‘Kung fu’ children’s book pulled after author apologizes for racist content
Selling over 80 million copies worldwide and with a DreamWorks film to its name, the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey is a much loved and lauded series of children’s… Read more »
Matt Lucas resurrects baked potato song as hit single and book
This story begins in November 2002 with the fifth series of cult surrealist quiz show Shooting Stars, hitting its stride again after a five-year hiatus. Originally a ’90s hit, it provided… Read more »
New children’s book tells the story of the Chinese doctor who tried to warn the world about coronavirus
Dr. Li Wenliang was a Chinese ophthalmologist who worked at Wuhan Central Hospital. He was declared a “martyr,” the highest honour the Communist Party can bestow on a citizen killed working to serve… Read more »
Little Princess kid’s book can’t keep up with coronavirus demand
The Little Princess has been a perennial favourite with kids across the world since publication of the first book in series, I Want My Potty, in 1986. Following the escapades… Read more »
Parents are upset that kids are upset by climate change books
In a recent piece in the Guardian, Patrick Barkham writes up what he calls the “Greta Thunberg effect”—the creation of a new canon of children’s books about climate change, which… Read more »
A six-year-old girl wrote a book to help other children accept themselves just the way they are
Do those “30 Under 30” lists of successful young people make you feel less than accomplished? Well, that’s nothing compared to Bri’Yonna Sealy in Blakely, Georgia, who has published her… Read more »
Books on prescription: successful reading scheme extended to include children’s books
One in 6 adults struggle to read and 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives. These are the findings of The… Read more »
Sarah, Duchess of York to write seven more children’s books with Serenity Press
This week it was announced that Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has signed a seven-book children’s book deal with Serenity Press. According to a report in Tatler, Ferguson made the… Read more »
Barnes & Noble forced to cancel “diverse” book series amidst accusations of “literary blackface”
Since 1976, every February the United States has embraced Black History Month, celebrating the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles for freedom and equality. The literary… Read more »
New Indie Book of the Month scheme to launch in the UK
Independent bookshops, unite! The Booksellers Association (BA), a membership organisation for all booksellers in the UK & Ireland, representing over 95% of bookshops, is launching a scheme to promote one… Read more »