This autumn Faber Children's Sumana Seeboruth's charming picturebook Ravi's Dancing Hands and when a Blog featuring the book and a conversation with Sumana was suggested I had to say 'yes.' It's a rich, uplifting book, celebrating family, festivals and traditions, reminding young readers that it’s absolutely fine to be themselves and still follow and even adapt traditions from their cultures. Read more about South Asian traditions, the inspiration, experience and research tha

Empathy I’m sorry for you is sympathy I feel your sorrow is empathy Sympathy’s pitying somebody else Empathy’s feeling their feelings yourself If you can imagine, how it must be To stand in their shoes: that’s empathy. Colossal Words for Kids (Quarto / CliPPA Winner 2025 ) Colette Hillier has some interesting insights to share on Empathy, as relevant at this time of year as any and somehow even more so right now. I hope you enjoy reading her thoughts and exploring her beaut