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Quentin Blake's All-Time Favourite Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 15:55:24
The famous illustrator of the Roald Dahl books chooses his favourite picture books
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Scholastic, £7.99)"Wonderful dramatic pictures of Paris and though we never know very much about Madeline and her friends in detail, we seem to know a lot about their life".Buy Madeline
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Anne Fine's Favourite Children's Books Of All Time
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 16:30:36
The former Children's Laureate and author of the Killer Cat series picks her personal top five
Lavender's Blue by Kathleen Lines (OUP, £9.99) "This classic nursery rhyme collection is out in a wonderful 50th gift anniversary edition. The perfect gift".Buy Lavender's Blue
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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-provoking".Buy The Tiger Who Came T...
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Storybook Heroes No 7: Madeline
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/11/2012 10:41:00
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
Bemelmans is published by Scholastic Books.
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Storybook Heroes No 4: Tintin
By Catherine O'Dolan on 29/11/2012 07:18:00
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
, and those bumbling detectives, The Thomson Twins. The Adventures Of Tintin by Hergé is published by Scholastic.
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Shop 'til you drop from Delhi to New York
By Junior on 15/08/2011 15:58:48
Look at these must-have holidays for shopaholics from the tantalising scent of spices from Delhi's market stalls to the world's greatest toy store in New York
as the best toy shop in the world and with almost an entire floor dedicated to Barbie. The Scholastic Store in SoHo is stocked high with books, puzzles and games, while The Plaza has an Eloise store, inspired by the six-year-old heroine of Kay Thompson
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