Children's much-loved books back in print

Isn't it just wonderful to see books popular with children 30 and 40 years ago are coming back in print? David McKee's character Mr Benn on which a popular television series was based, has been out of print for 30 years. The first to arrive will be Big Top Benn, where Mr Benn dresses up as a clown and is transported to the circus. The next will be Mr Benn Red Knight, where he visits a costume shop and dons a suit of armour and travels to medieval times.

Remember the Wombles? I have the Wombles tune on the phone I have - it was my daughter's. I guess they were popular with her. The books have been out of print for 10 years and are going to be republished by Bloomsbury in November, 2010. The first to arrive will be The wandering Wombles and The Wombles. I'll be ordering copies for myself - I can see they'll make great birthday presents for someone!

I have just seen the award winning documentary "The Cove". I have never been so moved, so deeply shocked and saddened by what humans do to creatures. I admire the work of people who take huge risks to bring to the world's notice such inhuman and brutal and barbaric events that go on, in this case, in Japan. I have been dismayed that Japan has increased its whale killing in the Antarctic waters and to now learn of their treatment of their local dolphin, porpoise and pilot whales, just makes me want to make my protest heard. I am detirmined to find out how I can support the organisations that are going against countries and governments to bring to light these attrocities. Greenpeace, Seashephard, takepart.com/the cove and SaveJapanDolphins.org are worldwide organisations, but our dolphins here in Nw Zealand are also underthreat from inadvertant killing in local fisher's long line and nets.