Penguin Random House) ‘When was the first time you felt empowered as a Black Person- that you deeply believed you could live your dreams? I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. An empowering celebration of growing up Black’ (2021) by Dapo Adeola - is an empowering, uncompromising (why should it be? As the most iconic and well-known children’s book brand in the UK today, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to tell the world’s favourite stories and for brilliant new debut talent and brands that connect with today’s young readers, from newborn up to twelve years old. A series of clever and witty illustrations matched with informative text guides the reader through a series of situations where they might encounter prejudice, and how to form strategies to overcome a situation before it becomes a problem.

Emma Perry is a children's book author, a teacher, the founder of MyBookCorner and organiser of International Book Giving Day. It’s a message that is both urgent and timeless – and offers a rich and rewarding reading experience for every child. It's a book to give all children, parents and educators a window into the challenges black children encounter. It's unfortunate because no person should feel this way, but I know that for a lot of Black children and other children of color society makes it much more difficult to believe in yourself.This is the book I wish existed when I was a child, and I've bought several copies for the children in my life. Her favourite form of procrasti-working is always some sort of creation whether it be bettering her hand-lettering, making animated gifs, chronicling silly life moments or informative sustainability tips in comic form, experimenting with film photography or sewing new garments for herself. Selected items may be purchased early for dispatch from the future date given in their product information.

Her animation project with Malala fund was featured on Design Weekly's favourite International Women's Day projects of 2020.It's a book filled with love and hope, while acknowledging the suffering which has come before, and still sadly exists in many places today. Also would love to commend Dapo for bringing in and introducing us to so many other incredibly talented black artists, in a world where most people are looking out for themselves only it’s truly refreshing to see someone open doors and bring his tribe along with him.

Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Featuring the work of 18 illustrators, including Diane Ewen, Onyinye Iwu and Selom Sunu - since, as Adeola states: "I'm just one person, I can't possibly hope to speak for the entire diaspora" - it distils the fierce heartache of racist injustice as well as a passionate sense of joy and hope for the future. A motivational and inspirational picture book about exploring, and embracing, your individual traits. There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors.A celebration of life, of being Black - encompassing inspiration and self love, whilst deftly weaving in the tough conversations and always ending on a powerful, heart-felt note. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Winner of the Queens Knickers award 2021 (for Never Show a T-Rex a Book) Winner of the Jericho Prize 2021. Alongside this stirring prose, Dapo Adeola’s words are illustrated by eighteen talented professional black illustrators from the United Kingdom, the United States and Africa. The Independent”This beautiful book also serves as a brilliant directory of work from black illustrators.

Yet she is reminded that she stands on the shoulders of the great black community that has come before her – and that she has the power to be anything and anyone she wants to be.Having migrated to the UK as a child she is particularly motivated by the need for people from all races and backgrounds to see themselves in the world around them. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.