BOOKS FOR KEEPS
is the UK’s leading, independent children’s book magazine. It was launched in 1980 and ever since has been reviewing hundreds of new children’s books each year and publishing articles on every aspect of writing for children. There are over 12,500 reviews on our new website and more than 2,000 articles including interviews with the top children’s authors and illustrators.

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Jason Reynolds is the award-winning, internationally celebrated author of books for children and young adults. These include Long Way Down, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and All American Boys, co-written with Brendan Kiely. He was in the …
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This issue’s cover illustration is from The First Year by Matt Goodfellow, cover illustration by Joe Todd-Stanton. Thanks to Otter-Barry Books for their help with this cover.