Children's Laureate31 Jan 2025Poet grateful mum turned him over to police at 16Connor Allen says his mum had courage to report him after he attacked her as a teenager.31 Jan 202522 Jan 2025Author Cottrell-Boyce holds summit to warn about children's happinessThe children's laureate says a "recession in children's happiness" is caused by a decline in reading.22 Jan 20254 Sep 2024Libraries important for human contact, Children's Laureate saysLibraries are spaces "where we bump into each other and make acquaintance", Frank Cottrell-Boyce says.4 Sep 202419 Oct 2022Malorie Blackman calls for year-round black historyThe Noughts and Crosses author says schools should teach "whole-truth" black history all year round.19 Oct 20224 Jul 2022New children's laureate vows to reinvent poetryAward-winning writer Joseph Coelho is unveiled as the successor to Cressida Cowell in the post.4 Jul 2022
