Shirley Hughes

Animal magic: children’s books for Christmas

28 November 2020 9:00 am

J.K. Rowling has written a book for children — and you know what? It’s a charmer. The Ickabod(Hachette, £20) was…

Angels and daemons: Children’s books for Christmas

23 November 2019 9:00 am

Sometimes I have to admit the reason I read children’s books with pleasure is that I’m essentially puerile —and look,…