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...
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...
When I first heard about Queer Up at a Walker Books preview event, I knew I wanted to get a copy for our bookshelves. The author Alexis Caught, was so passionate about why he wrote the book and how he knew it was needed, I could tell how important it would be for...
What a treat we have for you today! We’re so happy to be revealing the beautiful cover for The Wondrous Prune written by Ellie Clements with illustrations by Chaaya Prabhat. But first, a bit about the book. The Wondrous Prune is about 11 year old Prune Robinson, a...
Joseph Coelho is one of our favourite children’s authors. We absolutely love his work especially his verse novels. His writing style is delightful, so full of life, always conjuring up imagery that takes your breath away. Lily in particular has been so inspired by his...
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...
We’re thrilled to be taking part in the SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles book tour. It’s such a fun book and we were also lucky to be able to ask a couple of questions to the author and illustrator so read on to find out what we just HAD to know and their replies!...
“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...
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!...
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...