Ruthine Burton Books

Our Rights is a collection of stories and poems about children’s rights in accessible short stories and poetry by twenty-three, many very well known, writers. Each short story or poem is preceded by one of the Children’s Rights from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, giving a sneak precious of what themes will be explored. The illustrations throughout the book are in a variety of styles and compliment each section beautifully.

This book is excellent to dip in-and-out-of and each section leads to discussion and deeper thinking about children’s rights; this is a must-have for all Year 5 and Year 6 classrooms. The themes can be sensitive and some are more suitable for UKS2, although many parts of the book would be suitable for younger readers too. At the end of the book, are the Children’s Rights listed before giving the read information about Amnesty International. The texts are easy to read and immerses the reader straight in- I read this in two sittings!