Coming to England
Floella Benjamin
Illustrated by Diane Ewen
Ages 4 to 6
08 October 2020Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
A picture book story about the triumph of hope, love, and determination, Coming to England is the inspiring true story of Baroness Floella Benjamin: from Trinidad, to London as part of the Windrush generation, to the House of Lords.
When she was ten years old, Floella Benjamin, along with her older sister and two younger brothers, set sail from Trinidad to...
Details
08 October 202032 pages
9781529049299Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
Floella Benjamin’s superb autobiography Coming to England (Macmillan) is condensed for younger children and made still more accessible by Diane Ewen’s lively illustrations. When Floella and her siblings follow her parents from Trinidad to Britain, they hope the Queen will be there to meet them – but their welcome is colder than expected. Gradually, they settle in, until one day Floella really does meet the Queen. Clear and direct, the book conveys some big, challenging ideas with assurance.Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian
