Magnificent! (10 Stories to Make a Difference) - Hardcover

Laura Dockrill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1838323589 ISBN 13: 9781838323585

Publisher: Pop Up Projects CIC, 2021

Synopsis

This cool children’s book for readers aged five and up is a bold, brave shout-out for children who feel they don't fit in. Told in the form of a lyrical poem, a young monster feels they have to hide their individuality in order to try and fit in as the ‘new kid’. When they meet another monster that also feels excluded and shy, they realise that differences are an exciting way to learn new things and what makes us all truly ‘magnificent’! This anti-bullying book lets kids know it’s OK to be who you are.

Longlisted for 2022’s Klaus Flugge Prize, celebrating outstanding newcomers to picture book illustration, debut artist Ria Dastidar’s collaged illustrations are a riot of colour. It is written by Laura Dockrill, previously shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year award and is part of Pop Up Projects’ 10 Stories to Make a Difference collection. The collection features a mix of well-known and emerging writers and illustrators, giving a platform to untold stories and diverse new voices. This edition is a beautiful clothbound hardback

About this title

About the Author

Laura Dockrill is a writer and illustrator whose books for children include Darcy Burdock, Sequin & Stitch (with Sarah Ogilvie), Angry Cookie (with Maria Karipidou), and YA novels Lorali and Big Bones. She’s been shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Laura’s work for stage and screen include the BAFTA-nominated ‘Goldfish’, the children’s play ‘Dust’ for Half Moon Theatre, and commissions by The National Theatre, Young Vic and Donmar Warehouse.

Ria Dastidar is an illustrator and designer from London who loves dreaming up colourful, surreal, and funny characters: cuddly monsters, confused rabbits, and apples that remember the good ol’ days. She’s an illustration mentee on Pop Up’s Pathways into Children’s Publishing programme (2019-2021). Magnificent! is Ria’s first published children’s book. Ria lives in Middlesex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pop Up Projects CIC
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1838323589
• ISBN 13: 9781838323585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ria Dastidar