Eliza Buzacott-Speer

The authors of a fairytale book about a prince and a farm boy who meet and fall in love, which will be officially published after surpassing its crowdfunding goal, say they are "thrilled" the "long overdue" project has met its target.

From wondercrump to uckyslush and quogwinkle to grobblesquirt, the “gobblefunk” language that Roald Dahl used in his children’s books has become part of his legacy.

Matilda Wormwood is one of Roald Dahl’s most enduring characters — smart, strong, kind, and fiery, but, more than that, an ordinary little girl with a love of reading and learning.

Willow the koala joey strikes up an unlikely friendship with a butterfly during a photoshoot at Symbio Wildlife Park in New South Wales.

Twenty years ago today, the world was introduced to Harry Potter and a book series destined to be the best-selling of all time. But what was it about the skinny, bespectacled 11-year-old with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead that so captured the imagination — and wallets — of children and adults around the world?

When it comes to harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables, built-up city streets may not immediately spring to mind, but a growing movement of urban foragers is out to prove otherwise.