A British Childhood

“Drawing on stories gathered across the country, alongside memories of his own Liverpool upbringing, Cottrell-Boyce examines what childhood in Britain looks like now. Part memoir, part manifesto, it is especially powerful on poverty, reading and imagination”The i, The i

“Lively and frequently moving . . . Some of the book’s most evocative passages recall Cottrell-Boyce’s childhood . . . A British Childhood makes a stirring case for children as central to any national story”Johanna Thomas-Corr, The Times

“Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Waterstones Children's Laureate, 2024 - 2026) is an absolute genius”BookTrust

“Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an enchanter”New Statesman, New Statesman