The Seed of Doubt
Age 4+
Picture Storybooks Personal & Social Issues: Self-Awareness & Self-Esteem
A beautiful picture book about believing in yourself from the author and screenwriter Irena Brignull, with sumptuous illustrations by Richard Jones.
A little boy dreams of a world beyond the farm where he lives – a world full of mountain ranges, oceans and cities, where he could do anything. But one day he plants a seed from which doubts start to grow. Instead of thinking of all that he could do, he thinks more of what he could not. Can he overcome his fears and chase his dreams?
Creators
Irena Brignull is an acclaimed screenwriter and novelist. She wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film The Boxtrolls and adapted Skellig for Sky. Her first picture book for Walker was The Child of Dreams.
Richard Jones grew up in the Midlands but moved to Devon to study illustration at the University of Plymouth and never went home again. His previous books for Walker include The Squirrels’ Busy Year, Bird Builds a Nest in the Science Storybook series and The Child of Dreams.
Reviews
A lovely story with an important message to children about not giving up on their dreams.
The Strawberry Post
