If All the World Were…

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This book was especially moving to our family having lost my husband and my grandchildren's grandfather less than two years ago. If we get rid of all the trees, we will live [on] a planet that might not actually be able to sustain us anymore.

The rise in vegan junk food, like burgers, ‘fish’ and chips, or sausage rolls, could also be fooling you into believing these foods are healthy. Joseph Coelho is an award-winning children's author, performance poet and playwright based in London. With all of those cooling services lost, most places where trees formerly stood would immediately become warmer. The poet weaves together his childhood experiences of playing Super Mario World with those of dealing with his mother's illness and eventual death.Barring an unimaginable catastrophe, however, there’s no scenario under which we would fell every tree on the planet. It’s simply one of the most beautiful children’s picture books I’ve seen about how to remember a grandparent. In If All the World, author Joseph Coelho has written an understated story that packs a huge emotional punch. The writing was poetic and young girl’s perspective to the story made it warm and heart touching that can take the reader back to memory lane of their grandparents. The section, ‘Valley of Bowser’, towards the end of this collection brings us to the heart of the emotional landscape.

When Stephen Sexton was young, video games were a way to slip through the looking glass; to be in two places at once; to be two people at once. Oh this utterly gorgeous picture book gave me all the feels, I just wanted to hug it (and it's adorable little girl) to my chest! Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that periods and that much which seems certain to the uneducated is merely temporary fashion. I think this book is a perfect addition to every classroom and would make a lovely read in small groups or on a 1:1 level.This might suggest that switching to a more plant-focused diet may be good for you as well as the planet. I loved the way author gave word to all those moments a ‘Kaleidoscope of memory’ and the illustration of it was really beautiful. I read a review which intrigued me because the book is about the poet's memories of the years when as a teenager he played Super Mario World whilst his mother was going through treatment for cancer.

I have studied many people who have undergone profound personal transformation following intense psychological turmoil, such as bereavement or a diagnosis of cancer. British poet and playwright Joseph Coelho and Australian illustrator Allison Colpoys join forces in this poignant picture-book about a young child's loving relationship with her grandfather, and her grief and sense of loss, when he dies. Sometimes we can't keep the people we love alive forever, but we keep them forever alive in our hearts. A 2018 study by University of Oxford even concluded that switching to a plant-based diet could save up to eight million lives worldwide.Around the world, those whose work revolves around trees – whether as loggers or paper-makers, fruit growers or carpenters – would suddenly be jobless, devastating the global economy.