L1 VISITORS BRIEFING ROOM
Handling Traumatic Topics in Children’s Books

Sally Murphy (Author) Steve Heron (Author)

Death, disability, fights, childhood cancer, grief and loss in children’s books? Aren’t children’s books supposed to be happy, after all? Join authors Sally Murphy, Steve Heron and Edmund Lim, as they explain how and why they include traumatic topics in their books for young readers, and to bring about a sense of hope in them.

Part of: Writers & Illustrators Conference