Books of Colour

A Year of Black Joy 🤩
52 Black Voices share their passions ✨
Curated by Jamia Wilson and illustrated by Jade Orlando 📚

Age: 8+

This is a great book of information for a slightly older child who has a passion for learning. The illustrations compliment each page very well and this book is full of inspirational black people that any child can learn from. Overall a great addition to the previous books by Jamia Wilson.

This book was by the publisher. 📚

Wash Day 🛀🏾
Written by Tiffany Golden and illustrated by Lhaiza Morena

Age: 5+

This bold and brightly illustrated book tells the story of wash day. This is the perfect story about the process of having your hair washed that any black child with hair will relate to. The process of taking out your braids, washing your hair and having your hair restyled. This is a great book and can be enjoyed by all children but will particularly be ideal for those young children who struggle with the process of wash day.

This book was by the publisher.

July marks 2 years since my book was published!! Book Birthday Month! 🎉🎉

Thank you to everyone who has supported my book journey. Either through buying a copy, posting it on your page, leaving a review or recommending it to someone else. I appreciate all of the support in every form. 💜📚

If you haven’t read my book yet, the link is in my bio, please do check it out. 😊✅

Naming Ceremony 🎉
Written by Seina Wedlick and illustrated by Jenin Mohammed

Age: 3+

This bright and beautifully book describes the traditions of a naming ceremony in the West African culture. 🌎

This book is told from the perspective of the older sister. Not only does this book show diversity but it shows the importance of family and culture through different traditions and dress.

I really enjoyed this book and it would be a fantastic addition to any child’s bookshelf. We live in a diverse world where children are learning that everyone has different cultures and traditions. This is a great book for teaching children not only about their own traditions but also about those of other families. 💜📚

This book was by the author

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The Little Mermaid. Make a Splash. 🧜🏽‍♀️
Adapted by Ashley Franklin and illustrated by Paul Kellam

Age: 3+

This book is a great adaptation of the newly released Disney movie. 📚

The highlight of this book is the beautiful illustrations. The illustrator did an amazing job of capturing the live action version of this film in these pictures. Any little mermaid fans will enjoy this book. It’s a great addition to any bookshelf. 🦀🐠🧜🏽‍♀️

💥It’s Publication Day!💥

Speak up! 📢
Written by Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo Adeola

Age: 3-7 years

This is the third book in the Rocket series and it does not disappoint. This book is about the much loved character Rocket who goes on a journey to speak up and save the day. 🚀

This book is full of fun facts and amazing illustrations which really bring the story to life. 📚

Stay for Dinner 🥘
Written by Sandhya Parappukkaran and illustrated by Michelle Pereira

Age: 5-8 years

This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Reshma and her family and the joy of dinner time in their house. Reshma’s friends invite her to dinner and she quickly learns that not everyone eats in the same way. 📚

This is a powerful story of culture and how we connect through food. A very warm and insightful book for children and a great conversation starter around cultural differences. 💜

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We had the pleasure of meeting Dapo Adeola at a fantastic author event at Discover Children’s Story Centre. He talked about his books, his journey and even taught the children how to draw one of his characters.

The session was fun, interactive and engaging, the children loved it. Thank you for having us. 💜

My Bindi 🪷
Written by Gita Varadarajan and illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan

Age: 5+

A young girl finds the magic, power, and history of wearing a bindi for the first time, in this beautifully illustrated book. 📚

“There in the mirror, I see a shining star.
My mother’s joy, my father’s pride.
And then I see something else:
I see me.”

Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma is there to reassure her. Together they look inside Amma’s special box to find the perfect bindi. And as Divya gazes in the mirror she discovers a new side of herself.

She is stronger than ever.

