British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in a Medi

Leeches for a fever, cold stone walls and years of hard training before anyone lets you near a knighthood: medieval childhood was no picnic. Chae Strathie's brilliantly cheeky guide, produced with the British Museum, shows young readers exactly what life was like for kids growing up in the age of castles, from how you were treated when ill to what it took to become a knight.

The facts are real and the jokes come thick and fast, so history arrives with plenty of laughs. A lively choice for curious children who love the gruesome bits, and a sure way to make modern bedtimes and homework seem rather less of a hardship.