Author: Andrew Matthews & William Shakespeare. Illustrator: Tony Ross This is a retelling of Shakespeare’s play about family, loyalty, old age, madness and power. SPOILER ALERT! SUMMARY: King Lear of Britain is old and foolish. He decides to divide his kingdom between his daughters. He shares it between the two selfish daughters who flatter himContinue reading “King Lear (A Shakespeare Story)”
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Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation
Author: Baroness Floella Benjamin Illustrator: Diane Ewen Coming to England is based on the true story of Baroness Floella Benjamin. As a 10-year old child, Floella and her family moved from Trinidad in the Caribbean to London, England as part of the Windrush generation. The story explains how she had to travel by ship for twoContinue reading “Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation”
The Proudest Blue
Author: Ibtihaj Muhammad Illustrator: Hatem Aly The book tells the story of two sisters. It is Faizah’s first day of school, and her older sister Asiya’s first day of wearing hijab. She has chosen a scarf made of beautiful blue fabric. But there are some children at school who do not see the hijab asContinue reading “The Proudest Blue”
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Author & illustrator: John Steptoe This is a story based on a folk tale from Zimbabwe. It is beautifully illustrated with scenes, plants, flowers and animals. Mufaro has two beautiful daughters. The first one called Manyara, is mean and bad-tempered. The second daughter, Nyasha, is kind and sweet. When the King announces that he isContinue reading “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale”
The Library Mouse Tales 