Peter Usborne, who has died aged 85, created a publishing company that changed the look and feel of nonfiction books for children. Although they were widely used in schools, Usborne books became a ...

ICONIC children’s book publisher Peter Usborne has died “suddenly but peacefully”, aged 85. Tributes are already pouring in for the “genius” publisher – responsible for the beloved ‘Usborne book of’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beloved children’s book publisher – and the ‘driving force’ behind Private Eye – Peter Usborne has died ‘suddenly but peacefully’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children’s publisher Peter Usborne has died at the age of 85, his publishing company has announced. Mr Usborne, described as a ...

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Usborne Publishing has endured as a publisher of uniquely accessible and exciting children’s books. As it embarks on a new trade partnership deal with ...

Fifty years after Peter Usborne founded Usborne Publishing in London, with the goal of revitalizing children’s nonfiction, the independent company has announced a new U.S. trade distribution ...

When we meet in his airy office near London's Hatton Garden jewellery quarter, Peter Usborne has a boyish grin on his face. He has just had drinks with one of his heroes, Dustin Hoffman, at the ...

Children’s publisher Peter Usborne has died at the age of 85, his publishing company has announced. Mr Usborne, described as a “genius” who had a “child-like energy and curiosity”, was also the first ...

The publisher said he died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on the morning of Thursday 30th March, surrounded by his family. “Peter was, in the truest sense of the word, a genius – his brilliance was ...