Books teach children vital lessons – disobey your parents and you could end up in a pie | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Whether it’s Peter Rabbit or Tracy Beaker, books offer children valuable insights into the world. Let’s not allow austerity to restrict their access
When I was younger, the thing I wanted most in the world was a Sega MegaDrive so that I could play Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter II and Donkey Kong. But my pleas fell on deaf ears. As childhood sob stories go, it’s hardly one of the worst, though (the fact that my youngest brother now owns almost every game console in existence is a textbook example of how parents relax their rules with each additional child). What not being allowed to play video games did
