Children of the Throne by Joseph Coelho and Richard Johnson - OPTIONAL

Children of the Throne by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Richard Johnson. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Quarto), 2025. $19. 9780711289543

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

Three children go into the forest called by a tree-grown man.  He tells the children about the new dangers to nature and how they need to be the ones to make a change and restore the world.  The summer is too hot.  He shows the children how to conjure rain and look after the forest, finding a sort-term solution.  How can they protect the forest for future generations?

Children of the Throne is a poetic story about climate change and using the next generations to make better choices, but it lacked interest.  Johnson's illustrations are very beautiful.

PGPowers