Category: Book Reviews
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Review: Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush
We’re celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Windrush arrival reading GRANNY CAME HERE ON THE EMPIRE WINDRUSH by Patrice Lawrence and illustrated by Camilla Sucre. As the granddaughter of Caribbean elders, I didn’t know much about how my Grandparents came to England other than they arrived by boat and had to leave two of their…
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Review: My Bollywood Dream by Avani Dwivedi
Thank you Walker Books for our copy of My Bollywood Dreams. All thoughts are my own. A love letter to Mumbai and Bollywood. My Bollywood Dream is a beautifully illustrated book following a little girl through the bustling streets of Mumbai as she goes to the cinema with her family. Along the way she uses…
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May book releases on our radar
There are so many exciting books coming out this month and here are a few we’re most excited about! Picture books Big by Vashti Harrison We’re huge fans of Vashti in our house, and BIG is the first picture book to be written and illustrated by the children’s illustrator known for the Little Leaders books….
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Review: Nic Blake and the Remarkables
As soon as I found out Angie Thomas author of YA books The Hate you Give and On the Come Up was going to be writing a middle grade novel, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy. I’ve been waiting for years for my children to be old enough to read her…
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Grown: The Black Girl’s Guide to Glowing Up
Melissa Cummings – Quarry and Natalie A. Carter, the fab duo from Black Girls Book Club have written a guidebook for teen Black British girls that reads like advice from older sisters and covers everything Black girls need to navigate the teen years + beyond. Part workbook, advice, tips and, resources, Grown is essential reading…
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ALLIES – Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again
“Most of us come to allyship with zero knowledge and experience, and it’s our responsibility to fill in the gaps in our knowledge” – Adiba Jaigirdar Are you an ally? Would you call yourself an ally? Are you an ally to some and not to others? Have you thought about why this is? Do you…
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Me, Frida and the Secret of the Peacock Ring
Synopsis A valuable peacock ring. A mysterious brother-sister duo. Paloma Marquez is traveling to Mexico City, birthplace of her deceased father, for the very first time. She’s hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time they spent together. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael, who present…
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Dance With Oti
We loved taking part in Oti Mabuse’s free online dance classes during lockdown and have enjoyed watching her dancing over the years in Stricly Come Dancing. So when Walker Books offered us the chance to review Oti’s debut children’s book, we jumped at the chance! Written by Oti and illustrated by Samara Hardy, the book…
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Black and British
Black History is still rarely covered in the school curriculum (other than slavery) so as parents we try and supplement our children’s education with stories, museum visits, documentaries and books, that teach them about this history. Our children are lucky to be growing up within a mix of cultures. My husband is from Africa, my…
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Llama on a Mission
Llama on a Mission – written by Annabelle Sami, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan Llama on a Mission is the second book in the fun middle grade series by Annabelle Sami, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan. You can read our review of the first book, Llama out Loud, here. Synopsis Yasmin Shah is just like any other…