Inspire Me!
Will be published approx. on 15. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-80630-071-6 (ISBN)
Description
An inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of words that matter.
Featuring a stunning cover illustrated by Axel Scheffler and expertly selected and with accessible, thoughtful commentary by Nicolette Jones, children's book critic for The Sunday Times.. The perfect gift for every occasion.
An inspiring collection of over 100 pieces of writing: poetry, prose, letters, song lyrics, speeches, quotations, and more!
From Shakespeare to Stephen Hawking; Greta Thunberg to Galileo; Malala to Martin Luther King; and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lord Tennyson - these are all in turn powerful, funny, moving, wise, and thought-provoking.
Previously published as Writes of Passage
Featuring a stunning cover illustrated by Axel Scheffler and expertly selected and with accessible, thoughtful commentary by Nicolette Jones, children's book critic for The Sunday Times.. The perfect gift for every occasion.
An inspiring collection of over 100 pieces of writing: poetry, prose, letters, song lyrics, speeches, quotations, and more!
From Shakespeare to Stephen Hawking; Greta Thunberg to Galileo; Malala to Martin Luther King; and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lord Tennyson - these are all in turn powerful, funny, moving, wise, and thought-provoking.
Previously published as Writes of Passage
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80630-071-6 (9781806300716)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Nicolette Jones, writer, literary critic and broadcaster, has been the children's books reviewer of The Sunday Times for more than two decades. She is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, and a nominee for the 2012 Eleanor Farjeon Award for outstanding service to the world of children's books. Originally from Leeds, she studied at Oxford University, and at Yale as a Henry Fellow. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a signatory to Authors4Oceans, an honorary member of the Royal Naval Reserve Officers' Dining Club and is involved in a number of literary, charitable and social initiatives. She is married to fellow writer and journalist Nicholas Clee, and they have two daughters. She lives in London, where she is known as a local community activist and sees a lot of theatre.