Arthur Ransome
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Letters: The real life story of the Altounyan children would have been so much more interesting
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Children messing about in boats is not enough for this adaptation, which injects an adult espionage twist more Famous Five than Arthur Ransome
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VisitBritain believes new film of The BFG will join Harry – and Beatrix – Potter in raising numbers
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Still full of hugs and smiles, TV’s first transgender sitcom is hard not to like. Plus: a nostalgic meander through Arthur Ransome country
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Julia Eccleshare looks back at the incredible roll-call of past Carnegie medal winners since the children’s book prize began in 1936, and wonders if any have been unjustly forgotten
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Brief letters: Universities Superannuation Scheme | Etymological battle on ‘bottle’ | ‘Actresses’ in the crossword | Titty name change | Carla Lane
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Brief letters: EHIC | Tate Modern atrium | Ladybird books | Windows 10 | Nottinghamshire cricket mutinies | Arthur Ransome’s character names
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As Snowzilla hits the US, the Book Doctor picks out children’s and teen books that celebrate the magical power of ice and snow to transform landscape and lives, from Arthur Ransome’s Winter Holiday to Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising
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Letters: He attracted the attention of the establishment by his opposition to allied intervention in the Russian civil war
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Manchester Guardian, 13 July 1929: Like the music-hall performer who takes the difficult first turn, the writer of Saturday articles must fight for the attention of the audience
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Sophie Nevile calls name ‘sweet’ and says she’s been sent messages from around the world in support after news broke that character will be renamed
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From Lola to Little Women to The Illustrated Mum, let’s hear it for sisters! The Book Doctor seeks out the best representations of sisters in picture books and stories for older children
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The author of Goodnight Mister Tom and Impossible! explains why the Swallows and Amazons creator Arthur Ransome gave her an alternative childhood and the tools to escape, pulling her into a world where children coped (and camped!) on their own
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A revival of this adaptation of the classic children's book, with music by Neil Hannon, touches the heart without being trite, writes Alfred Hickling
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Robert McCrum: People are rarely content in English novels of the last century – except, it seems, when pigs are involved
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There are adventures galore to be had on the wonderful playgrounds that are castles and islands and many classic children's stories use them as a setting
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Enid Blyton and Arthur Ransome may portray cosier times for children, but more recent reads are redressing the balance
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 1 March 1923: Arthur Ransome draws up a short questionnaire for the Russian revolutionary
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Theo WolfTiger 'My favourite character is Nancy Blackett, Captain of the Amazon, because she is the most adventurous'
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From Arthur Ransome's sea-faring adventurers to Clever Polly's outwitting of the Stupid Wolf, the heroes of classic children's fiction enjoyed far less restricted lifestyles than kids do today. Is that why their stories still appeal?
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Neil Hannon and Tom Morris talk to Andrew Dickson about how they brought Arthur Ransome's version of Lake Windermere to the West End and gave it tunes – then discovered the author's mysterious past
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For the first time in four decades, the Swallow puts into Wild Cat island. Guest blogger Eileen Jones wonders: Can the Amazon be far behind?
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Ben Child: Arthur Ransome's beloved books could be the next big children's film franchise, as BBC plans to ramp up the action and reality
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Vanessa Thorpe: Gazing at the theatre's extraordinary 18th-century decor, I feel a refurbished Old Vic could better serve this city's creative life
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Secret Intelligence Service's first authorised history aims to debunk James Bond 'licence to kill' myth
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Julia Eccleshare, the children's book doctor, offers advice
Books blog Why it wasn’t all plain sailing for Swallows and Amazons’ author