Listen as the children traverse through the land while the tree-grown man tells of the darkness that is coming.
Children of the Throne tells tales of starving birds, dust where once rivers flowed and fruit which ripens too early.
Is it possible when the children rise together to call for help for the earth, they can encourage the adults into action to change this story from one of disaster to one of hope?
The flowing mystical words and pictures at once transported me into this magical natural world.
What a contrast is presented with the beauty of today’s world against the harshness of the world it is becoming. This has been wonderfully achieved by the illustrator, Richard Johnson.
The bluntness of the climate change message is clear in this story but it is one that is tied up with a cry to the children to do what they can to help the future. What’s more, it is one which reminds us we are all responsible for our earth.
This book is the proof that the picturebook format works for all ages to convey an important message in a most memorable manner.
Joseph Coelho was the Children’s Laureate from 2022-2024.
Thank you to Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for the review copy.
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