Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s heartwarming kids’ tales have become a cosy festive fixture on the BBC. Ahead of this year’s offering of The Scarecrows’ Wedding, we ask: which is the all-time ...

On Christmas Day the BBC aired another animation The Scarecrows’ Wedding by author and illustrator duo Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. But did you spot the Gruffalo making a surprise appearance? The ...

Repair Shop woodwork expert Will Kirk has revealed he was honoured to restore Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson’s childhood toy farm in the Christmas special because she plays a big part in his own ...

Jenna Bush Hager is an avid bookworm, and founded her beloved book club, Read with Jenna, in 2019. See all of the 'Today with ...

When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.” ...

Parents are furious, with one branding a book at Young V&A in Bethnal Green, East London, 'a useful tool for paedos to groom ...

Rafqa Touma found herself in a binge-slump reading cycle from following recommendations on social media. Could booksellers in actual bookshops help? “I’ve read through most of the longlist for the ...

Looking for your first read of 2026? Here's what library books were checked out the most by Milwaukee residents in December ...

​Caroline Bracey, 66, recently surprised her grandkids with the book, which was inspired by a beloved family teddy bear ...

If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, the population of American readers, Lector americanus, has been declining for decades. The ...

The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is being visited by the Gruffalo and the Gruffalo's Child this March.

THE Sun’s Hols from £9.50 are back – and who better to give us their top tips on where to holiday this year than our new 9.50 ...