Should you start Narnia with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or The Magician's Nephew? We compare both reading orders, explain what age the books suit and help you pick a box set.
for most families, the best Julia Donaldson box set is the 5-book collection with The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and The Snail and the Whale. If you want more stories for your money, the 10-book Gruffalo and Room on the Broom…
the best Christmas books for kids depend on age. For babies, the touchy-feely That's Not My Christmas board books are ideal. Toddlers and pre-schoolers love The Jolly Christmas Postman and the Mr Men Christmas stories, while 7–9s…
the best self-help books are the ones that solve the problem you actually have. For building better habits, start with Atomic Habits by James Clear. For money anxiety, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. For worrying what…
the BookTok books UK readers keep coming back to fall into five camps. There's romantasy (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Fourth Wing), emotional romance (It Ends With Us), YA mysteries (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder), twisty…
start with the five original Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, beginning with The Lightning Thief. Then read the two newer Percy books, The Chalice of the Gods and Wrath of the Triple Goddess, and move on to The Heroes of…
the best-value Diary of a Wimpy Kid box set for most children is the 18-book collection (£44.99 at the time of writing). According to its listing it contains books 1–17 plus the Do-It-Yourself Book. Add the books 19–21 set and…
if you just want to read Tolkien's masterpiece, the three-volume Lord of the Rings paperback boxed set is the simplest and cheapest way in, at £15.95 at the time of writing. If you want to start at the very beginning, choose a…
for most families the best Roald Dahl box set is the 16-book collection, which puts Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and twelve more in one box for £26.49 at the time of writing. Younger children are…
