"The inspirational Rocket is on a mission to save her local library"
May 2023 Book of the Month
After teaching us all about space in her award-winning debut and tackling ocean pollution in her second outing, this time the irrepressible Rocket is horrified to learn that her local library is about to close for lack of funding. A sad scenario that is being repeated in all too many parts of the UK and beyond.
New book day is her favourite day of the week when Rocket, Mum and brother Jamal chose their new books from their library which is “a bit old and dusty” but it has Layla the librarian who “ always has the best recommendations” Rocket tells us she used to struggle with reading,” but the more I do it, the better I get” She starts speaking up about libraries and how brilliant they are. Her enthusiasm is infectious, as she bombards her audience (and readers) with fascinating facts.
Pretty soon she has the whole community behind her plan for a peaceful protest inspired, of course, by a book she has just read about Rosa Parks. While artistic licence can account for the speed of the money raising and refurbishment of the precious community resource, the underlying message which shows the power we can have when we find our voice and speak up about the things that matter, comes through loud and clear.
Full of diverse representation and positive affirmations about books and reading as well as libraries, this, like the previous two books, is an absolute must have.
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Join the brilliantly passionate and instantly loveable Rocket as she organises a peaceful protest to save her local library!
Bookworm Rocket loves to collect new books on her weekly visit to the library, and to read all about inspirational figures like Rosa Parks. She is heartbroken when she discovers the library will be closing down! Can she use what she's learnt from Rosa and speak up to save the day?
This empowering, heartwarming picture book is a love letter to libraries and the power of reading. And it shows the incredible power we ALL have when we find our voice and speak up about the things that matter.
Read more Rocket stories from award winning duo Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola:
Love the series? Check out Dapo Adeola's debut picture book Hey You!, a lyrical celebration on growing up Black.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Speak Up! and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-8 years old
Speak Up! features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 5+ readers
Speak Up! is available in Paperback
Speak Up! was written by Nathan Bryon and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Speak Up! has 32 pages
£7.19
