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I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes ill. Gordon C James

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ACHUKA Book of the Day 17 Feb 2021

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“The poetic text, full of imagery is perfectly matched by the warmth of the vibrant, painterly illustrations. Joyful and at times poignant this is an aspirational, motivational and moving celebration of black boyhood.” BfK 5 STAR review

“Gordon C James’s painted portraits brim with spirit and dignity. The result is a truly special book by an American author-illustrator duo at the top of their game…” GUARDIAN

“Barnes and James provide us with a range of powerful, positive names to call Black boys as they urge us to see them, to love them, and to let them live their lives as they deserve….” Horn Book

Selected by Oprah Magazine as one of its ‘essential books for discussing racism with kids’.

I am a non-stop ball of energy.
Powerful and full of light.
I am a go-getter. A difference-maker. A leader.

Step inside the mind of the confident narrator of this book! He is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He’s got big plans, and will see them through. He’s creative, adventurous, smart, funny. A good friend. A superhero. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he’s afraid, because he’s often misunderstood. So, slow down, look and listen as he shows you who he really is …

Follow Derrick Barnes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorderrickdbarnes/
Follow Gordon C. James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gordoncjamesfineart/

Queen and Prince George meet Britain’s favourite fictional 90-year-olds in new children’s book

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They were both born in 1926, developed a mutual admiration and became two of Britain’s most loved figures, but they had never managed to meet until today.

Happily, Her Majesty the Queen and Winnie-the-Pooh have finally come face to face in a new adventure for the “Bear of Very Little Brain” published to celebrate their joint 90th birthday year.

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The story, which is written by Jane Riordan and illustrated by Mark Burgess, after the style of the instantly recognisable drawings by E. H. Shepherd, makes reference to the fact that Christopher Robin had visited Buckingham Palace once before – when he went “down with Alice” to see the changing of the guard in a 1924 poem by Milne.

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National Poetry Day Is Today, October 2nd

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National Poetry Day is the nation’s biggest celebration of poetry.

This year’s theme is Remember, so if you remember a poem, however short, pass it on with hashtag #thinkofapoem

Poetry is the one art form you can keep in your head, and this year Cambridge University is launching a massive Poetry and Memory survey on National Poetry Day to discover what poems the nation remembers.

Click the link below for live events, happenings, classroom activities and spontaneous uncontrollable outbursts of poetry –  or set up your own and tell us about it here.

Teachers and students can use free activity/lesson plans and posters and share the fun via Twitter #nationalpoetryday

Here’s a set of eight new poems for primary school children by five leading contemporary children’s poets.

To keep in touch by Liz Brownlee
Remembering by Liz Brownlee
The Family Book by Brian Moses
Poets are Photographers by Paul Cookson
Remembering is our duty by Paul Cookson
Dear Mug by Roger Stevens
In an old dog’s memory by Brian Moses
Whole body memory by Jan Dean

http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poetry-day/what-is-national-poetry-day/