Children's book reviews: 12 books for August with Children's Books Ireland

Ruth Concannon says Intrigue is key: From becoming an older sibling to teenager troubles

How to keep kids turning the pages: Key to this is an element of intrigue and there is plenty of that in this month’s offering of young literature.

There are lots of things that keep readers turning the pages of a book. Key to this, I think, is an element of intrigue; high stakes, or low stakes, curiosity didn’t kill the cat, it kept the cat indoors quietly captivated by a good book.

This month’s new publications all contain an element of intrigue; how will my life be now I am a big sister?