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Category: Books for Empathy

The Queen on our Corner


Blog Tour, Books for Empathy, Diverse Books, Picture Books

Working for the brilliant library service, a place which doesn’t discriminate, a welcome community hub and home for all, I often think about those

Friday, October 29th, 2021

Nen and the Lonely Fisherman


Blog Tour, Books for Empathy, Diverse Books, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Picture Books, Story Time

Ever since I started working for the library service and looking in depth at LGBTQ+ children’s literature, (thanks to colleague, Dr Liz Chapman), I

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates


Books for Empathy, Comics, Dyslexia Friendly, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Illustrated Fiction

Can you believe that this is a blog post I’ve been waiting around 6 years to write! Probably my most anticipated children’s book release

Thursday, August 5th, 2021

We Want Our Books


Blog Tour, Books for Empathy, Diverse Books, Picture Books

How many times do you see, hear, read authors, illustrators, inspirational people say how much their local libraries meant to them? I have many

Friday, June 11th, 2021

The Pirate Mums


Blog Tour, Books for Empathy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Picture Books

I recently attended a fabulous webinar by Empathy Lab UK, and there was much discussion around how we teach empathy through picture books, not

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021

Anita and the Dragons


Blog Tour, Books for Empathy, Diverse Books, Fiction, Picture Books

I cannot imagine living in a place of war, or poverty or danger, I also cannot imagine being forced to leave that place, my

Friday, April 16th, 2021

A Shelter for Sadness


Books for Empathy, Fiction, Picture Books

The more I write these blog posts, the more I realise that, though we may all be unique, we, as humans, share emotions and

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

Bears Don’t Wear Shoes


Blog Tour, Books for Empathy, Fiction, Picture Books, Story Time

I remember, vividly as a 5 year old moving house, and my best friend of the time saying to me, in school, “will I

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Sunday Rain


Books for Empathy, Diverse Books, Fiction, Picture Books

Sunday Rain is a gorgeous book demonstrating perfectly, with understanding and empathy, the importance of gentle encouragement in early years. Of facing fears and stepping outside that comfort zone and the positive effects which result from leaping right into life and right into those glorious, rainy day puddles!

Saturday, January 16th, 2021

I Have to Start at School Today


Books for Empathy, Fiction, Picture Books

School’s have broken up officially, after a very strange period. But it’s still important to remember there are children preparing to start school for

Monday, July 27th, 2020

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Just Alexis. A Library & Information Assistant based in Sheffield Central Children's Library. Passionate about books, reading, writing and illustration. Occasional art dabbler. I would love to hear from you, so please feel free to interact with me on any offered platforms, or e-mail me privately with any comments and requests. Thanks for visiting Book Monsters.

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