5 h. ago Agatha Christie detectives join Mr Men world in new children’s books

Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are back in a series for young readers

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45 h. ago Dermot O’Leary’s children’s book about a ninja cat to be adapted for the stage

The production will be filled with original music and puppetry.

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5 d. ago Author Lauren Child: ‘People send me pictures of their Charlie and Lola tattoos’

The Charlie and Lola writer and illustrator talks to Lisa Salmon about 25 years of the phenomenally successful children’s books and TV series.

Culture

7 d. ago Puffin issues safety alert over children's books amid porn site hijack

The children's publisher has been alerting schools and councils over the popular Spy Dog series

Events

8 d. ago From Grammy winner to children's author: Laufey's new book is 'Mei Mei the Bunny'

Laufey, the Grammy-winning artist, is creating a children's story inspired by her mascot-alias, Mei Mei The Bunny

Culture

1 week ago Alert issued over children’s book collection hijacked by graphic website

Andrew Cope’s Spy Dogs series was found to have a website link leading to explicit content

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1 week ago Panic across UK as parents find link to porn in popular children's book

A series of children's books is being pulled from circulation after a hidden link to porn was discovered, with parents of school children across the country receiving an alarming warning

Society

1 week ago ‘They didn’t even read the book’: Palestinian American children’s authors censored in US

Authors tell of book bans, cancellations and harassment – ‘they’re trying to disconnect us from our stories’Jenan Matari had just begun promoting her debut children’s book this summer when the cancellations began. First, Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles called off her event after what Matari described as pressure from local community members. The employee who had booked the event refused to cancel it, and the bookstore fired her. Two days later, another employee quit in solidarity.Then came New Jersey. Watchung Booksellers, a community bookstore in Montclair, was set to host her next reading but abruptly canceled, explaining in an emailed statement it was “to ensure the safety of our staff and customers”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘They didn’t even read the book’: children’s authors writing about Palestinian experience censored in US

Authors tell of book bans, cancellations and harassment – ‘they’re trying to disconnect us from our stories’Jenan Matari had just begun promoting her debut children’s book this summer when the cancellations began. First, Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles called off her event after what Matari described as pressure from local community members. The employee who had booked the event refused to cancel it, and the bookstore fired her. Two days later, another employee quit in solidarity.Then came New Jersey. Watchung Booksellers, a community bookstore in Montclair, was set to host her next reading but abruptly canceled, explaining in an emailed statement it was “to ensure the safety of our staff and customers”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘They didn’t even read the book’: How children’s authors are being canceled over Palestine

Authors tell of book bans, cancellations and harassment – ‘they’re trying to disconnect us from our stories’Jenan Matari had just begun promoting her debut children’s book this summer when the cancellations began. First, Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles called off her event after what Matari described as pressure from local community members. The employee who had booked the event refused to cancel it, and the bookstore fired her. Two days later, another employee quit in solidarity.Then came New Jersey. Watchung Booksellers, a community bookstore in Montclair, was set to host her next reading but abruptly canceled, explaining in an emailed statement it was “to ensure the safety of our staff and customers”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville's life including new book, partner and weight loss

Hugh Bonneville of Downton Abbey fame has written his debut children's book.

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1 week ago UK schools and libraries told to remove children’s books hijacked by porn website

Andrew Cope’s Spy Dogs series were found to have a website link leading to explicit content

Culture

2 w. ago Children's books pulled from shelves after QR code 'hijacked'... with PORN

The printed editions of the Spy Dogs books by Andrew Cope - popular with seven to 11-year-olds - feature an URL which now directs the readers to explicit images and videos.

Politics

2 w. ago UK libraries urged to remove children’s books with URL hijacked by porn site

Puffin issues alert to schools and local authorities over books in popular Spy Dog series by Andrew CopeThe children’s publisher Puffin is hurriedly contacting UK schools and local authorities after it discovered that a website address included in a popular children’s book series had been hijacked by a pornography site.The publisher has urged school libraries to remove the books after a website address printed in the Spy Dog, Spy Pups and Spy Cat series by Andrew Cope was redirected to unrestricted adult content. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Revealed: How Britney fears she'll be 'picked apart as a mother' as tell

The image Britney Spears posted in June offered a glimmer of hope. That she was finally rebuilding her relationship with her children. But their father, Kevin Federline, looks set to jeopardise the reunion.

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2 w. ago Best illustrated children's books of all time to inspire young minds

Discover some of the best illustrated children's books that continue to enchant young readers today, from timeless classics to contemporary favourites

Science

2 w. ago Coatbridge author James Kennedy releases children's book 'Baxter The Highland Unicorn'

Story a heartwarming tale inspired by a real Highland cow and set against the stunning Scottish countryside.

Culture

2 w. ago Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m no flipping hero – I just don’t like inhumanity when I see it’

Ahead of his appearance at this year’s Henley Literary Festival, the ‘Downton Abbey’ actor sits down with Helen Coffey to discuss his new children’s book, departure from ‘Paddington’, and why he doesn’t regret speaking out about Gaza

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3 w. ago I wanted to know if having a kid on a burning planet was right. I found that antinatalism is seriously taboo | Bri Lee

Society has come a long way in making space for maternal ambivalence and the childfree movement, but those frameworks ask whether we want to have children, not whether we shouldWhen I first started researching antinatalism a few years ago I presumed its proponents would be losers and edgelords. You know, those men who love playing “devil’s advocate”. Incels masquerading as philosophers and 14-year-olds who have just discovered Nietzsche.The world’s most famous antinatalist academic, David Benatar, has a book called The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys. I remember rolling my eyes back into my skull, thinking: here we go. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A bothered bear; a great guide to drawing; a life of Josephine Baker; a role model daughter; a search for words and moreBear’s Nap by Emily Gravett, Two Hoots, £12.99Someone is cheeping and keeping Bear from sleeping in this increasingly uproarious picture book filled with forest-dwelling creatures and their noises. A joy to read aloud.This Is Who I Am by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane, Andersen, £12.99A moving celebration of heritage and identity, this softly coloured picture book follows a little girl with “a foot in two worlds”, who is both “the richness of all the worlds she belongs to” and uniquely, proudly herself. Continue reading...

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