Chris Riddell,

My Little Book of Big Freedoms

The Human Rights Act in Pictures

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Imprint: Buster Books

Publication date: 10/06/2021

ISBN: 9781780557922

Age: 5-7 years

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Buster Reference

Binding: Paperback

Size: 178 x 178 mm

Extent: 40 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

A classic picture-book edition of My Little Book of Big Freedoms illustrated by the former Waterstones Children's Laureate Chris Riddell and published in partnership with Amnesty International UK.

We all want a good life, to have fun, to be safe, happy and fulfilled. For this to happen, we need to look after each other and stand up for the basic human rights that we often take for granted. This book features 16 different freedoms, each accompanied by beautiful illustrations. It shows why our human rights are so important – they help to keep us safe. Every day.

Featuring a stunning cover and full-colour artwork.

All royalties from the sale of this book go to Amnesty International UK.

Sales points:

  • This picture-book edition of My Little Book of Big Freedoms, illustrated by Chris Riddell, will inspire everyone, young and old. Published in partnership with Amnesty International UK and all royalties from the sale of this book go to the charity.

  • Featuring 16 different freedoms, each accompanied by beautiful illustrations, this book is a wonderful way of introducing important human rights values to children and encouraging discussion

  • With a stunning new cover, Riddell has brought the artwork to life with the addition of colour for the first time

  • Each illustration is accompanied by is a simplified text from the Human Rights Act

  • This new edition will be accompanied by new downloadable resources and fun activities for children, parents and teachers

About the Author:

Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell is a prolific writer and illustrator whose work is familiar to both children and adults. He is known especially for his distinctive line drawings with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and often enchanting fantasy elements. He has won the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal three times. Riddell and Michael Rosen also won the 2016 CLiPPA award for A Great Big Cuddle in 2016. His work includes the Goth Girl series, the Ottoline series and the picture books The Emperor of Absurdia and Alienography. The first Goth Girl novel won the Costa Children's Book Award in 2013. He received the Hay Festival Medal for Illustration at the 2015 Hay Festival. In addition to his children's books, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist whose work appears in The Observer, The Literary Review and The New Statesman. He lives in Brighton with his wife and has three grown-up children. Chris has recently become an Ambassador for Amnesty International UK.