The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown
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- Author：Katherine Rundell
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Summary
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。 Rauf。 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， The Sunday Times。
'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。 Rauf。 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， The Sunday Times。
Reviews
Dominic Smith
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A lovely collection of light stories and poems。 Ideal for reading before bed or when you have a 10 minute window of time because each piece is short。
Michaela Syson
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What a lovely set of short stories。 About a whole host of different topics。 I loved dipping in and out and showing my girls the illustrations。 We guessed some of the illustrators。 So beautiful and one particular story about stories being your favourite really touched my heart。 Loved it。
Felicitycot
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A lovely collection of stories， poems and illustrations from a wide variety of authors。 Well worth reading， suitable for ks1 and KS2 as well as older children。
Michael Robinson
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Poppy Gill
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Thanks to Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。This book is made up of literary offerings from a whole host of authors and illustrators who have all created short pieces on the topic of hope and what it means to them。 This book would be a lovely gift for a child of any age。 Some pieces may be too childish or too difficult for some children， but the range of authors （from picture book illustrators to authors from the 9-12 shelves） adds to the uplifting theme of the book， tha Thanks to Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。This book is made up of literary offerings from a whole host of authors and illustrators who have all created short pieces on the topic of hope and what it means to them。 This book would be a lovely gift for a child of any age。 Some pieces may be too childish or too difficult for some children， but the range of authors （from picture book illustrators to authors from the 9-12 shelves） adds to the uplifting theme of the book， that of people coming together to support one another in these unprecedented times。I've definitely found some new authors I want to read more of， plus some more that I will recommend to people。 。。。more
Moonkiszt
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Featured in grandma reads chapbook sessionsThe Book of Hopes is the result of a great idea put together by Katherine Rundell and all the many writers and artists who contributed to the final product。 Stories， pictures， scenes， poems - all under 2 pages， meant to be shared with children who are housebound or in some kind of lockdown that requires a little more entertainment and distraction than usual。 In these days of COVID-19 quarantine， this is just the ticket for a quick snippet read or discus Featured in grandma reads chapbook sessionsThe Book of Hopes is the result of a great idea put together by Katherine Rundell and all the many writers and artists who contributed to the final product。 Stories， pictures， scenes， poems - all under 2 pages， meant to be shared with children who are housebound or in some kind of lockdown that requires a little more entertainment and distraction than usual。 In these days of COVID-19 quarantine， this is just the ticket for a quick snippet read or discussion of poem or picture or author's message。 。 。a story time assist。That is exactly how we used this - and encyclopedia style， a here and there choice， all organized by topic - animals， aliens， dogs， cats， dreaming and daydreaming， and many more。 A very smart， funny， hopeful， inspirational resource pulled together for children and community groups who are looking for a quiet， calming voice to read to them。 We enjoyed picking our way through this book。 It hit the spot！ 。。。more
Elanor Bilbrough
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This book really helped me stay positive in lockdown
Sabrina
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Sums of little reading and drawings。 Really nice moments 。。。 to read in one go or to read with a cup of tea gently cuddle with a warm blanket
Helen Hadley
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Fabulous！ Can't wait to read The Indigo Flamingo to my class and to tell them all about Wax Moth caterpillars。 Fabulous！ Can't wait to read The Indigo Flamingo to my class and to tell them all about Wax Moth caterpillars。 。。。more
Sabrina
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Sweet short stories， poems and lovely illustrations by lots of different authors。 All to make you feel uplifted。 You're bound to find something from one of your favourite authors。 Sweet short stories， poems and lovely illustrations by lots of different authors。 All to make you feel uplifted。 You're bound to find something from one of your favourite authors。 。。。more
Wilfred Berkhof
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What an amazing book。 So many fun， upbeat， quirky and simply joyous stories to read to the kids。 Simply wonderful。
Helen
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This was a really good idea。Lot's of author's coming together to write and draw short stories of hope。Lot's of my favourite author's involved in this， This was a really good idea。Lot's of author's coming together to write and draw short stories of hope。Lot's of my favourite author's involved in this， 。。。more
Elisabeth
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Our favourite was Catherine Johnson's axolotl poem， our least favourite were the 'pull my finger' and elephant poo pieces。 Our favourite was Catherine Johnson's axolotl poem， our least favourite were the 'pull my finger' and elephant poo pieces。 。。。more
Kirsty
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This book is FANTASTIC。 It’s full of amazing short stories which are categorised under different themes。 There are hilarious stories but also more thought provoking stories too。 Couldn’t recommend this book enough for any upper KS2 class。
Kirsty-Louise
