My Name Is Sunshine Simpson
The perfect book to read
On a Sunny Sunday
At the end of a week
Where we have been
Learning about
The Windrush Generation

Sunshine Simpson’s larger-than-life Grandad is always telling her to get out and find her own adventures, but unfortunately BAD LUCK has a habit of coming her way. Her new friend Evie is fast becoming a FRENEMY, her home haircut is a DISASTER, and the school showcase is so STRESSFUL! Everything seems to be going wrong! Especially with Grandad getting older every week.

Sunshine needs to find her voice, but can she break through the clouds to stand tall, stand proud, and show the world she can shine?

I loved this coming of age story
A tale of family and friendship
Of the ups and downs
Of school life and home life
A story about being yourself
Being proud of who you are

This is a story
That asks us to think about
What makes us who we are?

This is a story that reminds us all
To be proud of our heritage
Our past makes us who we are
It shapes our values

More than anything this is a book
About kindness
About acceptance and belonging
About love and loss and grief

This story celebrates the bond
Between children and their grandparents

It shines a light on the people
Of The Windrush Generation
Who came to Britain
When we needed them most
And helped to rebuild this country
After the Second World War

A generation of people
Who have given so much
Worked so hard and
Become a rich part of
Our past, our present and
Our future

In Sunshine
We have a character
Waiting to be loved
By middle grade readers
A gorgeous girl
Struggling to find herself
Grappling with
What is important to her and why

Living in a large family
Filled with large characters
Sunshine Simpson is trying to discover
What makes her special?

This book is perfect for tweens
Who are searching for their place in the world
Who are finding their voice
And learning to love who they are
To be proud of who they are

A reminder to us all
To just be ourselves
And do our best

I cannot wait to see
What lies in store for
Sunshine Simpson
In this bright new series from
G.M. Linton