Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791)—the wunderkind of the nineteenth century, wowing audiences with not only his talented playing, but his compositions and personality.

What if the devil appeared in your dreams? Would you write a violin sonata like Tartini, or a frightening novel like E.T.A Hoffmann?

Is there anything more satisfying than matching gifts under your tree? Now you can coordinate them to your Christmas cards and outfit too!

These east to create DIY kits are filled with lots of fun things to decorate a cardboard mask. A great alternative to the Christmas hat!

These digital prints are almost so easy the don't need instructions, but hopefully the video will give you some design ideas using Canva.

Who doesn’t love a Christmassy cookie? These ones are super easy, paired with personalised gift tags and bookmarks for that special touch.

These personalised letter writing sets make lovely gifts and take a little time to create.

Creating Christmas gifts from printables is an easy way to create that personal touch. These five ideas will be sure to please music lovers.

Nicoló Paganini was a genius, but malice and envy, prejudice and misunderstanding could have been a larger part of his life than we realise.

A dichotomy between good and bad is often represented within the one creature; and Ireland isn’t the only country with special musical folk.

Other than the very spooky cover, the first thing I noticed about The Graveyard Book was the index. There are only eight chapters!

After reading Narnia last week, a book from my childhood, I remembered another I’d been given for my sixth birthday; Rip Van Winkle.

One sentence stuck with me. ‘Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.’ Well, that's happened to me.

I re-read this book in the school holidays. Instead of practicing for a concert, I think you’ll agree, it’s eminently more sensible.

A middle-grade mystery always appeals to me, and this one’s set in Paris! Not only that, the protagonists are a group of canny time-thieves.

Okay, I’ve just unearthed Ferdinand’s all-time favourite musical book. I’m calling it now, as I don’t believe it will ever be beaten…

Naturally, I love fantastical animals, and this book was full of them. A mastiff in a suit, a Labrador in Khakis, Coyotes in army regalia...

When I first discovered this book, I was bursting with fruit flavour. Every type; banana, watermelon, strawberry, kiwi… strawberry and kiwi.

Being blessed with music from the fairies, might indeed be a curse—and there is a lot of that going around.

Orpheus, as a God himself, had other defining characteristics. Above his head 'there hovered bird in-numerable...'