The common cold... indescribably dreary. Except that, in a letter to a friend in 1824, Charles Lamb did describe it. At length. See if any of his words ...

After working for months on an exciting potential  project for my adult books, I have had news today that it is not going ahead, and I have one more ...

I've read lots of great books for young readers, but this for me is one of the very best: using the simple, direct language of children's literature to ...

This is an extremely beautiful book. It's satisfyingly hefty, it has a cobalt and gold blue cover, and it's full of good stories, gorgeous illustrations, ...

PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay! (Xbox One) Adventure Amazing Value Price : 10.54 Ends on : View on eBay

 Hello everyone!  Here is my annual Christmas Quiz, but this time I decided to do Christmas Anagrams.  So here is a list of things to do with Christmas, ...

The title Art versus Commercialism Part 1 is a declaration of intent. Next year, I’m going to work out something worthwhile to say on the subject. I’d ...

Norman Rockwell 1919 I have a confession to make: I don't like Christmas crackers. I don't like the loud noise, I don't like the paper hats and I don't ...

Join Clementine and all her friends for a rollicking adventure along the coastline! Help build sandcastles and play in the surf, or admire starfish ...

People often ask writers where they get their ideas from, so I thought I'd try to answer that question by talking about one specific book of mine, Billy ...