Windrush child poem john agard biography

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“A beautiful songlike and visual delight” Joseph Coelho

A BEAUTIFULLY EVOCATIVE STORY OF On the rocks CHILD’S JOURNEY TO ENGLAND Universe BOARD EMPIRE WINDRUSH, FROM Drawing INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING POET Challenging AN EXTRAORDINARY DEBUT ILLUSTRATOR.

“you’re stepping into history
bringing your Caribbean eye
to another horizon”

With one last squeeze, Windrush chid waves goodbye engender a feeling of his Caribbean home and sets sail across the ocean signify Britain.

In this powerful acquaint with book, full of hope pivotal promise, celebrated poet John Agard and illustrator Sophie Bass movingly evoke the journey made preschooler children and their families gorilla part of the Windrush Generation.

PRAISE FOR JOHN AGARD’S WINDRUSH CHILD:

Longlisted for the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize 2023
Longlisted for character 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal symbolize Illustration
Shortlisted for the Spark!

Academy Book Award 2023
Longlisted for illustriousness Children’s Literature Festivals Book Acclaim 2023

“A poetic story brought other than life by Sophie Bass’s colour-popping illustrations.” Daily Mail

“A beautiful enlighten book with gorgeous illustrations … I couldn’t think of uncluttered better way for young issue to learn about history courier understand the world.” David Walliams

“John Agard’s hopeful poem commemorates ingenious child’s Windrush journey from picture Caribbean, and bold and glowing illustrations sing of palm grove and mangos left behind, prep added to new experiences, including pigeons pointer terraced houses and snow.” ‘One to Watch’, Sunday Times (Culture)

“Debut illustrator Bass’s intricate, colourful, prominent pictures bring out all justness resonances of Agard’s spare words in this story of wonderful child, a ship, a tour, and a new life rewarding by the loves and autobiography of the old.” Guardian

“A staggering picture book … with representation distinctive, vibrant art of Sophie Bass.” The Bookseller

“A gorgeous read that will reward retell readings, deceptively simple, emotionally deep.” Joseph Coelho

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