My Bindi is a universal message of the importance finding oneself and celebrating the unique beliefs and experiences that make us who we are. 💜

🐣🌼🐰 Happy Easter 🐣 🐰💐

Hope everyone had a lovely Easter bank holiday weekend. 🌼

Not just bun and cheese 🧀
Written by Charlotte Lewis and illustrated by Bhagya Rathnaweera

Age: 3-8 years

This book celebrates the Easter traditions in a Black British household. Perfect story for young children at Easter and a great book for discussing the topic of family traditions in cultures. 📚

2nd April is World Autism Awareness Day 🤍💙

The Queen Next Door 👑
Written by Marcela Ferreira and illustrated by Sally Agar

Age: 0-8 years

This beautifully illustrated book is a modern day fairy tale about friendship, fun and fairness.

In a faraway land, a queen rules over the happiest of kingdoms. When a new queen moves in next door and starts showing off her brand new throne, the happy queen starts to feel a little jealous and decides she must have a better throne, no matter what!! 📚

This book teaches children the value in how you treat others. 💜

This book was by the publisher 📚

Happy Mother’s Day 💜🤍

To all mothers, step-mothers, bonus mums, grandmothers, godmothers, remembering mothers who are no longer with us, we honour you today. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for those around you. Hope you all have a lovely day. 💜🤍

Come over to my House 🏠
Written by Eliza Hull & Sally Rippin and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett

Age: 3+

This delightful picture book explores the home life of different families. This book successfully includes inclusive and diverse characters, exploring disabilities and everyone’s individual home lives. This is a great book for children, to help them understand differences and that everyone’s families look different in many ways. 💜

⭐️⭐️Happy International Women’s Day!!⭐️⭐️
In honour of the day I am posting this book as it’s so important for young girls to believe they can achieve anything and overcome the barriers put in front of them 💛📚

Ambitious Girl
Written by Meehan Harris and illustrated by Marissa Valdez

Age: 4-8 years

This beautifully illustrated book is about a young girl who sees words like ‘too ambitious’ and ‘too assertive’ being yelled at a woman on tv. This sends her on a journey of discovery about the limits put on women. This is a great book and teaches girls that they are strong, powerful and limitless, showing them they they can become strong and powerful women.

Rohan and Nyra and Big Sister’s Bet
Written by Anthony C. Delauney and illustrated by Chiara Civati

Age: 5+

This book tells the story of a little boy who learns the hard way what happens when his actions are greedy. He doesn’t appreciate what he has and ends up losing in a game with his older sister. This is an interesting lesson about greed for children. 📚

This book also features a disabled character. It is a great to see disability awareness in children’s books. 💜

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This book was by the publisher.

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✨Hope everyone had an amazing World Book Day!! ✨

These beautiful pictures deserved a spot on my grid. Thank you for sharing mumma .sallyj.xx 💜📚

Until next year, keep reading and inspiring the next generation. 🎉

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Pedro the Puerto Rican Parrot 🦜
Written by Beverly Jatwani and illustrated by Sunita Chawdhary

Age: 4-7 years

Pedro the Puerto Rican Parrot is the first book in the Together We Can Change The World series. Each book highlights a fundamental core value, whilst simultaneously encouraging children's responsibility towards Planet Earth.

This lovely book follows the relationship between a boy and a parrot which he learns to love and nurture. A great book for animal lovers and children who have an interest in wildlife.

Eyes that kiss in the corners 👁️
Written by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho

Age: 4-8 years

Spotlighting this book as a celebration of Asian literature and the representation that this book brings. ❤️

This beautifully written and illustrated book tells the story of a little girl whose eyes are different from everyone else’s, but the same as the other women in her family. It is an empowering story about identity and one that is so needed. A truly beautiful book that encourages confidence in children. 📚

Happy Lunar New Year 🧧 🎊🐉
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday and a chance to rest.

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Happy Lunar New Year 🧧🎊
It’s the year of the Rabbit 🐰

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon 🐉
Written by Kat Zhang and illustrated by Charlene Chua

Age: 4-8 years

This brightly illustrated book is about a little girl called Amy. She has to make her own dragon to share with her class. She wants it to be right and feel more like hers so she gets some inspiration from her Grandma. This is part of a fantastic series of books and it is a great collection about Amy. 🌼