Gordon Campbell on Mrs Frisby and The Rats of NIMH
This week, the Werewolf series of essays on classic children’s literature turns the spotlight onto Robert C. O’Brien’s book about one family’s encounter with genetic […]
Classics
Gordon Campbell On Children’s Book Classics: The Moomins
About 15 years ago on Werewolf, I started writing a series of articles about classic children’s books. Over the next few months, these articles will […]
Classics : Tom’s Midnight Garden (1958)
Life (and love) is a dream shared, in Philippa Pearce’s classic novel
Classics: Diana Wynne Jones R.I.P.
Celebrating the author of Archer’s Goon, Howl’s Moving Castle etc.
Classics : The Cricket In Times Square (1960)
Authors who write for children are people, too.
Classics : The Incredible Journey (1961)
About the bond between animals and humans….
Classics : The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1990)
Murder, mutiny, class rebellion and a terrific teenage heroine
Classics : Marianne Dreams (1958)
The waking is the hardest part
Classics: Toy Story 3 (2010) & Peabody (1983)
Did you betray your toys?
Classics : Dumbo (1941)
… until you seen an elephant fly
Classics: Homecoming (1981) by Cynthia Voigt
Home is not a place