Nicholas Tucker Book order (chronological)

The essential companion to one of the most popular YA series of all time: His Dark Materials . Accompanies a hotly-anticipated BBC adaptation of the series in 2017/18.

The Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers follows the success of Nicholas Tucker's Children's Books: 0-5 years and Children's Books: 5-11 years. Containing reviews of more than 180 recommended individual titles and series, ranging from classic literature to contemporary fiction, from humour to graphic novels, the book is an essential resource for teenagers with an insatiable reading habit -- and for parents and educators. Julia Eccleshare is the Guardian's children's books editor. Nicholas Tucker is a broadcaster and reviewer in the national press and the author of several books.

Children's responses to literature are equally fascinating from the psychological and the literary point of view. Nicholas Tucker's exploratory study traces the relationship between the child and the book using both these perspectives, from the baby's first picture book to the moment when the adolescent reader takes up adult literature. In addition, it examines critically arguments for extra care and censorship in the selection of books for children, and conversely looks at what children's books can offer the adult reader. Ranging from nursery rhymes and fairy stories to comics, popular best-sellers and modern children's writing, the author's acute criticism offers a balanced view of a stimulating and sometimes controversial subject.