Organisers of a children's literature festival are encouraging those who attend to be creative and use their imagination to ...

I spent the day at “Books of Wonder” earlier this spring to ask kids what makes the best children’s book. Iago and Nico Akerman, both 11, told me the books they liked reading in school were ...

Before they became household names some famous artists and writers started out by dabbling with children’s literature ...

I spent the day at “Books of Wonder” earlier this spring to ask kids what makes the best children’s book. Iago and Nico Akerman, both 11, told me the books they liked reading in school were ...

In 1938, Young Scott Books asked a handful of famous authors if they would try writing a children’s book. Some refused , but Gertrude Stein happily agreed: She had a half-written manuscript ...

In an unprecedented open letter, 12 children’s laureates led by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo, urged Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to invest in books and reading for children under the age of ...

Two popular children’s authors will join young readers from across Staffordshire for their annual book awards. Teri Terry and Christopher Edge will attend the Young Teen Fiction Awards on Tuesday 1 ...

The British author wrote her first novel aged 17, but it wouldn’t be published for 36 years. Mind you, there was the second world war going on when she wrote it, and years of recovery after that.

The publisher Puffin has scrubbed language deemed "insensitive" and "non-inclusive" from author Roald Dahl’s children’s books, in many cases rewriting the author's words to be more politically ...

Shenandoah University and Handley Regional Library are teaming up to host “Rockin’ the Library,” a free community event on June 29.

Also: “The Lauren Child book my children loved best by far is That Pesky Rat. It’s very funny and moving at the same time – the rat longs to be a pet and be loved,” said Camilla Redmond. 3.