
Children's Book Authors
The best children’s book authors are those who can get inside a child’s mind to really excite their imagination. Some stories may be told almost entirely through illustrations, some stories may include an important moral lesson, and some are just ...
Ruskin Bond Biography
Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British origin. He is known for his contributions to children's literature. Know more about his life and works in this brief biography...
R.K. Narayan
R.K. Narayan has not quite been able to avoid giving interviews about his life and work to journalists and writers in various places. But he has done this as a chore, something that needs to be gone through for practical publishing reasons rather ...
Remembering Rk Narayan
Given we live in an age of self-promotion, it might be difficult to believe, but RK Narayan, the Malgudi Man, did not give interviews. He was also not interested in his fans. As the first writer from this country to alert the West to Indian writin...
Books By Rudyard Kipling
Four complementary collections in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division richly document the life and works of the British author, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). The William Montelle Carpenter Collection, presented to the Library by his wido...
Sue Macgregor Interviews Enid Blyton
Sue MacGregor chats to author Enid Blyton about the process of writing her best-selling books. Blyton also reveals how she draws inspiration from real-life people and how her characters have become popular across the world...
Enid Blyton: Famous Books
Whether or not she would be pleased, take-offs of the much-loved children’s books look set to follow the success of Ladybird spoofs. Blyton's favourite books include First Term At Malory Towers and Shadow the Sheep Dog.
10 Great Authors In Children’S Literature
There’s something about quality children’s literature that sets it apart as a work of art - the creatively crafted illustrations, the brilliant word choice, the magical plots invented by brilliant minds. Good children’s literature should pass the ...
The 100 Best Children's Books
Don't judge a book by its cover, inspire your budding readers and rummage through our selection of the 100 best children's books and novels for babies, children and teenagers...