Nobody notices the queen on the corner. Nobody, that is...except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is a warrior queen, with many battles fought and won. When, one day, danger comes to the street and the queen on the corner sounds the alarm, the little girl must find a way to thank her. Can she bring the community together to turn the queen’s corner into a home?
Yoto Carnegie Medal Longlist 2023 | A Love Reading for Schools Book of the Month 2021 | Klaus Flugge Prize Longlist 2022 | Ezra Jack Keats Illustration Award Nomination 2022
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Lucy is the award-winning author of Stolen, Flyaway, The Killing Woods and Storm-Wake. She is Course Director in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, UK, where she holds a PhD in Creative Writing.
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Nia is a self-taught illustrator based in Swansea, South Wales. She loves to create illustrations that play with colour, light and texture and has a thing for the little details.
"A beautiful and thought-provoking book for children - and adults - that shines a light on some of the issues surrounding homelessness. And it’s inspired by real people. Like the author says: Look out for the Queens and Kings”
-Max Newton, Head of Community Fundraising, Shelter
"This marvellous picture book with stunning artwork from Nia Tudor will quite possibly provide an introduction to young children about the concept of homelessness, and it does so in a gentle but still realistic way.”
- BookTrust
"Told from the viewpoint of a small child, Lucy Christopher's new picture book gently reminds us that everyone has a story - struggles and successes, ups and downs - and everyone needs a place to call home!"
-Julia Green, children's author
“This hopeful tale uses a youthful view of the world to imagine what our society could be like if all people and their experiences were valued and respected. Sweet and thought-provoking”
-Kirkus Reviews
"This is a tale of looking for the inherent worth of everybody, in particular homeless people, and trying one’s best to understand and support them"
-Books for Keeps, 5 Stars