Do we mollycoddle children with fairy tales – or should Cinderella’s sisters always have their eyes pecked out?
Are today’s children over-indulged in the false but comforting representation of reality provided within fairy tales?
How many can you spot? Manchester Libraries launch book character video puzzle to promote power of reading
Video to celebrate National Libraries Day
I’ll be there for you: Good friends Dougie Freedman and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pit their wits against each other in FA Cup
Bolton host Cardiff in fourth round
Comment: Bolton Wanderers’ crushing defeat by Reading could be the drubbing they need for change
Defeat came despite Freedman saying side were in ‘good form’
Will another player please stand up? Bolton Wanderers manager’s plea after Jermaine Beckford injury blow
Beckford out for three weeks having scored eight goals this season
A Jedi, surfer, nanny, snowboarder and pirates? Manchester author’s dreams hit page in whirlwind fantasy novel
Manchester’s Andy Gee’s talks Gid and the Arborinium
Picture worth a thousand words: Illustrated books key to improving child literacy, Manchester Uni reveals
Simple books with few words as beneficial as storybooks
Read all about it: Bolton Council backs Rugby League World Cup 2013 campaign to get borough into books
Council have signed up to Try Reading project
‘All about the result’: Manchester City interim boss Brian Kidd relieved to seal second after ‘tough 48 hours’
Goals from Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko saw City to 2-0 win at Reading
‘We’re really down’: Jack Rodwell calls on Manchester City team mates to put blues behind them against Reading
Brian Kidd will take charge in place of sacked Roberto Mancini
Debate: Goal-line technology won’t stop the debate, but it is the right step forward for football
MM’s Reece Lawrence weighs up the new technology