How ‘Cinderella’ lost its original feminist edge in the hands of men writers

In every incarnation, ‘Cinderella’ has historically been a story about women and for women.

Alexander Sergeant, The Conversation

· Jul 05, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Biggles turns 122: Why those who grew up in the 20th Century can never forget the fictional pilot

Introduced by his author, Captain WE Johns, in 1932, James Bigglesworth was everything a boy would dream of.

Ajay Mankotia

· May 26, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Was the decision to stop publishing six obscure Dr Seuss racist titles an erasure of history?

Media coverage of the controversy has presented it as an attack on free speech and yet another example of cancel culture censorship.

Monica Eileen Patterson, The Conversation

· Apr 19, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Cat in a spat: Why scrapping Dr Seuss books is not cancel culture

On what would have been Dr Seuss’s 117th birthday, plans were announced to halt publishing and licensing six of his books.

Kate Cantrell, The Conversation

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Sharon Bickle, The Conversation

· Mar 07, 2021 · 05:30 pm

When there is so much darkness in the world, should it really be kept out of children’s books?

So long as there is hope, children’s books need not shy away from reality.

Bijal Vachharajani

· Jan 10, 2021 · 12:30 pm

How footballer Marcus Rashford’s book club will bring literature to underprivileged children

The number of children reading every day for pleasure is at its lowest since 2005 in the UK.

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, The Conversation

· Dec 03, 2020 · 05:30 pm

With ‘The Ickabog’, JK Rowling has written the perfect fairytale for an anxious world

The Harry Potter creator’s new story for children was serialised on the internet, with illustrations by children.

Himadri Agarwal

· Jun 07, 2020 · 07:00 am

Fifteen writers and artists have teamed up to create this book on the coronavirus for children

Presenting ‘The Novel Coronavirus: We Can Stay Safe’.

Pratham Books

· Apr 26, 2020 · 12:30 pm

This illustrated storybook shows children how to talk about sexual abuse

Protsahan India Foundation’s ‘Can I Tell You Something?’ navigates sexuality, puberty, consent and the all-powerful act of speaking up.

Malavika Neurekar

· Feb 19, 2020 · 05:30 pm

There is so much more to children’s literature than the staples from the Western world

Sample the works of Sui Sin Far, Zitkála-Šá or Taha Hussein to discover new stories and fresh voices.

Sheila Cordner, The Conversation

· Dec 17, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Why do teachers make students read old literature? What can today’s generation hope to gain from it?

It makes our brains work harder.

Elisabeth Gruner, The Conversation

· Dec 02, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Indian children’s books are speaking fearlessly. Withdrawing in face of criticism is not the answer

Faced by harassment and threats, publishers Karadi Tales withdrew their book ‘The Art of Tying a Pug’. What should publishers do in such situations?

Sudeshna Shome Ghosh

· Nov 30, 2019 · 08:30 am