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For Refugee Week, Amanda Addison shares how Norwich City of Sanctuary, her hometown, inspired her to write Boundless Sky, a story she hopes moves readers to create a culture of welcome wherever they are in the world.

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".

Author Devjani Bodepudi on parenting post-Brexit, the healing power of children's stories, and how these can help our young ones make the world a kinder place

For Valentine's Day and LGBT History Month, we interview author Lesléa Newman, whose groundbreaking book Heather Has Two Mommies celebrates all kinds of family love.

Author Amanda Addison and illustrator Manuela Adreani in conversation about their new book Boundless Sky, a moving story about the parallel migrations of a British swallow and an African refugee in search of a new place to call home.

Author Lucy Christopher and illustrator Anastasia Suvorova in conversation about the artwork of Shadow, a powerful story about a young girl learning to face her fears and finding the light within the darkness.

For World Mental Health Day, Lucy Christopher with her five favourite picture books exploring issues of mental health in young children and why we need more books like these

How can we cultivate in our children the habit of mindfulness? Diwa Tharan Sanders, who teaches meditation and breathwork classes, shares some great and practical advice.