3 Photos: New Look At JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR West End Starring Sam Ryder and More Princess Smartypants is the story of a rebellious princess who doesn’t want to get married and in turn, out-smarts all ...

Anita Anand in conversation with actor Meera Syal and Professor Keira Vaclavik, Professor of Children’s Literature and Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London. Meera brings Babette Cole's ...

Flood of tributes to author and illustrator of ‘exuberant, heartfelt and very funny’ books is led by children’s laureate Chris Riddell Babette Cole: How I Made James Rabbit and the Giggleberries – in ...

A subversive, fun-filled adventure for children and their families Princess Smartypants does not want to get married. She wants to carry on making music with her menagerie of monstrous pets, but the ...

Wayward Productions and The Wardrobe Ensemble will present the world stage première of Babette Cole's award-winning book Princess Smartypants. The production opens at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury in ...

I was determined not to expose my daughters to gender stereotyping. I avoided Disney princess films, Barbie dolls and books about fair maidens whose only goal in life was to marry a handsome prince.

Meera Syal tells Anita how the princesses she grew up with impacted her, and how family favourite Princess Smartypants breaks the mould. With Meera Syal and Prof Keira Vaclavik. Show more Anita Anand ...