A UNIQUE collection of international children’s books is on display at a Worcester library.
The selection of books about children with disabilities, chosen by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), will be exhibited at The Hive until Thursday, April 21.
The exhibition is free and includes a variety of short stories, picture books and a tactile and braille edition of The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
The books were brought to the country by IBBY UK in association with the University of Worcester’s ‘International Centre for the Picture Book in Society’, which has a global reputation for children’s literature and illustration.
Piet Grobler, a lecturer at the University of Worcester and member of the IBBY said: “This is a wonderfully exciting opportunity to see such a brilliant and specialised selection of books originating from so many different countries.
“IBBY does some great work and helps children all over the world to connect and express themselves through literature. I feel there is not enough discussion about disability within literature and we need exceptional authors and illustrators like those that are on show at The Hive to help change that.”
