Competition Moley and the folk at IdeasForTheKids are delighted to offer you the chance to win one of five copies of the new book Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children . It's Peter Pan with attitude as Conn Iggulden , creator of the phenomenal...

Children spending more time with TV and computers than reading A survey by reading charity Booktrust has revealed that half of children spend more time watching the TV or on computers than reading. Results of the poll of over 3,000 children and parents also suggests that a third of parents believe that...

New Winnie the Pooh book out on 5th Oct 2009 Return to the Hundred Acre Wood is the title of the new Winnie the Pooh book to be published on 5th October. It will be the first official follow-up to AA Milne's 1928 The House at Pooh Corner . Return to the Hundred Acre Wood has 10 new stories and will...

Hi johnd and welcome to the forums Great idea for ideas on good kids books for the autumn! As well as Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children , there's also the new Winnie the Pooh book, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood , that comes out next week (5th October). Probably another one that'll be bought...