Like many children their age, Maria Lally's daughters have lost interest in books - she asks authors and experts how to reignite their love of reading ...

She's now written 20 books featuring her creation Horrid Henry and they sell in their millions. She sees Horrid Henry as sitting within the long tradition of anarchic characters in children's ...

Lizzie’s book ‘How to talk so people will listen ... You may know Lizzie from her roles as Henry (in Horrid Henry), Spider (in Superworm), Ricky (in Dino City), Alfred (in David William ...

Olivia Colman to read winning child’s story at final of BBC literary competition - The winners of BBC 500 Words will have the ...

We meet the young Henry as he struggles with his boring dad Henry VII, before becoming King himself, and going through wives like most people go through toothbrushes! Meanwhile across the world we ...

In “What Fell From the Sky,” by Adrianna Cuevas, and “Oasis,” by Guojing, the best examples of humanity aren’t necessarily human. By Donna Barba Higuera Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy ...

You can't describe gothic horror without mentioning the mysterious, charming, and monstrous nature of vampires. Though they ...

By The New York Times Books Staff These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Two new books ...

“I Dream of Joni” by Henry Alford and “Song So Wild and Blue ... But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom ...

The judges of the competition are comedian Sir Lenny Henry, screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Horrid Henry author Francesca ... airing on World Book Day, Thursday March 6. At the final there ...

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