Details have been revealed for a new project with a mission to ensure that every child can see themselves as a storyteller.
Launching in the autumn, the ‘Bookmaker Like You’ celebration will introduce children to a huge variety of inspirational bookmakers and inclusive stories that reflect themselves and the world around them.
The project will celebrate authors and illustrators from under-represented communities and backgrounds through a variety of festival events, interviews, social media takeovers, and a partnership with BookTrust Represents including a virtual schools visit in Spring 2024. The project will run across his remaining tenure as Waterstones Children’s Laureate – the foremost representative of children’s literature, which is managed by BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity.