Illustrators helping to build empathy
I’m a big fan of the work the Empathy Lab does, using children’s books to nurture and extend empathy, and so I was very interested when I found out about a new EU/United Nations World Food Programme project bringing children’s … Continued
An interview with Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander (@kwamealexander) is a poet, children’s book author, playwright, producer, public speaker, performer, and winner of the US ‘Oscar’ for children’s literature, the Newbery Medal, for his book The Crossover. Like The Crossover, Booked is also a novel in … Continued
An interview with Sarah Matthias
Eloquent, vivid, compelling and deeply moving, A Berlin Love Song by Sarah Matthias (@SarahMatthias7) is one of those books I regret leaving in my bedside pile for too long. This historical novel, exploring the experience of Romanies during the Holocaust, … Continued