As you are probably aware, there were many parents in lockdown at home with young children.
During that time, Bloomsbury put together “The Book of Hopes” not only to raise the children’s (and parents’!) spirits, but also to help the NHS. This wonderful anthology was available in digital form online for anybody to access for free.
The book not only has contributions from 110 Authors, each one a story of hope, but if also filled with beautiful illustrations.
Michelle’s story is called ‘Balcony Picnic’ and we are delighted to say that the actual book will now be published in October, with all profits going to the NHS Charities Together.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781526629883
Number of pages: 400
“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.”
The Sunday Times
Synopsis
“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.”
