We like to think of cows as nice, gentle, docile creatures. Most of the time that’s exactly what they are — except when they have calves, which they will protect with a fierce, maternal instinct. That ...

Children’s author and illustrator Babette Cole has died aged 67, her publisher at Mabecron Books, Ron Johns, has confirmed. Johns said Cole passed away on Saturday (14th January) in hospital after ...

Author Babette Cole’s injuries after being attacked by a herd of cows (Picture SWNS) In scenes described as ‘like a horror film’, a herd of rampaging cows savagely attacked a children’s author, ...

Larsen playfully changes up the bedtime routine in her debut picture book, with parents and child swapping roles. The young narrator directly addresses readers: “Have you looked at your parents? Poor ...

A popular children’s author was nearly trampled to death by cows. Babette Cole, 65, was walking her dogs when one beast from a herd with their calves “tossed me in the air”. The Princess Smartypants ...

Dame Babette Cole, author and illustrator. Born: 10 September, 1950 in Jersey. Died: 14 January, 2017 in Devon, aged 66. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited ...

PreS-Gr 2-In this fine translation of Cole's Truelove (London, Jonathan Cape Ltd., 2001), a family pet is displaced by the arrival of a new baby. The situation is fully framed from the pet's point of ...

I was born in Jersey in 1950, after my parents went there following World War II. So I'm enjoying The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. I grew up playing in Nazi ...

Children’s author and illustrator Babette Cole has died aged 67, her publisher at Mabecron Books, Ron Johns, has confirmed. Johns said Cole passed away on Saturday (14th January) in hospital after ...