It’s always dangerous for a writer to echo George Orwell; few can hope to equal the lucidity and power of Orwell’s prose, and Alberto Prunetti doesn’t. But his story of setti
How do you introduce concepts like ratio and relative size to the youngest children in a fun and engaging way? Rossana Bossù, a graphic designer and illustrator/author of children
‘“Once upon a time, there was a girl who was called Little Yellow Riding Hood.” “No, Red!” “Oh, right!” Little Red Riding Hood. Her mother called her one day and said
‘Once upon a time there was a cat. He was a handsome tabby cat, with a head full of mice. Indeed, he thought about mice all day long.’ A cat who spends all his time thinking ab
Red Stars was one of the six books chosen for BookTrust’s ‘In Other Words’ programme which ran from 2017 to 2019. This programme invited submissions from around the world and
The first thing that strikes me about this new non-fiction picture book from Blue Dot Kids Press is the colours. The cover displays bright circles that remind me of carrying out sc
Patrizia Cavalli is a poet, translator and playwright, whose work commands rapturous attention in her native Italy. Limited translation of her poetry to date has meant Cavalli is n
Franca Mancinelli, born 1981, has so far published four poetry books, Mala kruna (2007), Pasta madre (2013), Tutti gli occhi che ho aperto (2020) and a collection of prose poems, L
According to the UN Refugee Agency there are currently eighty-two million refugees traversing the globe*. Almost half of these refugees are children under the age of eighteen. Ever
Sandro Penna (1906-1977) was openly gay and his poems reflect that. He is led by Eros, his poems full of young men presented to remind us of ancient Greece (‘O the ancient / And
