MMS Diversity & Inclusion Catalogue 2023/24

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THE BEST IN INDEPENDENT CHILDREN’S PUBLISHERS

Cover artwork used with the kind permission of The Secret Mountain

Introduction Many of us are highly aware of the significant shortage of inclusive children’s books on the market.

The CLPE’s latest 2022 annual report on ethnic representation in children’s literature, Reflecting Realities, comments on the continued “small yet positive shifts” since their landmark 2017 survey, highlighting a rise from 4% to 20% in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) protagonists in children’s books by 2021. Despite this continued encouraging rise, these figures are still woefully unrepresentative of the 2.5 million BAME schoolchildren in the UK that make up one-third of the national total.

For too long, books with diverse characters, writers and illustrators have come up against barriers in publishing. But the fact remains that these books remain sorely needed. BookTrust has been quick to recognise the benefits of ‘windows’ and ‘mirrors’ in books, where children can gain insights into different ways of life, whilst also finding reflections of themselves and their environments.

Own-voices are key in maintaining cultural sensitivity and accuracy within stories and whilst themes of social justice are important, every child deserves to see themselves inhabiting spaces of adventure, comedy and fantasy too. For children who struggle to find representation in books, the risk is that they are less inclined to read for pleasure – a practice with proven long-term benefits.

So we hope that this curated selection of MMS publisher titles will reflect their readers and contribute in a small way in finding a book every child can see themselves in.

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Reproduced with the kind permission of the CLPE. To read their full report please visit: clpe.org.uk

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BUSY TOES & BUSY FINGERS

Early concepts book about the handiness of thumbs, fingers and toes - perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers alike.

From finger-painting, to the ‘itsy-bitsy spider’, to waving goodbye and signing ‘I love you’, and in Busy Fingers little ones will learn all that their tiny fingers can do.

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Lulu is one of the busiest and most positive little girls in picture books and her every adventure is prompted by a story. Then she’s off... to the library to research, to the dressing-up box to play, to read to her new baby brother, to plant flowers or to show her mother she’s responsible enough to look after a cat. Even though she’s excited she is well prepared for her first day at school. She tries new things with her cousin on her first sleepover...

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Anna McQuinn is the creator of successful inclusive series Booky Girl Lulu and Zeki Books. She has written over 30 picture books and is published worldwide in many languages in the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, USA, Canada, China, Brasil, Korea. www.annamcquinn.com

Rosalind Beardshaw’s favourite subject in school was art, so it was an easy decision to become an illustrator. Since then she’s gone on to illustrate more than 30 picture books. www.rosalindbeardshaw.com

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Short-listed for the Little Rebels Award 2023 A heartwarming, joyous, empowering story of identity and belonging

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Farmer Falgu Chitra Soundar

Chitra Soundar has published over 30 well loved picture books in India and the UK.

The energetic Farmer Falgu tales radiate with adventure and optimism, while Kanika Nair underscores it with minimalistic artwork splashed with just a dab of vivid, striking colour.

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ISBNs 9788181903129 Farmer Falgu Goes to the Market 9788181903563 Farmer Falgu Goes Kite Flying 9788181903112 Farmer Falgu Goes on a Trip 9788181903556 Farmer Falgu Goes to the Kumbh Mela

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Bethlehem has never been so busy! Leah, the innkeeper’s daughter is rushed off her feet. Then in the starlight miracles begin. This beautiful, fresh new telling of the Nativity story, through the eyes of a young girl, brings a wonderful humanity to this familiar tale.

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THE HEARTBEAT OF THE LAND ISBN 9781922503848 Hardback £11.99

About the Author: Cathy Freeman is a proud Kuku Yalanji and Magarr-Magarr Warra woman. She is also an Australian Indigenous Olympic champion. She ran her first race when she was five and realised that she loved the way racing made her feel.

Cathy Freeman was a member of the gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, and in so doing became the first female Australian Aboriginal to win a gold medal at an International athletics event. She was awarded Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and Australian of the Year in 1998. She was also crowned World Champion in the 400m in both 1997 and 1999.

Cathy’s most notable achievement, however, came in 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney. Her image was beamed into millions of homes around the world when she became the first competing athlete to be invited to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. She then went on to win the gold medal in the 400m, realising a life-long dream.

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About the Co-Author:

About the Illustrator:

Coral Vass is an award-winning Australian

Tannya Harricks is an award-winning

children’s author. She has always loved

illustrator and artist who has previously

telling stories and has been writing books

illustrated several picture books about

for more than a decade. Coral is an

animals and the vast Australian AboutAustralian the Author:

ambassador for Reading Out of Poverty

Cathy Freeman is a proud Kuku Yalanji and Magarr-Magarr Warra woman. She is also an Australian

and is passionate about giving all children

way racing made her feel.

landscape. Tannya lives in Sydney near

Indigenous Olympic champion. She ran her first race when she was five and realised that she loved the

a National Park which provides endless

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Cathy Freeman was a member of the gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team at the 1990 Auckland

inspiration for her illustrations and oil

Commonwealth Games, and in so doing became the first female Australian Aboriginal to win a gold medal at an International athletics event. She was awarded Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and Australian of

paintings.

the Year in 1998. She was also crowned World Champion in the 400m in both 1997 and 1999.

