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Didn't you know? ... the nation's favourite bedtime story was yesterday revealed to be The Gruffalo. Although the black tongue, orange eyes and poisonous wart on the end of its nose might be enough to induce nightmares, Radio 2 listeners declared it was the best story for children heading to the Land of Nod.
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Comica, London's annual festival of comic books and graphic novels, shows how the genre is not just for geeky boys, says Emma Love
Tell It to the Bees, By Fiona Shaw
Lydia Weekes is devasted by the disintegration of her marriage. Her son Charlie, a withdrawn young boy, is keyed into his mother's every mood change and emotion.
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