This podcast considers the issues around Diversity and reading children's books. Farrah Serroukh from CLPE talks about why this is still a hot topic and suggests ways teachers and librarians can work to achieve wider representation in book collections. Dr Alice Curry explains why she decided to set up her own publishing company. Zana Fraillon talks to Nikki Gamble about her Amnesty award-winning book, The Bone Sparrow. And Caroline Bradley reviews Town is by the Sea. Anne Horemans reads extracts from the books. In the Reading Corner ... with Just Imagine is presented by James Clements. It is produced by Alison Hughes

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