confront the ambivalent nature of speaking for those who have been left behind.
Lemn Sissay The Fire People Canongate, 1st June, £10.99, PB, 9781838855338 The seminal Black British poetry collection, edited by and featuring an introduction from best- selling poet and author Sissay, with a sequel, More Fiya, also released this year.
Lemn Sissay Let the Light Pour In Canongate, 21st Sept, £12.99, PB, 9781805301134 For the past decade, Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life- affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the darkness and are fuelled with resilience and defiant joy.
Dapo Adeola Every Child’s an Artist Magic Cat Publishing, 14th March 2024, £8.99, PB, 9781915569363 Discover how to access your inner artist with Adeola in his first non- fiction project. In just 64 pages, learn how to think like an artist, how to look and how to draw, with step-by-step instructions for anyone old enough to hold a pencil.
Dawne Allette Henrietta Lacks: The Mother of Modern Medicine Cassava Republic, 3rd October, £9.99, PB, 9781913175276 A melding of science and history that intro- duces young readers to the remarkable story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cancer cells revolutionised medical science.
Abiola Bello Only for the Holidays Simon & Schuster Children’s, 12th October, £8.99, PB, 9781398516908 A fake dating YA romance about a city girl and coun- try boy’s lives colliding at Christmas.
Various Verbal Riddim: Dub Poetry Vintage, 1st June, £14.99, HB, 9781784878269 A major collection of dub poetry spanning from 1970s Caribbean to the beginning of the 21st century, bringing together the work of nine inventive and brilliant poets who defined and drove the dub poetry genre.
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied; Kaylani Juanita (illus) Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism Walker, 3rd August, £9.99, PB, 9781406393712 A book answering real children’s questions about racism, giving them the confidence and the tools to work towards a fairer society for all.
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Naomi & Natalie Evans, Kelly Malka (illus) Everyday Action, Everyday Change: Stay Positive and Motivated in the Fight Against Racism and Prejudice Wren & Rook, 20th July, £9.99, PB, 9781526365095 An inspiring book from the founders of Everyday Racism showing children aged nine and up the small actions they can take every day that will make the world a fairer and more equal place, but won’t leave them feeling anxious and overwhelmed.
David & Yinka Olusoga; Kemi Olusoga (illus) Black History for Every Day of the Year Macmillan Children’s Books, 28th September, £16.99, HB, 9781529066203 With an entry for each day of the year, this is a unique and vital celebra- tion of Black history, sweeping across the world and through the ages, by historian and broadcaster Olusoga.
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as the family journey from their village to Nigeria’s largest city.
Terrible Horses Walker, 4th April 2024, £12.99, HB, 9781529502787 In an exciting collabora- tion between Antrobus and Wilson-Max comes an evocative picture book on brother-sister dynamics and how creativity and storytell- ing can help resolve conflict and enable better understanding.
Diana Anyakwo My Life As a Chameleon Atom, 4th May, £8.99, PB, 9781472156150 Set in both Lagos, Nigeria, and Manchester, England, this début is about a mixed-race girl and how she copes with being seen as an outsider in two very different cultures and even within her own family.
Maurice Ashley; Denis Angelov (illus) The Life Changing Magic of Chess Magic Cat, 28th March 2024, £9.99, HB, 9781915569264 Discover the joy of everyday activities with ordinary people who made a simple skill their life’s passion. Packed with step-by-step skills and oozing with passion, these little handbooks are for any young reader who loves life. Part of the new Life Changing Magic… series from Magic Cat.
Sarah Asuquo; Nadia Fisher (illus) Shine Scholastic, 3rd Aug, £7.99, PB, 9780702324871 A journey through a child’s worries and insecurities about being different.
Atinuke; Angela Brooksbank (illus) L is for Love Walker, 1st February 2024, £12.99, HB, 9781529501483 A whole family set off to sell their luscious lemons at the market in Lagos. They have quite an adven- ture ahead of them... over logs, on a leaky lorry, through lightning, past lions and leopards until eventually reaching Lagos. Children are intro- duced to the sights, smells and sounds of West Africa
Atinuke; Angela Brooksbank (illus) Baby, Sleepy Baby Walker, 1st February 2024, £7.99, PB, 9781529516821 A book that celebrates the warmth and tenderness of wrapping baby in night- time’s embrace. Based on a Nigerian lullaby sung to Atinuke by her father.
