Michael Morpurgo is one of the most prolific writers around. He began writing stories as a primary schoolteacher 40 y...

For the first time in 18 years I haven’t got a clue when half term actually is. It might be this week but then again i...

The National Literacy Trust has revealed that boys are falling behind in reading. Sixty thousand boys aren’t reaching the required levels o...

My husband’s the only person I know who didn’t cry at War Horse . Everyone else wept buckets - during the play, during Steven Spielberg’s la...

I’ve been a fan of artist Emma Chichester Clark for more years than I can remember. When we moved house this year (aaagh - I’m still recove...