Websites for Children and Young People

Great websites for children and young people to explore

Want something to read? This is the place to begin – included in this section are some suggestions to get you reading under their publishers.  Look out for the award winning books for different ages, multicultural and picture books and our own Worcester Teen Book Award nominations:

• www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/
  Specialises in books for reluctant, dyslexic and under-confident young readers.
• www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw
  Visit new look website and check out the exclusive videos, interviews, galleries and features on the new doctor's adventures.
• www.bloomsbury.com/childrens
  Bloomsbury's website where you can find out about our authors, including interviews, reviews and book extracts as well as the events they are participating in; see what's new and get a sneak peek of what's coming soon.
• www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/ 
  Latest info on the Children's Laureate, an honour awarded every two years to the children's writer who has made an outstanding contribution to creating the readers of tomorrow.
• www.cool-reads.co.uk 
  This is a site for 10-15 year olds who read and want to write reviews.  You can search this site by author, title or category.
• www.visitgrubtown.com/ 
  Why not 'Visit Grubtown' – a thrilling new on line for Philp Ardagh's Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning Grubtown Tales series.  This site incorporates fun audio and video and drives readers back to other books in the series.  
• www.funwithspot.com/
  Play online with Spot and his friends. Lift the digital flaps to find Spot, play games, print off activities and learn more about Spot and his creator Eric Hill.
• www.jkrowling.com 
  Everything you need to know about J K Rowling, Harry Potter and much, much more.  
• www.peterrabbit.com
  Discover all about Beatrix potter and her enchanting characters. Open the animated pop-up book to watch videos, play interactive games and meet the characters. Grown ups will also find news, events, competitions and information about the life and art of Beatrix Potter.
• www.philippagregory.com
  Check out Philippa Gregory's website, join in the on-line discussions.
• www.puffin.co.uk
  If you want to become a top writer or illustrator, this is the site for you.  Find out where your favourite authors and illustrators get their inspiration from.  Check out the Biography section to look at an author or illustrator's writing or drawing background or check out their own website.
• www.randomhouse.co.uk/children's Random House Children's Books is amongst the top 5 children's publishers in the UK. The five Random House Children's Books hardback imprints (David Fickling, The Bodley Head, Jonathan Cape, Doubleday and Hutchinson) and paperback imprints (Corgi, Red Fox and Tamarind) are proud to publish many fine writers and illustrators. Classic names in illustration include Quentin Blake, Helen Cooper, Shirley Hughes, John Burningham and Babette Cole, and we publish bestselling and award winning writers such as Jacqueline Wilson, Terry Pratchett, Christopher Paolini, Anne Fine, Kate Thompson, Philip Pullman and Roald Dahl amongst many others.
• readingmatters.co.uk
  This site has over 170 children's book reviews which you can search for by author or title.
• www.rif.org.uk/
  Share ideas with authors, poets, illustrators and sports stars, enter competitions and submit your own book reviews.
• www.roalddahl.com/
  Welcome to the world of Roald Dahl.  Did you know there's more to Roald Dahl then just great stories and a fantastic website?
• www.stepheniemeyer.com
  Check out the official website of Stephenie Meyer, author of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn etc.
• www.teenreads.com
  An American site which features author interviews and biographys, reviews and message board
• www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk
  Search for your favourite authors on this site. A-Z listing of authors with links to their own websites
• www.walker.co.uk/kids-den.aspx
  We totally 100% forbid you to click on the Kids Den site. There’s far too much fun stuff and you’ll never want to leave. Check out all kinds of games, cool downloads and competitions galore.
• www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaigns
  World Book Day Reading Festival site well worth a look because authors taking part include Jacqueline Wilson and Terry Pratchett
• www.yahooligans.com
  Go to Arts and Entertainment and head for the Book Section. This will lead you to a choice of sites from classics like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Chronicles of Narnia to Goosebumps and Harry Potter.