My Mummy Marches by Samantha Hawkins and Cory Reid - Children's Book
This uplifting children's story follows the adventures of a little girl and her mummy who is passionate about giving a voice to those who need to be heard through peaceful protest. Mummy takes to the streets in snow, rain and sunshine, sometimes alone and sometimes with others to demand social justice. Her daughter dreams of standing beside her as she marches, inspiring the next generation of young activists.
"Mummy says that some things can't be said with just words . . . Sometimes you have to say it with your feet."
My Mummy Marches is a story full of joy, celebrating changing things for the better through the power of peaceful protest.
With an easy-to-read storyline written by Samantha Hawkins and beautifully illustrated with inclusive pictures by Cory Reid. This is a lovely hardback children's picture book for ages 2-5 years.
Author: Samantha Hawkins
Illustration: Cory Reid
Age: 2+ years
32 pages - hardback
Printed on fsc certified paper with non petroleum based inks
Award winning children's book publisher and social enterprise, Lantana Publishing, have a mission to publish inclusive books that are changing the game of publishing, commissioning books that celebrate diversity, equality, and environmental sustainability. In the UK, a third of school children identify as being Black, Asain, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), but yet less than 5% of books are representative of BAME characters. Further to this, less than 2% are authors or book creators represented by British people of colour, even less than this are representative of the LGBTQ+ communities or disabled. Lantana believes that every child deserves to see themselves in the books they read.