McDonald's is planning to give away millions of children’s books written by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo with their meals after signing a partn...
When you are writing a children's book, as opposed to that long-cherished monograph on drawing pins or Winston Churchill you've always wanted to write, you are merely tapping into another layer of your consciousness: you are remembering what it is like to be a child.
Every Christmas morning, thousands of children across the land sit among piles of wrapping paper glowing with pleasure at their latest bike, video gam...
This year's Man Booker Prize has been plagued by accusations of 'dumbing down', or, as the illiterate goons hauled off the street to act as judges might put it, 'dummin' daaan'.
We've grown accustomed to seeing Kate Winslet glammed to the eyeballs in stylish black dress after stylish black dress so it was a pleasant surprise t...