The Book of Hopes - Clémentine Beauvais

A quick one from me this week - but I thought we might as well mention it here, especially since I'm sure there's a few ABBA-bushkas or their friends in there (is that not what we're known as?):

You've probably - hopefully - seen it everywhere on Twitterbookstagram: The Book of Hopes is Katherine Rundell's carefully-curated, free, beautiful response to lockdown. It's available on the National Literacy Trust website, and it's composed of over 100 contributions by children's authors and illustrators.

 

It's not a space to reflect on The Virus, or to make fun of it, or to pretend that everything is as normal - it's just a myriad little windows through which to escape, wonder or daydream.

 

Happy reading !

Full list of contributors: A.F. Harrold, Abi Elphinstone, Aisha Bushby, Alex T. Smith, Alex Wheatle, Andy Shepherd, Anna James, Annabel Pitcher, Anthony Horowitz, Anthony McGowan, Axel Scheffler, Ben Bailey Smith, Carim Nahaboo, Catherine Doyle, Catherine Johnson, Catherine Rayner, Cerrie Burnell, Chris Haughton, Chris Riddell, Clémentine Beauvais, Danny Wallace, David Almond, David Roberts, David Solomons, Ed Clarke, Ed Vere, Emma Chichester Clark, Emily Gravett, Emily Sutton, Fleur Hitchcock, Francesca Simon, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Geraldine McCaughrean, Gillian Cross, Greg James and Chris Smith, Harriet Muncaster, Hilary McKay, Isabel Thomas, Jack Noel, Jackie Morris, Jacqueline Wilson, James Campbell, Jane Ray, Jasbinder Bilan, Jenny McLachlan, Jessica Townsend, Jessie Burton, Jim Smith, Jo Cotterill, Jonny Duddle, Joseph Elliott, Kate Pankhurst, Katherine Rundell, Katherine Woodfine, Katie and Kevin Tsang, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Kiran Millwood-Hargrave, L.D. Lapinski, Laura Ellen Anderson, Lauren Child, Lauren St John, Lissa Evans, Liz Pichon, Lorraine Gregory, Louie Stowell, M.G. Leonard, Marianne Levy, Mark Haddon, Maz Evans, Michael Morpurgo, Michelle Magorian, Michelle Paver, Nick Lake, Nicola Skinner, Nizrana Farook, Onjali Q. Raúf, Pamela Butchart, Patience Agbabi, Patrick Ness, Peter Bunzl, Piers Torday, Polly Ho-Yen, R. S. Mckay, Rob Biddulph, Robin Stevens, Ross MacKenzie, Ross Montgomery, Rutendo Tavengerwei, Sally Gardner, Sally Nicholls, Sam Copeland, Sam Usher, Sara Ogilvie, Sarah Crossan, Sarah McIntyre, SF Said, Sharna Jackson, Sibéal Pounder, Sita Bramachari, Sophie Anderson, Sophie Dahl, Stephanie Burgis, Steve Lenton, Susie Day, Swapna Haddow, Thomas Taylor, Tom Percival, Vashti Hardy, William Sutcliffe, Zana Fraillon.