The World in Multicolour

Celebrating diversity, inclusion and children's books

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Reading and Stories to tackle Mental Health crisis
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
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Whose worlds are we sharing with children?
Mat Tobin with some top tips on building a diverse and multicultural bookshelf and on becoming a 'culturally responsive teacher'
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Friendships hold the world together
Brigita Orel, linguist and author of The Pirate Tree, on how learning other languages promotes empathy and friendship. Plus, a booklist about multicultural friendships!
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On Languages, Lives, and Libraries
Dr Sabine Little on the links between language and identity and the new multilingual children's section at Sheffield Libraries
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Why are world books and books in translation so important for children?
Translator Claire Storey shares her top three reasons why
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Bursting the Bubble
Devjani Bodepudi writes a personal essay about growing up as the 'other' and why reading diverse books to children creates a culture of inclusion
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