Category archives: Art, History and Literature

Who Will You Be on World Book Day?

Thursday 7th March will be World Book Day, and they're calling it The Biggest Book Show on Earth! What will YOU do to mark this special occasion? Debbie Young from the chil[...]

What is the Big Deal About Finding Richard III?

As skeleton found under a car park in Leicester has been identified as that of King Richard III, who ruled England from 1483 to 1485. Richard has been pictured as a tyrant king. Th[...]

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Interview

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. I am guessing that almost every British pre-teen has a copy o[...]

Great Women You’ve Never Heard Of: Betty Skelton

“I found that once I demonstrated I was capable, had the ability, I was accepted. And I found that true everywhere I’ve ever been and in everything I’ve ever done.” These are th[...]

Great Women You’ve Never Heard Of: Joan Whittington

You might know about the very important work the Red Cross does all over the world to help people in a crisis. Wherever there is war or natural disaster, their familiar s[...]

Summer Film Releases

Summer is always known for its big film releases, when lots of brand new films all come out nearly at once. This summer there’s lots of animations waiting to come out. Not just for[...]

I am Not a Tourist, I Live Here - Mexico

“Why don’t you have a tan?” This is the question Dr Cath Andrews is always asked on returning home to the UK from Mexico. It seems that Mexico lives in the British imagination as a[...]

Happy Yarn Bombing Day!

What on earth is yarn bombing, I hear you ask, and why does it have a day of celebration? Yarn bombing is described as the "art of knit and crochet graffiti". The blogger Dilly[...]

V&A Dundee – what’s all the fuss about?!

There’s a new museum set to be built in Scotland – in Dundee, to be precise – and people are getting rather excited about it. Dundee journalist Julianne Roberstson explains why it [...]