Beatrix Potter, an author who is known for children’s stories like "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and died in 1943, is being accused of taking her stories from African slave tales. Dr. Emily Zobel ...

As a young fan, my knack for self-sabotage began the day I learned that Disney (not the company, but the guy) approached Beatrix Potter in 1936 with a proposal to make an animated feature based on The ...

Emma Thompson isn't just an Oscar-winning actress; she's also an Oscar-winning writer. Thompson authored the 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, and now she's taken on another ...

The illustrator Joana Avillez delves into the life story of one of her favorite children’s book authors, creator of Peter Rabbit. By Joana Avillez Joana Avillez is an illustrator and author. Her ...