Experts reveal classic children’s books could be worth thousands

If you were a big reader when you were a child, your bookshelf could well be worth a fortune,’ according to experts.  Oxbridge Home Learning has analysed the value of hundreds of classic books, from The Hobbit to The Tale Of Peter Rabbit. The results found that if you have a True First Hardcover Edition … Read more

The Voice: Rita Ora and Jessica Mauboy visit a Sydney children’s hospital

The Voice coaches Rita Ora and Jessica Mauboy wear matching pastel power suits as they visit patients at a children’s hospital in Sydney By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:14 BST, 12 April 2021 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 12 April 2021 The Voice Australia coaches Rita Ora and Jessica Mauboy took a break from … Read more

Boris Johnson plans ’emergency’ literacy push over Covid impact on children’s reading skills

Boris Johnson plans ’emergency’ literacy push as shock figures reveal hundreds of thousands of primary pupils will head to secondary school unable to read properly due to Covid 200,000 primary school pupils could head to secondary with poor literacy skills  Boris Johnson expected to unveil new four-year ’emergency’ plan in May  English students have lost … Read more

Ed Sheeran urges fans to donate to Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal

Ed Sheeran wears Mushroom Records T-shirt in honour of late music mogul Michael Gudinski as he uses his star power to urge fans to donate to Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:09 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 02:30 BST, 1 April 2021 Ed Sheeran is currently … Read more

Magic Mountain: Did a classic children’s TV show inspire a generation of stoners?

Did a classic children’s TV show inspire a generation of stoners? ABC program Magic Mountain includes some VERY unsubtle references to marijuana By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:50 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 31 March 2021 ABC children’s program Magic Mountain is fondly remembered by a generation of Australians … Read more

Nicole Richie dons oversize shirt dress and bucket hat as she browses a children’s clothing store

Nicole Richie dons an oversize shirt dress and bucket hat as she browses a children’s clothing store in Los Angeles By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 22:42 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 22:44 BST, 29 March 2021 Nicole Richie covered up for a shopping trip on Monday. Despite warm temperatures in Los Angeles, the fashion designer … Read more

Cancel culture claims another victim: Children’s book publisher pulls Captain Underpants spinoff

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of educational books for children, will no longer distribute The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future because it ‘perpetuates passive racism’ against Asians. Critics charge that the book’s storyline includes a Kung Fu master with dashes for eyes who wears traditional Asian garb. He is rescued … Read more

Beverly Cleary, who wrote multiple beloved children’s books, passes away at the age of 104

Beverly Cleary passed away at the age of 104 on Thursday. The writer was well known for her much-beloved children’s books, including The Mouse And The Motorcycle, Henry Huggins, and numerous others. The author passed away in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, where she had been a resident since the 1960s; no cause of death was given. Rest … Read more

Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh beams as she promotes a children’s charity in Perth

Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh beams as she promotes a children’s charity in Perth By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:38 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 18:30 GMT, 25 March 2021 American actress Kate Walsh has called Australia home since March last year.  And the 53-year-old Private Practice star is putting down … Read more

Overhearing just ONE racist comment from a parent can have a lasting impact on children’s views

Overhearing just ONE racist comment from a parent can have a lasting impact on children’s views, scientists warn Children overheard a Skype call mentioning two groups – ‘Flurps’ or ‘Gearoos’ Some of the children heard negative messages, such as ‘Flurps are bad people’ Children aged 7-9 who overheard the negative messages were less willing to … Read more