So did you pay attention when you were reading Black Beauty? Or were you struggling uphill with the bearing rein on? Take our quiz below and see… Black Beauty After a wonderful early life as a young colt on Farmer Gray’s meadows, the stallion Black Beauty is sold to Squire Gordon of Birtwick Hall and joins […]
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Gabriel-Ernest Quiz
Have you read Saki’s short stories, Gabriel-Ernest, thoroughly, taking notes and plotting against your aunt? Let’s see what you’ve got… Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales The local landowner Van Cheele experiences an unnerving encounter with a youth sunning himself near a pond, and starts to wonder if there is any connection between this wild-looking boy and […]
Dracula Quiz
So now you’ve read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you think you’re ready to pick up a wooden stake, grab a fistful of garlic and head into the woods? Find out if you’re ready – take our quiz below… Dracula Illustrated by David Mackintosh Regarded as one of the most influential horror stories of all […]
Pipì the Pink Monkey Quiz
How well do you know Pipì and his band of monkeys? Take the quiz below to find out… The Adventures of Pipì the Pink Monkey Pipì isn’t like his four brothers or the other young monkeys living in the forest of Hullabaloo: he has bright-pink fur, a mischievous character and a rebellious streak […]
Oscar Wilde Quiz
How well do you know the life and work of Oscar Wilde, including his classic children’s tales, The Selfish Giant and Other Stories? Take our quiz to test your knowledge, and find out more about our new edition of his children’s classics below. The Selfish Giant When the Selfish Giant decides to build a wall […]
An Interview with Luis Sepúlveda
Born in Santiago, Chile, Luis Sepúlveda is the multi-award-winning author of many adult novels and stories for children. Politically and socially engaged, he was persecuted and jailed by the Pinochet regime and worked for years as a crew member on a Greenpeace ship. The Story of a Seagull and The Cat Who Taught Her to […]
An Interview with Jane Hawking
Dr Jane Hawking, Stephen Hawking’s wife for over twenty years, is a writer and lecturer. Her book At Home in France was published in 1994, followed by her memoir Travelling to Infinity, which became an Oscar-winning movie in 2015, under the title The Theory of Everything.What led you into writing? My first major writing experience was my Ph.D thesis […]
