childrens books

Can you help me? I'm trying to find a book that I read as a kid. I don't remember the name of the book or the author... Here are the details that I can give you: I would have read it sometime in the late 70's, early 80's The book had a strong vegetarian theme. The story was set in the...

What are your favourite childrens's books, both those that you enjoyed as a child, and those that you enjoy(ed) reading to children? I'll start with one that has just (Oh Joy) been reprinted in the US... J P Martin's "Uncle" A brilliantly insane book (illustrated by Quentin Blake, which is...

by Anushka Asthana, education correspondent A pilot scheme introducing books dealing with gay issues to children from the ages of four to 11 has just been launched in England's schools. It is being argued that the books, one of which is a fairytale featuring a prince who turns down three...