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Emily Hughes (illus) Beti and the Little Round House Walker, 2nd May 2024, £9.99 HB, 9781406382433 A charming collection of stories from Atinuke, with tender illustrations from Hughes.
One day, Ari discovers a piece of pink confetti under the sofa. She throws it up in the air and watches it helicopter down: a small, bright moment of celebration. And before long, Ari discovers confetti in other places. “She finds that when you look around, life is full of celebrations, each moment bursting with colour and joy—just like a handful of confetti.”
Jennifer Nicole Bacon I Am an Antiracist Superhero Shambhala Publications 5th September, £16.99, Board, 9781645470984 This story inspires kids from all backgrounds to Look, Listen, Feel, and Act like antiracist superheroes, even in times of adversity (ages four to eight).
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Atinuke; Kingsley Nebechi (illus) Brilliant Black British History Bloomsbury Children’s, 31st August, £12.99, HB, 9781526635716 From science and sport to education and law, celebrate the hard work of brilliant Black people from different backgrounds that have helped build Britain.
Atinuke; Onyinye Iwu (illus) Too Small Tola Makes It Count Walker, 3rd August, £6.99, PB, 9781406399387 The fourth book in the series by Atinuke, set in Lagos, Nigeria, features three stories that explore inter-generational friend- ships, the importance of community and the power of self-belief.
Man-Man and the Tree of Memories Zephyr, 12th October, £14.99, HB, 9781837930074 Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant prepara- tions for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time, to make her well again.
Rebecca Barrow And Don’t Look Back Hot Key Books, 3rd October, £8.99, PB, 9781471413674 Harlow has always lived life on the run. Now she wants to know where she came from. But some questions are better left unanswered in this twisty, tense thriller…
Kalynn Bayron You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight Bloomsbury Children’s, 20th June, £8.99, PB, 9781526658463 This high- concept YA horror début, described as “Friday the 13th” meets “The Haunting of Bly Manor” meets “Get Out”, has been a sensation on TikTok.
Floella Benjamin; Diane Ewen (illus) Keep Smiling Macmillan Children’s Books, 13th July, £12.99, HB, 9781529095470 An inspiring, self-esteem- boosting picture book celebrating the power of a smile.
Remi Blackwood Future Hero: Escape From the Clay City Scholastic, 14th September, £6.99, PB, 9780702311819 The land of Jarell’s ances- tors is still not safe but he must return if he is to stop the sorcerer Ikala from gaining power. The third book in this series is perfect for fans of “Black Panther”.
Kaye Baillie; Diane Ewen (illus) There Was a Young Reindeer Who Swallowed a Present Macmillan Children’s Books, 26th October, £7.99, PB, 9781529068597 A laugh-out-loud Christmas cracker of a book—about a very hungry little reindeer.
Dean Atta; Alea Marley (illus) Confetti: A Colourful Celebration of Love and Life Orchard Books, 18th January 2024, £12.99, HB, 9781408362075
Elizabeth-Irene Baitie Crossing the Stream Cassava Republic, 27th July, £9.99, PB, 9781913175467 Young Ato and his friends enter a school competition hoping to win a trip to Nnoma, a bird sanctuary Ato’s father helped build before his death. Set in Ghana, this heartwarming coming-of- age tale is packed with adventure.
Jeffrey Boakye Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer Faber, 1st June, £7.99, PB, 9780571367344 Kofi is used to stuff going wrong, he’s usually in detention or about to be. But when he finds out his best friend Kelvin has a photographic memory, he comes up with a genius money-making scheme.
Jeffrey Boakye; Ngadi Smart (illus) Musical World Faber, 3rd August, £8.99, PB, 9780571377497 From Billie Holliday to
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