Emily Bearn

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Emily Bearn

The Choose Your Own Adventure books had a cult-like appeal in the 1980s and 1990s. Between 1979 and 1998, they sold 250 million copies, making them one of the bestselling children's series of all time. The novels were written by 30 different authors, but one of the names most keenly associated with the stories is RA Montgomery, a publisher from Vermont who was involved in the series's initial launch, and went on to contribute an astonishing 49 of the 184 titles.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Emily Bearn

OpinionLooking for a proper adventure story for your children? Try this oneWed, April 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM UTCLand of the Last Wildcat is illustrated by David DeanLui Sit’s debut novel, Land of the Last Wildcat, is described by its publishers as an adventure story with “environmental messaging” – a prospect which might not make your heart sing.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Emily Bearn

Lui Sit's debut novel, Land of the Last Wildcat, is described by its publishers as an adventure story with " environmental messaging " - a prospect which might not make your heart sing. Saving the planet has become the central subject of children's publishing, and young readers brought up on titles such as Let's Save Earth and Recycling is Crab-ulous! might feel they have received enough messaging already. But this engrossing story turns out to be considerably more fun than its sales pitch.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Emily Bearn

OpinionA children’s novel in verse? It works a treatWed, April 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM UTCGoodfellow returns to his narrator Nate in The First Year - Joe Todd-StantonA generation ago, children’s novels written in verse were something of a rarity. But in 2019, they made up almost half the novels shortlisted for the Carnegie medal – and this uplifting story by Matt Goodfellow is the genre’s latest gem.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Emily Bearn

A generation ago, children's novels written in verse were something of a rarity. But in 2019, they made up almost half the novels shortlisted for the Carnegie medal - and this uplifting story by Matt Goodfellow is the genre's latest gem. Goodfellow's first novel, The Final Year (2023), used blank verse, spoken in the first person, to relate the experiences of a working-class boy called Nate during his last year at primary school.