{"product_id":"john-agards-windrush-child","title":"John Agards Windrush Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEAUTIFULLY EVOCATIVE STORY OF A CHILD''S JOURNEY TO ENGLAND ON BOARD EMPIRE WINDRUSH, FROM AN INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING POET AND AN EXTRAORDINARY DEBUT ILLUSTRATOR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"you''re stepping into history\u003cbr\u003ebringing your Caribbean eye\u003cbr\u003eto another horizon\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith one last hug, Windrush chid waves goodbye to his Caribbean home and sets sail across the ocean to Britain. In this powerful picture book, full of hope and promise, celebrated poet John Agard and illustrator Sophie Bass movingly evoke the journey made by children and their families as part of the Windrush Generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eJOHN AGARD''S WINDRUSH CHILD\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the \u003cb\u003eDiverse Book Awards 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the \u003cb\u003eSpark! School Book Award 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the \u003cb\u003eJhalak Children''s \u0026amp; YA Prize 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the \u003cb\u003e2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the \u003cb\u003eChildren’s Literature Festivals Book Awards 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the \u003cb\u003e2023 Klaus Flugge Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous bedtime read\u003c\/b\u003e that will reward repeat readings, deceptively simple, emotionally deep.\" \u003cb\u003eJoseph Coelho, Children''s Laureate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful picture book\u003c\/b\u003e with gorgeous illustrations ... I couldn''t think of a better way for young children to learn about history and understand the world.\" \u003cb\u003eDavid Walliams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John Agard’s hopeful poem commemorates a child’s Windrush journey from the Caribbean, and \u003cb\u003ebold and vivid\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations sing of palm trees and mangos left behind, and new experiences, including pigeons and terraced houses and snow.” \u003cb\u003e‘One to Watch’, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times (Culture)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Debut illustrator Bass’s \u003cb\u003eintricate, colourful,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003earresting\u003c\/b\u003e pictures bring out all the resonances of Agard’s spare text in this story of a child, a ship, a journey, and a new life enriched by the loves and memories of the old.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A poetic story brought to life by Sophie Bass’s \u003cb\u003ecolour-popping \u003c\/b\u003eillustrations.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e picture book ... with the distinctive, vibrant art of Sophie Bass.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The illustrations by Sophie Bass powerfully convey his parents’ emotions at different stages of the journey: hope, excitement, anxiety and relief are etched on to their faces in subtle ways. The child’s perspective of his adventure is the true soul of the book though and \u003cb\u003ewill stay in the reader’s memory for a long time\u003c\/b\u003e.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Imagine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57405408510334,"sku":"NW9781529513301","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529513301.jpg?v=1778644364","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/john-agards-windrush-child","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}