Written by JAMES BERRY | Illustrated by ANNA CUNHA Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl’s childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry. Northern Lights...
Written by ASHOK BANKER | Illustrated by SANDHYA PRABHAT I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in - of being brown, of being amazing, of being you! Teach Early Years awards FinalistUKLA Book Awards Longlist 2021Derby Children's Book Award Longlist 2021BookTrust Best Books...
Written and illustrated by PAWEŁ PAWLAK Translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones What if you could turn the world the other way around and take a peek at what’s on the other side? Perhaps you’ll find something you never expected. Such as friendship. When Oscar meets a lonely little girl, it’s the start of an adventure for both of them. Together they make an unusual journey...
Written by CHITRA SOUNDAR | Illustrated by POONAM MISTRY The rain clouds are long gone and the dry season scorches the land. Everything is new for the baby giraffe. As she bounds ahead and lags behind, her mother patiently explains the ways of the grasslands. And until she grows a little taller, older and wiser, her mother reminds her: “You’re strong with me.” 'Reassuring and visually stunning' – Youth...
Written by LUCY CHRISTOPHER | Illustrated by ANASTASIA SUVOROVA In our old house, Ma told me there was nothing to be scared of. No monsters hiding behind doors, or in wardrobes, or under beds. She said there were no dark places at all. But, in the new house, under my new bed, THAT’s where I found Shadow... 'Beautiful. A really powerful exploration of a child’s experience of a parent’s...
Written by HANNAH CARMONA | Illustrated by ANNA CUNHA Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears and begin life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly...
