I’m not saying social media is fetishising the act of reading as a nostalgic, middle class pursuit regardless of the child’s actual interests, but what I am saying is there are an awful lot of Pippi ...

As we head into spring and the weather slowly gets sunnier, our long winter hibernation is coming to an end and so is winter ...

This year's costumes are fabulous, with everything from Zog and Matilda to Little Roary, Dorothy and Little Red Riding Hood ...

Pippi Longstocking - Raid Dad's sock drawer ... send her in as Lola from Lauren Child's Charlie and Lola. Dracula - Got costumes left over from Halloween? It matters not if the trousers are ...

but what I am saying is there are an awful lot of Pippi Longstocking outfits on Instagram. Maybe if we saw fewer pictures of finished costumes, and more of women (and it is mostly women ...

In Opus, Mark Anthony Green’s directorial debut, fashion is psychological—from cult members in hypnotizing hues of indigo to a David Bowie-esque pop star adorned in dazzling brooches and Rick Owens ...

It’s a psychedelic fantasy tale in hypnotic primary colors, in which a redheaded young woman in a red costume, clearly kin to both Pippi Longstocking and Pollyanna, brings girlish good will and a ...

Doors open 2:30 p.m.; film runs 3–5 p.m. Tickets: $7. Compete for best Pippi costume award. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380 AgeWell Senior Program: Line Dancing Veterans Hall, 941 Walnut Ave.

Did you know that in the UK, almost one million children - that's roughly one in 12 - do not own a book of their own? I certainly didn't.