Mother’s Day To those who celebrate, Happy Mother’s Day. We know and acknowledge the hurt and heartbreak some of these calendar days can bring so we wanted to talk about it in the most inclusive way we could. We are marking Mother’s Day, by pointing you to books featuring mothers – but mothers in all…Read story
March’s Baby and Toddler Book Box I can’t believe it is March already! January feels like adjustment month: the month dedicated to registering that we are in 2022, not 2021 anymore. Then February whizzes by. The current climate of the world is very frightening right now. Yet, we had a wonderful World Book Day launching…Read story
Avanti West Coast and Little Box of Books have formed a corporate partnership to donate hundreds of inclusive titles to schools. Book Donations The train operator has sent 1100 books to 11 schools across its network in a bid to diversify school bookshelves. And help improve children’s reading skills through the children’s book company’s business…Read story
February’s 8-11 Book Box As children verge on pre-teens, it can become a little trickier to have a tab on what they are reading. Perhaps, they just want to be like every kid before them since the late 1990s and read Harry Potter after Harry Potter book. And that is what it is. Policing books…Read story
March’s 8-11 Book Box What is in March’s 8-11 Book Box? March has been a busy month. On World Book Day, we launched our programme with Chelsea Foundation. For International Women’s Day, we celebrated diverse female characters in children’s books. Check out our reviews of the books included in March’s 8-11 Book Box. Sleepover Take-over…Read story
Simon James Green Banned From School Visit Simon James Green has been banned by the Catholic church from visiting John Fisher School, in London. Why? Simon James Green is an award-winning and celebrated children’s and YA author. He is also gay. Does this feel like a nasty bit of déjà vu? In 1988, Margaret…Read story
World Book Day 2022. Chelsea FC Foundation launches equality, diversity and inclusion school programme with Little Box of Books and support from Rochelle Humes This year (3rd March) marks the 25th anniversary of World Book Day. An annual event which encourages children to dress up as their favourite book character and celebrate the joy of…Read story
February’s 4-7 Book Box As our three-year-olds turn into four-year-olds, it remains important as ever to ensure that their bookshelves remain diverse. This is a pivotal time in a child’s life when they are meeting new people, experiencing new challenges, and joys. In this age bracket, books don’t just have to be implicitly inclusive….Read story
What Happened to Child Q… Trigger warning: Child Q, racism, institutional racism. We are horrified to hear the news that a fifteen-year-old girl was strip-searched at school for smelling like cannabis. After an initial search of her bag, blazer, scarf, and shoes revealed nothing of significance, the school called the police. Child Q was then…Read story
International Women’s Day It is International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to accelerate equality for women. It was first recognised by the UN in 1975 and is celebrated in more than 80 countries…Read story
World Book Day 2022 It is World Book Day 2022! And it is the 25th anniversary of World Book Day! World Book Day is annual event that encourages children to dress up as their favourite book characters and celebrate reading. It is a little like Christmas for those of us that love kids’ books. This…Read story
February’s Baby and Toddler Book Box Reading to babies and toddlers can sometimes feel thankless. Perhaps they start to the chew the corner of the book. They fall into an uproar about where their toy bunny has gone. Or they start demanding you read the next book before you’ve finished the first. At Little Box…Read story
