Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy If “sensitive” people had “their way” then children’s author Roald Dahl …
The 20 greatest children's books ever – what the voters say Shaun Tan/ The Arrival/ Lothian Children’s Books/ Hachette What do the global critics and experts who voted in our poll have to say about their top picks? Quek Hong Shin, the Singapore-based children's author and illustrator, describes it as, "a great children's book about anger, self-discovery, and a mother's …
The family of Roald Dahl, the late author of children's classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has apologised for anti-Semitic remarks he made, saying the comments were "incomprehensible to us". Key points: The family said Dahl's prejudiced remarks show the "lasting impact of words" An advocacy group for British Jews said the apology was a long time coming …