Cathy’s most notable achievement, however, came in 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney. Her image was beamed into millions of homes around the world when she became the first competing athlete to be invited to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. She then went on to win the gold medal in the 400m,

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142-144 Frankston Dandenong Rd,spiritual Dandenong SouthbyVictoria 3175 Australia The White Cockatoo illustrated in this book is Cathy Freeman’s Aboriginal totem, inherited members of her family andwww.larrikinhouse.com.au defines their relationship with each other and creation.

First Published in Australia by Larrikin House 2022 (larrikinhouse.com.au)

Cathy’s mother’s and grandmother’s language is that of the Kuku Yalanji people of far north Writtenlanguages by: Cathy Freeman Coral Vass Queensland, Australia. Several Indigenous are spoken in the Wujalwith Wujal region; by:toTannya Harricks the main one is the Kuku YalanjiIllustrated language, extending Cooktown, Mossman and along the coastline to Cape York.Cover Designed by: Tannya Harricks

Design & Artwork by: Mary Anastasiou (imaginecreative.com.au)

About the Co-Author:

About the Illustrator:

Coral Vass is an award-winning Australian

Tannya Harricks is an award-winning

children’s author. She has always loved

illustrator and artist who has previously

telling stories and has been writing books

illustrated several picture books about

for more than a decade. Coral is an

Australian animals and the vast Australian

ambassador for Reading Out of Poverty

landscape. Tannya lives in Sydney near

and is passionate about giving all children

a National Park which provides endless

an equal opportunity to read.

inspiration for her illustrations and oil paintings.

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142-144 Frankston Dandenong Rd, Dandenong South Victoria 3175 Australia

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All rights reserved. Including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form unless specifically permitted under the Australian Copyright Act Dikal Wubal - means multiple birds Diburr Seed (also means egg) 1968 as amended.

Pronounced: dig gull woo bull Pronounced: (roll the r) from the National Library of Australia. Any illustrations included in this book which may depict known persons (deceased or alive) do not imply any connection to or endorsement from A CIP catalogue record for this bookdiisburravailable those persons or their respective estates, and do not imply any support or commercial gain by the author or owner of this book.

Bubu Land (also meanshttp://catalogue.nla.gov.au soil) Juku Trees A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of Australia.

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Number 1 bestseller Amazon & Waterstones Winner for Best Non-Fiction The People's Book Prize 2019

About the Author

Jessica Taylor-Bearman was born in March 1991, at Maidstone Hospital in England. She grew up in Rochester and Canterbury, Kent, where she attended OTHER BOOKS BY JESSICA Rochester Grammar School for Girls. At the age of 15, she became acutely TAYLOR-BEARMAN & unwell with an illness called M.E. She was continuously hospitalised from 2006 HASHTAG PRESS: to 2010, suffering with the most severe form of the condition. This included her being bedridden, unable to move, speak, eat and more. She began to write in her mind, and when finally able to speak again, she began to write through her audio diary 'Bug'.

Taylor-Bearman is the number 1 bestselling author of A Girl Behind Dark Glasses and A Girl In One Room which shares her real life experience with living with M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). Jessica writes a blog called The World of One Room and has a YouTube video of the same name that has reached tens of thousands of people in multiple countries. Jessica has also WINNER OF THE PEOPLE’S featured in a film called Unrest. She is an advocate for raising awareness of BOOK PRIZE – NON-FICTION M.E. A Girl Behind Dark Glasses has stayed on the bestsellers list since its release in 2018.

2019 Jessica lives with her husband and two children in Essex.

Longlisted for The Awards 2 Jessica returns home after four years in hospital.

BEING AM Everyonebooks has moved on, but her battle with the Top 30 about by Annabelle From a darkened world, bound by four walls, a M.E. Monster is far from over. Jessica wants to Mental Illness & P young woman called Jessica tells the tale of her show the world that she is more than what they Longlisted AbuseFic for The D Emotional battle against the M.E Monster. see... and this time they will see her.

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YOUNG ADULT YOUNG ADULT Mental Illness & Ph Praise for Jessica’s Writing ISBN:978-1-9998053-5-7 “Yes, it can be a difficult & emotional read at times, but Jessica writes with such a strong, motional AbuseFictio ISBN: 978-1-913835-01-9 chatty voice & honesty that you HAVE to keep turning the pages.” – Sally Doherty, Adults Amazon £12.99 £13.99 World Rights available

World Rights available

“Written by a true warrior.” – Hazel Waite, Amazon “A fascinating and moving account” - The London Magazine

I CAN BE HEARD

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

LEAVING MY HOMELAND

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MY NEW HOME/HOPING FOR A HOME

BLACK HISTORY Yesterday’s Voices

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I was born a slave.

I belong to the master.

But tonight I will escape and I will never go back.

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF HATE

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"A moving Holocaust story for younger readers about a young boy sent to Auschwitz and befriended by a magician...A poignant, inspiring story of friendship, hope and survival.”

The Magician of Auschwitz Kathy Kacer Illustrated by Gillian Newland 9781842349596 32 page 279x216mm Paperback Original £8.99

Once there was a renowned magician called Nivelli, who performed before packed audiences in the grandest theaters of Berlin.

Night aRer night, his fans applauded and called out for more astonishing feats of magic. "Bravo!" they would shout, as Nivelli bowed low with a great flourish. But that was in a different, happier Wme, before the Jews of Europe were rounded up and sent to concentraWon camps.

This is the true story of a young boy on the inside of Auschwitz, whose life is changed by the acWons of a prisoner who performs magic for the guards and who the boy later learns was the famous Nivelli

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