Beetle Boy makes The Telegraph's Top Fifty Books of the Year.

2016 has been a fantastic year for literature, from tales of post-punk rebellion and fish-out-of-water detectives to politically incorrect satire and secrets from the Hollywood studio system. Here our top critics count down the year's best, from 50 to 1.

The Telegraph has done a round up of the top 50 books of the year and Beetle Boy is at number 31. Considering there are only 4 children's books on the list, I'm delighted that Beetle Boy is on there.

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New York Public Library picks Beetle Boy as one of it's 2016 Best Books for Kids

New York Public Library Reveals its List of Best Books for Kids and Teens Just in Time for The Holidays

Chosen by NYPL's children librarians throughout the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, this list is a perfect guide for those looking to give the best books to their favourite young readers. The titles selected represent an inclusive list of books published in 2016 that consist of diverse characters, rich storytelling, and the ability to engage and stimulate a life-long love of reading.

Beetle Boy is one of twenty-two middle grade titles chosen for the list.

An interactive website that sorts and categorizes the selections based on a range of categories, such as genre, format, and age, will launch on December 1.

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Beetle Queen is Coming April 2017

She's bad and she's back. Beetle Queen will be in all good bookshops from April 2017.

The Art of Make Believe: Staging Children's Stories - an exhibition at The National Theatre

The entrance to the Art of Make Believe exhibition at the National Theatre

This week I did something new. I curated and opened a public exhibition about staging children's stories, at The National Theatre.

It is a free family friendly exhibition which aims to encourage playful participation and features books such as The Wind In the Willows, His Dark Materials and The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-time. I hope will be enjoyed by everyone coming to see Peter Pan over the festive period. It's playful and full of activities, so if you are on the south bank between now and April 2017 you should pop in because it's free and utter fun.

Here are some pictures!

USA Publisher's Weekly chooses Beetle Boy as top twenty Middle Grade title of 2016

One of the overwhelming delights of penning a story is watching it grow its own legs and find homes in other countries. The news that Publisher's Weekly selected Beetle Boy as one of their 20 best Middle Grade books of 2016 completely blows my mind and makes me absurdly proud. GO BEETLES!