All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
As they play music, make art and share stories, all children are welcome in this busy, joyful school. ‘No matter how you start your day, what you wear when you play, or if you come from far away, ALL ARE WELCOME HERE!’
New to list May ’25
Gina Kaminski Saves a Wolf by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin
Often, Gina finds school 1) hot, 2) smelly or 3) loud. (Gina likes things in threes).Sometimes she uses her sticker chart to explain how she feels. Today, she decides to retell the story of Red Riding Hood with her in it. And in her way.
New to list May ’25
My Bright Shining Star by Fatima Whitbread and Rhian Wright
A little girl whose mummy finds it hard to look after her, moves to a big house with other children. She waits for a new family to take care of her but none ‘feel like home’. So, she stays at the children’s home where Aunty Rae is her bright, shining star.
New to list May ’25
Two Families to Call My Own by Phil Earle and Jess Rose
Florrie and her brothers live half the week with mum and half with dad. One day, dad tells her he has a girlfriend. Florrie is worried. Will dad still love her? Will she like the girlfriend’s children? It’s often busy and crowded but it soon becomes… fun.
New to list May ’25
Changing Tides by Julia Moscardo
Lula and her dad and Theo and his mum are making a new family together. How will things turn out when they go to the seaside? Building a sandcastle is a wonderful way to have fun. But how will they feel when the tide crashes into it?
New to list May ’25
Ava and the Acorn by Lu Fraser and Paddy Donnelly
Ava and grandad’s favourite oak tree changes each season. Buds in spring, bees and beetles in summer. When the oak tree dies, grandad says; ‘the acorn was part of that tree in the same way that you’re part of me’. A small part of all of us always lives on.
Two People Can by Blessing Musariri and Maisie Paradise Shearring
Shingai’s dad doesn’t live with him anymore and he misses him. He feels a jumpiness inside and does wild things. Then, mum starts doing wild things too. They are both sad but begin to realise they can do fun things together. Two people is a good number.
When You Joined Our Family by Harriet Evans and Nia Tudor
Sometimes a child joins a new family. The parents celebrate their new child, keep them safe and take care of them. They learn about each others’ stories and make new traditions together. After all, ‘it is the love in our hearts that binds us together’.
Terrible Horses by Raymond Antrobus and Ken Wilson-Max
A brother and sister do not always get along. In fact, they fight and do not use their words. The boy writes stories about how lonely he feels. His sister reads them and begins to understand her brother. Maybe she feels this way sometimes too?
Halima, Superhero Princess by Emily Hoof and Asa Gilland
When Halima’s friends say she can’t go to a fancy dress party as her favourite person because she doesn’t look like them, she feels sad and small. Her mum reminds her of all the amazing women who look like her. Who will she dress up as? Find out Halima’s great idea!