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Catherine Shoard

Catherine Shoard

The Guardian

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Why are today’s children’s books and films often so much better than adult ones?

Why are today’s children’s books and films often so much better than adult ones?

World Book Day dawns once more, with its morning chorus of swearing and sticky tape. This year, it falls shortly before we’re throwing a Harry...

05.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Catherine shoard

Someone is using my wheelie bin as a toilet. How has it come to this?

Someone is using my wheelie bin as a toilet. How has it come to this?

Last summer, I found poo in the wheelie bin. Nothing unusual there: you can’t blame dog walkers for a reluctance to tote warm sacks in a heatwave....

05.03.2026 9

The Guardian

Catherine shoard