Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own.

I took a hostage negotiation class while researching my new thriller 'Famous Last Words,' and realized their jobs aren't so ...

You likely read Michael Morpurgo’s books as a child; these works – War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Private Peaceful, to name but a few – introduce children to harder themes while rooting them firmly in ...

They come into a family in which they recognize immediately that there is, at some level, a kind of Hobbesian war of all against all for parental attention. Rosin: I’m Hanna Rosin, and this week on ...

In a new memoir, Hanif Kureishi reflects on a life transformed since he lost the use of his arms and legs.

A new children's book set against the backdrop of Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., has been released. Ollie the Oaklawn Owl: Whoooo's That Jockey? is the second book in an educational series ...

After a successful career in investment banking, Scott Sollers stepped into the world of whimsy, beginning his second act as a children’s book author. Sollers is seeing the stories he wrote three ...

with the works of many authors covering a diverse range of topics. In this general knowledge quiz, we will be looking at a set of questions involving books and authors. This genral knowledge quiz ...

In the tradition of all great children’s literature, it is not a book that coddles its readers, young or old: The stakes are high – two children tasked with finding out what is killing all of ...

Jennifer Wolfthal, left and Joseph Wolfthal, right, pleaded guilty to charges that they abused their adopted children at their home in Florida (Seminole County Sheriff’s Office) ...

In a blog post on Tuesday, the popular author said he has read the allegations and felt “horror and dismay”. He wrote: “I’ve stayed quiet until now, both out of respect for the people who ...