Endorsed by Amnesty International Stories and poems from prizewinning and internationally acclaimed authors, each highlighting different rights of the child, as declared by the United Nations
Stories and poems from a galaxy of authors and poets, highlighting a range of children's rights from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including:
- The right to life, survival and development
- The right to protection from violence, abuse and neglect
- The right to education, to reach full potential
- The right to be raised by or have a relationship with parents
- The right to express opinions and be listened to
Jake Hope, a leading authority on contemporary children's literature, has chosen stories from Cathy Cassidy, Maisie Chan, Joseph Coelho, AM Dassu, Anne Fine, Paul Jennings, Chitra Soundar and Elizabeth Laird; and poems from Valerie Bloom, Sita Brahmachari, Dom Conlon, Nicola Davies, Jamila Gavin, Maurice Gleitzman, CG Moore, Jackie Morris, Beverley Naidoo, RR O'Neill, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Jordan Stephens and Benjamin Zephaniah.