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David Walliams is a British comedian, actor, and bestselling children's author.

Who is David Walliams, the mega-selling author dropped by his publisher

December 23, 2025 2:44 pm

Once hailed as a children’s publishing phenomenon, David Walliams now faces an uncertain literary future as HarperCollins halts new books amid allegations he denies

British children's author David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour after being dropped by HarperCollins

December 20, 2025 8:54 pm

Walliams has published over 40 children's books and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.

NeOwn book rental service Five books a month, 12 months a year, means 60 books passing through a child's hands, whether or not each is finished.

A Mumbai mother's solution to kids' screen time: An app-based book rental service

December 18, 2025 7:57 pm

How a Mumbai mother became an entrepreneur, building an app-based book library covering 300 towns to swap screens for storybooks

Celebrate Children's Day with stories that affirm! These books for neurodivergent kids champion unique brains, self-acceptance, and incredible strengths.

Five magical books for neurodivergent children

November 14, 2025 12:19 pm

On Children’s Day, we celebrate every child’s uniqueness and champion an inclusive future.

A Booker for children: New prize hopes to rekindle young readers’ love of books

October 28, 2025 6:58 pm

The Booker Prize Foundation has launched the Children’s Booker Prize, a new £50,000 award celebrating fiction for readers aged eight to 12.

Ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall remains an inspiration for millions of children.

From Dolittle to Tarzan: What iconic primatologist Jane Goodall read as a child

October 14, 2025 4:06 pm

As tributes pour in for Jane Goodall, who has died aged 91, we look back at the childhood books that helped shape the pioneering primatologist’s path from Bournemouth to the forests of Gombe.

Beloved Canadian children's author Robert Munsch, has chosen assisted death

Children's author Robert Munsch approved for assisted death in Canada after dementia diagnosis

October 02, 2025 12:42 pm

The Canadian storyteller who gave the world ‘Love You Forever’ has been approved for assisted death in Canada.

Janet and Allan Ahlberg wrote over 100 children's books that have been read and loved worldwide. (Photo: Penguin)

Allan and Janet Ahlberg – the couple behind Britain’s most beloved children’s books

August 14, 2025 11:33 am

Allan and Janet Ahlberg’s partnership redefined children’s books that continue to delight generations of young readers.

Snark, chortle: 20 nonsense words from Alice in Wonderland we still use

July 14, 2025 4:59 pm

O frabjous day! On July 4th Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland birthed words like ‘chortle,’ ‘galumph,’ and ‘snark,’ now part of everyday English.

Alice was in Wonderland. Was maths with her?

September 19, 2024 10:50 pm

Lewis Carroll's absurd universe may hold traces of his beliefs as a mathematics professor at Oxford. Marrying logic with imagination, he was also a prolific creator of puzzles.