| FERGUSON | Author of the Jill series of pony books for children and young people (8) |
| FREEREIN | Horsey Netflix drama series for children and young people set on a fictional Isle of Wight-like island (4,4) |
| MAHY | Author of books for children and young people including A Lion in the Meadow, The Witch in the Cherry Tree and The Changeover (4) |
| PEYTON | Author of a number of books for children and young people, including Apple Won't Jump, Fly-by-Night, A Pattern of Roses, The Scruffy Pony as well as her classic Flambards novels that were adapted to s |
| THOMPSON | Pullein--; surname of the sisters Christine, Diana and Josephine who, between them, wrote more than 150 popular pony books for children (8) |
| FINE | Author of a number of books for children and young people including Madame Doubtfire and Goggle-Eyes (4) |
| WILSON | Author of the Tracy Beaker and Girls books for children and young people (6) |
| JILL | Title character of a series of pony books for children written by Yorkshire-born Ruby Ferguson (4) |
| CARNEGIE | ____ Medal, annual award begun in 1936 for writers for children and young adults (8) |
| SUSAN | Forename of the author of the Dark Is Rising sequence of novels for children and young people (5) |
| GILL | Ruby Ferguson's series of pony books for children; a female ferret; or, a regional name for ground ivy (4) |
| MEADE | Author of novels/stories including many for children and young people such as Beyond the Blue Mountains and A World of Girls (5) |
| COOPER | Author of The Dark is Rising series for children and young people (6) |
| CLUB | Pony -; organisation for children and young people who enjoy rallies, camps and equestrian sports such as tetrathlon, mounted games or dressage (4) |
| OFSTED | UK non-ministerial department which inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people (6) |
| OLIVER | "Naked Chef" who continues to champion healthy eating for children and young people (6) |
| ANIKAMOA | NZ musician and TV presenter also known for recording songs for children and her Unleashed interview show (5,3) |
| FLANAGAN | Who has replaced Frances Fitzgerald as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs? (8) |
| LURIE | Pulitzer-winning professor who penned Don't Tell the Grown-ups, The War Between the Tates, books for children and also edited The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales (5) |
| SOBJECTS | Dangers for children and klutzes |
