Age 9
Children’s Mental Health Week: This is My Place
February 9th to 15th is children’s mental health week. This year’s theme is ‘This is My Place’ and children’s mental health charity Place2be is encouraging ‘peers, families, schools and communities to create inclusive and nurturing environments, where children and young people feel they belong and can say “This is My Place”.’ Picture books can often…
Mouse & Mole What Might Have Been by Joyce Dunbar & James Mayhew
Mouse & Mole What Might Have Been includes three, beautifully illustrated short stories that are perfect for bridging the gap between picture books and longer chapter books. We love the way that Mouse and Mole deal with the everyday experiences of a rainy day and being ill as well as Mole’s kite flying contemplations.
You Choose Christmas by Pippa Goodhart & Nick Sharratt
You Choose Christmas is a really fun, festive book that promotes speaking and listening skills while introducing children to various aspects of the Christmas season.
The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow & Joe Todd-Stanton
The Final Year, a highly emotive, sensitive story told in verse, takes us through Nathan (Nate) Wilder’s last year in primary school and his struggle to deal with friendships, school pressures, stressful family situations and ‘The Beast’. Set in the north of England it’s a sensitive and powerful portrayal of challenges faced by a ten…
Refugees by Brian Bilston & José Sanabria
Refugees, a powerful reverse poem, is being published as a thought provoking picture book. It explores fear and suspicion versus compassion and empathy and encourages us to consider the opposing views and prejudices about refugees that we may encounter in our daily lives.
The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival
The Wrong Shoes takes a heart wrenching, emotional look at the challenges faced by children living in extreme poverty. It provoked so many different emotional responses as I became immersed in Will’s struggles against an array of problems stemming from his father’s ill health and their lack of money.
Made For Us by Polly Owen & Daniel Duncan
Made For Us introduces us to various objects that have been designed to help people in their daily lives. It takes a fascinating look at familiar objects that we often use without thinking. But they’ve all been designed to make our lives easier.
Earth Day: Books About The Environment
Earth Day has been celebrated annually on April 22nd since 1970. Earth Day’s mission is ‘to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide.’ These books about the environment have given us insight and information into how we can protect our earth for ourselves and future generations.
Lullaby for the King by Nikki Grimes & Michelle Carlos
Lullaby for the King is a sumptuous, richly illustrated, lyrical picture book that follows a variety of birds and animals, some more familiar than others, as they travel to Bethlehem with gifts for a newborn king.
