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Joyful, Joyful Dapo Adeola

Joyful, Joyful By Dapo Adeola

Joyful, Joyful by Dapo Adeola


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Summary

A glorious colour-illustrated anthology celebrating joy, showcasing over 40 talented Black writers and artists from around the world.

Joyful, Joyful Summary

Joyful, Joyful: 20 Stories by BRILLIANT Black Creators from Around the World by Dapo Adeola

Best New Children's Books Guardian
Children's Book of the Week Sunday Times

'A wonderful collection of short stories and poems from 40 black writers and illustrators . . . Brilliantly curated by Dapo Adeola' - Joseph Coelho, Children's Laureate


A hugely entertaining, fully colour-illustrated collection celebrating joy, perfect for children age 8 to 12 (and beyond!). Curated by Laugh Out Loud Awards winner Dapo Adeola, with a foreword by the acclaimed author Patrice Lawrence.

Featuring both exciting new talents and globally renowned creators every specially created poem and story is illustrated by an amazing artist.

With stories featuring a mythical whale, a message from the future, a Halloween dance competition, a talking book, a miraculous discovery in a moment of lost hope, the joy of jollof rice (along with an easy recipe) and so much more. The creators hail from around the world, from the UK and US, to Uganda, the Netherlands, Nigeria and more.

Colourful and beautifully illustrated, with artwork from an array of talented illustrators including Ken Wilson Max, Dapo Adeola, Dorcas Magbadelo, Odera Igbokwe and Denzell Dankwah, alongside stories and poems by the likes of Malorie Blackman, Alex Wheatle, Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Dorothy Koomson.

Contributors include: Adejoke Joke Bakare, Alex Wheatle, Arantza Pena Popo, Ashley Evans, Awuradwoa Afful, Camilla Sucre, Camryn Garrett, Charis JB, Dapo Adeola, Denzell Dankwah, Dorcas Magbadelo, Doreen Baingana, Dorothy Koomson, Faridah Abike-Iyimide, Funmbi Omotayo, Hannah Lee, Jeffrey Boakye, Jess Nash, Kelechi Okafor, Ken Wilson-Max, Kofi Ofosu, Koleka Putuma, Maame Blue, Malorie Blackman, Matilda Feyisayo Ibini, Michael Kennedy, Nathan Bryon, Odera Igbokwe, Ojima Abalaka, Olu Oke, Patrice Lawrence, Rahana Dariah, Robyn Smith, Rosaline Tella, Sharna Jackson, Snalo Ngcaba, Terrence Adegbenle, Tomekah George, Tracey Baptiste, Trish Cooke, Yasmin Joseph and Zaire Krieger.

Joyful, Joyful Reviews

Bursting with humour, defiance and the joy of the title, it features mythical whales, young boxing champions, talking books and the taste of Nans jollof rice. A beautiful book for 8+ to give as a gift, or keep in the school library. -- Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
An exuberant collecction of stories, poems and pictures by 40 writers and as many illustrators . . . full of delight: warm stories of success and making friends -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *
outstanding book . . . although a book for children, it is a must for adults as well! -- Laura Henry-Allain MBE, author of My Skin, Your Skin and creator of CBeebies' JoJo and Gran Gran characters
A joyous collection of stories and poems celebrating Black voices, with universal appeal. The perfect gift for any child ready to dive into a variety of voices and situations * BookTrust *
A wonderful collection of short stories and poems from 40 black writers and illustrators including Alex Wheatle, Malorie Blackman, Sharna Jackson and Snalo Ngcaba. This is one to be dipped into and savoured with stories about the joy of baking crumble or capturing the love to be found at a wedding or stories where bicycles become spaceships of the imagination. Brilliantly curated by Dapo Adeola and beautifully produced in hardback by publisher Two Hoots. -- Joseph Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate
This is indeed a joyful book, beautifully produced, and recommended -- Diana Barnes * Books for Keeps *
Joyful Joyful is visual feast and a collection of dazzling stories and poems . . . could make any child fall in love with books forever -- David Walliams

About Dapo Adeola

Dapo Adeola is an illustrator, author and character designer who rocketed into the picture book world with his greatly acclaimed illustrator debut, Look Up!, written by Nathan Bryon, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize in 2020. Dapo illustrated My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and My Mum Is a Lioness written by award-winning author Swapna Haddow, and collaborated with Malorie Blackman on their picture book We're Going to Find the Monster. Dapo is the author of Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black, featuring eighteen talented Black British illustrators. Born in Britain and of Nigerian heritage, Dapo's work tends to revolve around creating characters and imagery that challenge gender norms and equality politics in a fun and upbeat manner. An avid believer in the importance of equal representation in the creative arts, Dapo runs illustration and character design based workshops with children and adults to help highlight the possibilities of a career in illustration to inner city people of various ethnicities. Dapo lives in London and in 2022 he was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards.

Additional information

GOR013916067
9781529071511
1529071518
Joyful, Joyful: 20 Stories by BRILLIANT Black Creators from Around the World by Dapo Adeola
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2024-05-16
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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