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Happy Birthday Mog
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/04/2010 15:20:51
Well-loved author Judith Kerr celebrates Mog's 40th birthday
/illustrator Judith Kerr in 1970.This is a big year for Mog, who is celebrating his 40th anniversary (of course, he is no longer with us, since his timely departure in Goodbye Mog, published in 2002, when a rather tired moggy gave up the ghost and earned his wings – a
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 31-40
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/10/2011 09:30:55
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
31. Mog The Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr HarperCollins, £5.99If family cats are independent creatures who wander off and do their own thing, Mog is no different. Often the moggy is daydreaming her way into a series of adventures, and in this book
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Storybook Heroes No 9: Mog
By Catherine O'Dolan on 24/11/2012 10:48:00
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
."Why we love Mog* She's a dopey old thing, who's accident-prone and very forgetful.* Judith Kerr's illustrations have a kitsch Seventies' feel with A-line skirts, kinky boots and mummies with flicked-up hairdos.* Mog is always getting into scrapes
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Theatre shows inspired by books
By Kimberley Chen on 04/01/2012 11:33:29
From the page to the stage... We round up a selection of top shows adapted from books
The Tiger Who Came to Tea UK tourUntil September 2 2012The classic tale of an unusual tea time visitor by Judith Kerr has been enjoyed for over four decades. Now children can also be thoroughly entertained by this theatrical version of The Tiger Who
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Lucy Cousins' Favourite Children's Books Of All Time
By Fiona McKim on 21/11/2012 15:59:00
The prolific writor and illustrator of the iconic Maisy The Mouse series picks her personal top five
Frog Is A Hero by Max Velthuijs (Andersen Press, £4.99)"One of a series of books that I love for their stunningly beautiful and gentle illustrations. Frog is also a sensitive and brave character".Buy Frog Is A Hero
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Michael Morpurgo's Favourite Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 17:07:45
The award-winning author of War Horse and The Butterfly Lion selects his top five children's reads
The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr (HarperCollins, £5.99)"Judith Kerr's classic story about a tiger who comes calling, sits down to tea and eats absolutely everything in the house and drinks all the water too, is both charming and thought
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Seven Stories, Newcastle Upon Tyne
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 16:45:56
From tall stories to rollicking reads, Seven Stories is bursting at the seams with witty words and astonishing images
, while the Creation Station in the basement is a hive of book-inspired artistic endeavour.Family X-Factor Children can meet their literary heroes with frequent author storytimes. New Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson, Judith Kerr and Oliver Jeffers
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Junior meets Gruffalo creator Axel Scheffler
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 21/06/2012 15:05:20
Out of his pen has flown everyone from the fearsome Gruffalo to unlucky jogger Stick Man and melodious miaow-er Tabby McTat. We meet adroit illustrator Axel Scheffler
. Why do you think it’s nice to own some original artwork? I think it’s just very special to have the original drawings to look at. I was recently sent a picture of a little tiger by Judith Kerr (author of The Tiger Who Came To Tea) which is very nice
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The Top 100 Children's Books
By Junior's discerning readers on 20/04/2010 14:20:18
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
and send our narrator the perfect pet – a loveable puppy! 10 The Tiger Who Came To Teaby Judith Kerr HarperCollins, £5.99 (first published 1968)Now nearly 40 years old, this book feels even older. There is something strangely stylised about
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