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I purchased this book， because the incredibly talented Vashti Hardy had written a piece especially for it。 The book is wonderful， full of some real gems， which has given me some brilliant happiness when needed。 It's a fantastic book！ I purchased this book， because the incredibly talented Vashti Hardy had written a piece especially for it。 The book is wonderful， full of some real gems， which has given me some brilliant happiness when needed。 It's a fantastic book！ 。。。more
Alison
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A gorgeous book from start to finish。 One that deserves to be owned physically so that I can return to my favourites， mark passages of hope and happiness， and share with family and friends。 Truly beautiful。
Jane
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The occasional gem lights up this patchwork of British stories and poems for children of the Pandemic。 Anthony Horowitz's contribution sums the collection up nicely:It is so much easier to copeIf you decide to live in hope。Not all are as preachy as that， though。 I enjoyed Catherine Johnson's poem The Axolotl at Bedtimewhich opens like this:Never give your axolotl chocolate in a botlServe it in a tiny eggcup， not to cold and not too hotl。Then tuck him - very gently - in his hand-carved wooden cot The occasional gem lights up this patchwork of British stories and poems for children of the Pandemic。 Anthony Horowitz's contribution sums the collection up nicely:It is so much easier to copeIf you decide to live in hope。Not all are as preachy as that， though。 I enjoyed Catherine Johnson's poem The Axolotl at Bedtimewhich opens like this:Never give your axolotl chocolate in a botlServe it in a tiny eggcup， not to cold and not too hotl。Then tuck him - very gently - in his hand-carved wooden cotl。Turn the light out， seven thirty， never later， on the dotl。I should add， the book is free online from the wonderful National Literary Trust。https://literacytrust。org。uk/ Definitely worth a browse or two。 。。。more
Roberta
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I chose this book because Stephanie Burgis had written a small part of it， and it seemed generally appealing。 As suggested in the introduction， I dipped in and out of it over the course of the two weeks I had before release day。I find it difficult to write a review for a book that contains so many， very different， tiny stories， illustrations and poems。 I enjoyed some more than others， but every single one of them has something to teach us about hope。 Some are touching， a few made me cry， many ma I chose this book because Stephanie Burgis had written a small part of it， and it seemed generally appealing。 As suggested in the introduction， I dipped in and out of it over the course of the two weeks I had before release day。I find it difficult to write a review for a book that contains so many， very different， tiny stories， illustrations and poems。 I enjoyed some more than others， but every single one of them has something to teach us about hope。 Some are touching， a few made me cry， many made me smile or laugh。 If you are struggling， or having dark moments， I definitely recommend dipping into this book， and feeling many other humans reaching out to say you are not alone， don’t give up， the world may be full of darkness， but there is much light too。 I was given a free copy of this book， my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Marcela Vasques
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It’s lovely to see this anthology in print。 This is exactly what we need， a bit more hope in our lives，！ This breeze of hope coming from such wonderful writers makes the message powerful and strong。 There are a great range of stories， poems and illustrations all beautifully written and designed。 This project was organised by Katherine Rundell and this book was already available for free， however; having this resource in print is great too and it’s wonderful to know that part of the sale is going It’s lovely to see this anthology in print。 This is exactly what we need， a bit more hope in our lives，！ This breeze of hope coming from such wonderful writers makes the message powerful and strong。 There are a great range of stories， poems and illustrations all beautifully written and designed。 This project was organised by Katherine Rundell and this book was already available for free， however; having this resource in print is great too and it’s wonderful to know that part of the sale is going to be donated to NHS。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
hidden。reader
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A nice read full of stories
Chloe
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Such a lovely book， particularly for a time like this。 A collection of poems and stories providing reassurance， hope， adventure， laughter and so much more。 Listing a few of my favourites that i can see myself using in the classroom:Balcony Picnic - Michelle Magorian Hope: Or， Learning the Language of Birds - Jackie MorrisThat Peeling Feeling - Jack NoelA Golden Visitation - Ed Vere The Hope-o-potamus - Greg James and Chris SmithStronger Than Magic - Cerrie BurnellA Box of Pencils - Gililan Cross Such a lovely book， particularly for a time like this。 A collection of poems and stories providing reassurance， hope， adventure， laughter and so much more。 Listing a few of my favourites that i can see myself using in the classroom:Balcony Picnic - Michelle Magorian Hope: Or， Learning the Language of Birds - Jackie MorrisThat Peeling Feeling - Jack NoelA Golden Visitation - Ed Vere The Hope-o-potamus - Greg James and Chris SmithStronger Than Magic - Cerrie BurnellA Box of Pencils - Gililan CrossThe First Tear - Kevin Crossley-Holland 。。。more
Joanne Balharrie
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“Real， true hope isn’t the promise that everything will be all right - but it’s a belief that the world has so many strangenesses and possibilities that giving up would be a mistake; that we live in a universe shot with the unexpected” Katherine Rundell， prologueIf you enjoy children’s literature and want some uplifting and entertaining snippets from a wide range of authors， find the link to this book on the National Literary Trust’s website， and have a peruse。（Plus， it’s free）
MrsSock
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