Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Archived Children’s books: The devil’s in the detail Back Children’s books: The devil’s in the detail 9th July 2004, 1:00am Jan Mark Share Children’s books: The devil’s in the detail https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/childrens-books-devils-detail Copy Link Reviewed innbsp;this week’s TES: The Spook’s Apprentice By Joseph Delaney Bodley Head Children’s Books pound;8.99 Goldkeeper By Sally Prue Oxford University Press pound;4.99 The Star of Kazan By Eva Ibbotson Macmillan Children’s Books pound;12.99 Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading for just £4.90 per month /per month for 12 months You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information Read more Children’s literature Monstrous doings Jan Mark • 3rd February 2006 That’s entertainment Jan Mark • 9th September 2005 Triumph of reason Jan Mark • 8th July 2005 Against all odds Jan Mark • 15th April 2005 Recent Most read Most shared Why a social media ban would raise big questions for schools Analysis 22 January 2026 What educational psychologists really do Teaching & Learning 22 January 2026 3 ways to tackle the rise in AI-generated complaints Leadership 22 January 2026 Are perimenopausal teachers getting enough support in schools? Analysis 21 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026 MAT merger plan called off after ‘aggressive’ opposition News 20 January 2026 ‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints News 20 January 2026 Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools News 19 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026
