We Can!
Make a Difference
Age 5+
Picture Books Personal & Social Issues: Disability & Special Needs
"We want to live in a world we can all be proud of!"
What kind of world do children want to live in? Can we all come together to make a difference and make our world a better, safer, greener, kinder place? YES, we can! Join 15 children as they plan and deliver an amazing We Can! festival - a joyous, peaceful call to action, with green activities, mural-making, mindfulness and kindness along the way, beautifully depicted in words and pictures by the bestselling creators of You Can! We Can! was created with real children, who sent messages of hope and practical suggestions for helping to make our world the best it can be.
Creators
Alex Strick has a passion for ensuring children have a real voice and genuine representation. Having worked both with young people and in children’s books (including managing the national Bookstart programme), she now devotes her time to writing and consulting on great books that include all children. She is co-author of Max the Champion (with Sean Stockdale and Ros Asquith), and co-founder of Outside In World (supporting children’s books in translation) and consultant to BookTrust. And as co-founder of Inclusive Minds, she’s particularly proud to have set up a network of Inclusion Ambassadors – young people with lived experience who share their knowledge with book creators. Alex lives in Surrey, England.
Steve Antony is an award-winning writer and illustrator of picture books, having sold over one million books world-wide. His books include the Mr Panda series, The Queen’s Hat series, Unplugged, Amazing and Green Lizards Vs Red Rectangles. Steve has contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud, Drawing Europe Together and Kind. He is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services, an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a committee member of The Society of Author’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group. Steve lives in Swindon, Wiltshire.
