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Raise your hand if you're feeling the January Blues. To help bring some colour to your days, Alina Martin has put together a list of diverse and inclusive books that will inspire you even on the dreariest day.

Nikki Hedstrom, author of mindfulness book for kids A Thought is a Thought, helps us welcome 2021 with some tips and tools to regain our balance, face upcoming challenges with positivity and nurture healthy young minds.

Corrie Locke-Hardy (@thetinyactivists) shares her top inclusive reads with the occasion of Human Rights Day, to celebrate those who fight for equality in our beautiful and diverse world! Perfect for inspiring children to stand up to social injustice and advocate for others. 

At Lantana, we are proud to stand against bullying and to provide a diverse anti-bullying booklist to help support and guide our children to always be kind and compassionate

Fen Coles, a co-director at Letterbox Library, a children's bookseller specialising in inclusion, diversity and equality, shares her favourite children's books for teaching empathy and kindness.

Jo Cummins, who runs the brilliant Library Girl and Book Boy blog and podcast, shares a fab list of books that will not only comfort & inspire readers during lockdown but "make them realise their own power and awesomeness".

Clodagh Chapman, Ambassador Coordinator of Just Like Us, the LGBT+ charity empowering young people 'from the classroom to their careers', shares her top reads for LGBT+ History Month - because everyone deserves to see themselves represented in books.

Farrah Serroukh, the author of CLPE's groundbreaking Reflecting Realities survey, shares 5 of her favourite inclusive winter reads. The perfect gifts to snuggle up with over the holidays and to broaden your young readers' world!

Ciarra Chavarria shares her top diverse and inclusive reads for World Children's Day – celebrating children who take action! The perfect book list to show young people that they have a voice and that their stories matter.