The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain

9781526629883
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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. 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, Sunday Times

Proceeds from this book will be donated to NHS Charities Together. In respect of UK sales, this will be GBP2.10 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).

PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9781526629883
EDITED BY Rundell, Katherine
PUBLISHER : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC PUBLICATION DATE : October 01, 2020
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Bloomsbury Childrens Books
LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 8 to 12 years
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback
DIMENSION : 216 mm x 153 mm
WEIGHT : 588 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Children’s, Teenage & Educational
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure