From Grug to The Fire Wombat: six books to help kids deal with bushfire anxiety
Since last summer’s horrific fires, Australian authors have stepped up with picture books to help manage children’s fears and answer their questions
How Julia Donaldson conquered the world, one rhyme at a time
The long read: She published her first book in her 40s, and became the biggest selling author of the past decade in any genre – The Gruffalo alone has sold 13m copies. How did this former busker make it so big?
Reading my son bedtime stories has become a real page-turner
The boy has learned to love the rhythm and pace of a book like The Gruffalo. By Séamas O’Reilly
Crime-fighting Australian pigeons take flight to Hollywood with help from James Corden
Comedian to produce film and TV series based on Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood’s Real Pigeons children’s books
Are We There Yet? Alison Lester, beloved author, is here to answer your child’s questions
Her books, including My Farm, Imagine, and Magic Beach, are adored by younger readers. Now she’s answering their questions
Mem Fox on fear, creativity and Covid-19: ‘What if I die with the story unfinished?’
After a dangerous illness the children’s author is high-risk for coronavirus, but she insists there’s a positive side to lockdown
Oh No, George! review – playful pooch’s tail-wagging caper
No pot plant or bin is safe in Can’t Sit Still’s pleasingly physical adaptation of Chris Haughton’s picturebook
Picture books for children – reviews
A dazzling plant compendium, Axel Scheffler’s crucial guide to coronavirus and a bear in Bermuda shorts lift the spirits in lockdown
Annalena McAfee: ‘I enjoyed writing this really rather unpleasant character’
A controlling female artist is at the heart of the author’s new novel. She talks about cruel egos in the art world and the logistics of writing alongside her husband, Ian McEwan
How I managed to raise a little bookworm in the age of smartphones and tablets
Most children now prefer screens to books but it is possible to nurture a passion for print
Quentin Blake: ‘Spend time with children? Good God, no’
The writer and illustrator talks about bringing some of the most cherished children’s characters to life, his work with Roald Dahl and Michael Rosen – and the tiny weed that inspired his latest book
Picture books for children – reviews
Flora and fauna loom large as authors incorporate issues around the climate crisis
Me … review – Emma Dodd’s plucky penguin waddles into the big world
A chick finds its feet in this gentle puppet adaptation of the popular book, aimed at children aged two to five
‘He’s the Roger Moore of tigers!’ – how The Tiger Who Came to Tea came to TV
The children’s classic has been turned into a flagship Christmas animation for Channel 4. Our writer takes his two-year-old behind the scenes at the studio seeking to capture its furry magic
Me, Mum and Dogger: the return of a children’s classic
At 92, Shirley Hughes has written a Christmas sequel to her enduring tale of a lost toy. Her son, who is the real Dogger’s owner, tells all…