A British Childhood
Picador (Verlag)
9781035080755 (ISBN)
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Our children have been at the sharp end of two major crises – the pandemic and austerity. Any crisis is like a barium meal, illuminating the weak spots in the body of the state . . .
During his time as Children’s Laureate, the bestselling author Frank Cottrell-Boyce travelled the country, meeting children and young people where they were: in schools and libraries, in young offenders' institutions and prisons, many of them living in extremely precarious conditions.
As he met these children he began to reflect on his own childhood and on children's lives in Britain during his lifetime - the connections we make and the sense of community that are so vital to our future adult selves. And he sees how, in the twenty-first century, these connections and communities are increasingly frayed.
A British Childhood tells the story of what it means to be young in modern Britain. It is at once a searing condemnation of our failure to look after the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, and a call to arms to all of us to protect the innocence of childhood.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026, is a multi-award-winning children’s book author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal. His other books include Cosmic, Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy, Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth, Runaway Robot, Noah’s Gold and The Wonder Brothers. He has enjoyed a long-standing collaboration with award-winning illustrator Steven Lenton. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children’s Fiction Award, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award. Frank is also a highly successful screenwriter. He has written for the hit TV series Dr Who and his script for Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom won a British Animation Award. Along with Danny Boyle, he devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. Frank has been the judge for the 500 Words competition and the BBC's One Show As You Write It competition. Frank is a lifelong champion of children’s books. His podcast with co host Nadia Shireen, The Island of Brilliant!, celebrates writing and illustration for children of all ages. He lives in Merseyside with his family.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.6.2026 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
| ISBN-13 | 9781035080755 / 9781035080755 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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