The Ultimate Book Guide won the Blue Peter Best Book Award in 2004 and the National Literary Association WOW! award. The Ultimate Book Guide includes the hottest names in children's books today, as well as totally original celebrity quotes, revealing the childhood favourites of stars such as: Lenny Henry, Eddie Murphy, Sarah Ferguson, Harry Enfield, Mel C and Anneka Rice. This is the only children's book guide written specifically for children themselves. It includes reviews by 8-12 year-olds and the results of a national poll of children's favourite books. This updated second edition of the Ultimate Book Guide follows the success of the first Ultimate Book Guide. The Ultimate Book Guides are a well-established brand, which includes the Ultimate First Book Guide and the Ultimate Teen Book Guide. A dedicated website www.ultimatebookguide.com allows readers to interact with the editors and each other. It includes a quiz and a reader's poll, keeping the books right up to the minute.

'Eminently readable' Angels and Urchins (March 2009) ' The ultimate reference for librarians, teachers and parents, as well as kids! Never again get stuck for inspiration ' Derry Journal (Feb 2009) 'A book with hundreds of lively book reviews.' Irish Post (Young Gaules) (October 2009) 'These are not books for the reference shelf, but hands-on guides intended to encourage and help young readers to move on from one book to the next.' Achuka (February 2009)

Daniel is a freelance writer, translator and editor; Leonie is a librarian in a boys' school and Susan works as a commissioning editor at Egmont. All three are extremely well-connected in the children's book world!