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The Book of Hopes
Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain
By: Katherine Rundell (Editor)
eBook | 1 October 2020
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Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020
In difficult times, what children really need is hope. And in that spirit, bestselling author Katherine Rundell emailed some of the children's writers and artists whose work she loved most:
'I asked them to write something very short, fiction or non-fiction, or draw something that would make the children reading it feel like possibility-ists: something that would make them laugh or wonder or snort or smile. The response was magnificent, which shouldn't have surprised me, because children's writers and illustrators are professional hunters of hope … I hope that the imagination can be a place of shelter for children and that The Book of Hopes might be useful in that, even if only a little.'
This collection, packed with short stories, poems and pictures from the very best children's authors and illustrators, aims to provide just that. Within its pages you'll find animal friends from insects to elephants, high-flying grandmas, a homesick sprite, the tooth fairy, and even extra-terrestrial life.
There are 133 contributions from authors and illustrators, including Anthony Horowitz, Axel Scheffler, Catherine Johnson, Jacqueline Wilson, Katherine Rundell, Lauren Child, Michael Morpurgo and Onjali Q. Raúf. A donation from the sale of each book will go to NHS Charities Together, in gratitude for the incredible efforts of all those who worked in hospitals over the quarantine period.
'An anthology on the theme of hope … it includes a rich range of images, poetry, stories and non-fiction' Stories to charm on endless days, Sunday Times
Proceeds from this book will be donated to NHS Charities Together. In respect of UK sales, this will be £2.10 and in respect of sales in other territories this will be 16% of net receipts (at least 62p).
NHS Charities Together is a charity registered in England and Wales (registered charity no. 1186569).
About the Editor
Katherine Rundell is the bestselling author of five children's novels and has won the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize amongst many others. Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night. Katherine will be a World Book Day author for 2021.
Industry Reviews
“We need happy endings now more than ever ... This book will sustain you”
Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
“Rundell is as persuasive as she is talented ... These joyous gobbets, all beautifully snappy, are perfect for a bus journey to school or a golly-is-that-the-time bedtime literary scamper”
The Times, Children's Book of the Week
“This is a tasting menu of small but sumptuous confections, all uplifting in simple or complex ways”
TLS
“Hope is needed as never before so three cheers too for Katherine Rundell and the children's authors and artists who contributed to her anthology The Book of Hopes”
Books for Keeps
Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
“Rundell is as persuasive as she is talented ... These joyous gobbets, all beautifully snappy, are perfect for a bus journey to school or a golly-is-that-the-time bedtime literary scamper”
The Times, Children's Book of the Week
“This is a tasting menu of small but sumptuous confections, all uplifting in simple or complex ways”
TLS
“Hope is needed as never before so three cheers too for Katherine Rundell and the children's authors and artists who contributed to her anthology The Book of Hopes”
Books for Keeps
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ISBN: 9781526629890
ISBN-10: 1526629895
Published: 1st October 2020
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Audience: Children
For Ages: 6 - 8 years old
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
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- Kids & Children's BooksChildren & Teenagers PoetryAnthologies for Children & Teenagers
- Miscellaneous ItemsGift Books and Gift Ideas
- Kids & Children's BooksChildren, Teenagers & Young Adults (YA) FictionNature & Animal Stories for Children & Teenagers
- Kids & Children's BooksChildren, Teenagers & Young Adults (YA) FictionGeneral, Modern & Contemporary Fiction for Children & Teenagers
- Kids & Children's BooksChildren, Teenagers & Young Adults (YA) FictionAction & Adventure Stories for Children & Teenagers
- Kids & Children's BooksPersonal & Social IssuesSocial Issues for Children & Teenagers