The Forty Rules of Love – review

Afzii47: 'I really liked the novel and most of it is because of Shams of Tabriz, from his rules of love to his strong personality to his love and belief on god everything was mesmerizing'

Snow by Walter de la Mare – video

Happy December everyone! Now we are officially allowed to think about Christmas and wintery things – so let’s get in the mood with a very beautiful animation

Love letters to libraries: Michael Morpurgo

The author of War Horse makes a passionate plea for free books for children - and demonstrates their importance with a scene from his novel I Believe in Unicorns, in which a librarian inspires a small boy’s love for books and reading

Little Women’s unfortunate brothers

Louisa May Alcott’s sequels to the evergreen story of the March sisters, Little Men and Jo’s Boys, lose the original’s vitality and feminist spirit