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World Book Day is fast approaching and I’m so delighted my eldest got Harry Potter robes for Christmas. It’s all he wants to dress up as and he couldn’t care less that he’ll be one of a hundred of them at his school. No late-night, last-minute papier mache-ing for me. March 5th 2020 World Book […]
Fearne Cotton wrote this tweet this week, which I jumped on like an excited Labrador. An author visited my sons school this week to read a new novel where once again the step mother featured as an evil character. Isn’t it about time we represented step parents in children’s fiction in a more positive way. […]
I’ve been talking a lot about schools this year. We are delighted that our family subscriptions continue to grow, you guys are the backbone of our business and we are so grateful that so many of you continue to buy from us every single month. We need you all to keep buying and keep being […]
‘Diverse books’ is not a genre We are asked a lot to provide ‘diverse books’. It’s one of the search terms people use to find us on Google and we use it in blogs and other information because generally, most people know what we’re talking about and we need people to find us. But if […]
Click here for a little video summary of what this blog is all about. In September last year, Ofsted’s new inspection framework came into effect and with it, a new push towards inclusion and diversity. Little Box of Books is supportive of initiatives that make learning environments more inclusive. While Ofsted may not be the […]
Little Box of Books exists because we think it’s crucial to monitor the messages that our children are receiving. Messages need to be accurate and helpful in forming a compassionate and kind world view. But books are only one part of the picture. There are a myriad of influences waiting to intrude and make an […]
What do we do? Books drop through the letterbox at Little Box of Books every day, samples from publishers eager to share their latest diverse offering with us, a bookseller with a difference. For the past eighteen months we have been searching for children’s stories from top publishers and authors that show diversity in race, […]
The Christmas gift guides are full of wonderful PR opportunities for small businesses at this time of year. As early as July we all get in touch with journalists, wooing them with our products in the hope they will feature us in their best picks of the season. Getting diverse books into the mainstream media […]
It’s that time of year again when everyone is looking for Christmas presents. The gift guides are a huge help to any small business at this time of year. We featured in the Guardian last year, which brought in lots of orders. A total boost for our very first festive season as a business. This […]
It was International Men’s Day this week, so a great day to examine the stereotypes and expectations we put on young boys as they grow up.In lots of children’s books, they’re superheroes, they don’t cry, they rescue, they earn all the money and prop up the family during sad times. Males in books are pirates, […]