Children’s fiction: Five books to delight the younger reader with tales of magical cats, geese and squirrels - and a busy girl called Wanda
Ecological themes are deftly woven into The Last Wild Cat, which intersects with Maori myth and the ethics of animal rights. In its respectable villain, Professor Smoult, it challenges ideas of ...
Britt Allcroft, Creator of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81
She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo ...
University writers in residence unveiled
Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; Dylan Thomas Prize; Classics Now; The Last Boy; Mick Herron award; Susan ...