Last is a 2020 favourite! Buy Last We’re delighted that Last: The Story of a White Rhino has been featured in Librarian’s Quest round-up of picture books in 2020! Have a read below. LAST: The Story of a White Rhino (Tiny Owl, September 1, 2020) written and illustrated by Nicola Davies This title is highlighted at Let’s Talk Picture Books. Nicola Davies speaks about the book and her artistic process. I am the last. I’ve looked and looked,…
Last is a striking call to action Buy Last We’re delighted with this thoughtful review of Last from Edspire over on Instagram! Read Jennie’s review below. View this post on Instagram 22nd September 2020 was #worldrhinoday and one of our favourite authors @nicolakidsbooks released her first book that she has written and illustrated. It is a wonderful book, a sad book with some haunting illustrations but it is also a book that offers hope. Last…
Last is poignant and beautifully illustrated! Buy Last: The Story of a White Rhino We’re utterly delighted that Last: The Story of a White Rhino has been chosen as one of the best kids’ books of 2020 over on the BookTrust website! BookTrust’s Emily Drabble asked authors and illustrators including Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell, BookTrust President Michael Morpurgo, Waterstones Children’s Book Award winner Dapo Adeola, Welsh Laureate Eloise Williams, former laureates Anne Fine…
The Guardian features Last in their round-up of the best new picture books! Buy Last We’re ecstatic that Nicola Davies’s Last: The Story of a White Rhino has been featured in the Guardian’s round-up of the best new children’s books! Read what Imogen Russell-Williams had to say below. This month there’s an emphasis on change and transition, loss and hopefulness. In picture books, Nicola Davies’s Last (Tiny Owl) is inspired by the true story of Sudan,…
Support your reading of Last with our teacher resources! Buy Last These fantastic resources for teachers, kindly put together by literary consultant Eva John, provide cross-curricular classroom activities to support Last: The Story of a White Rhino. The teacher resources explore in depth, each page of Nicola Davies’s story, based on the true story of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino. Delve into the world of conservation through language, perspective, art and geography! Download…