They will need to have taken a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency, or US Food and Drug Administration Floella’s ambition was always to meet the Queen. When she was all grown up, she did. She became Dame Floella, working in the House of Lords to help others. Historian David Olusoga reads Coming to England, the true story of Baroness Floella Benjamin's journey from Trinidad to London in 1960.

Don't forget, childhood lasts a lifetime. Each child is born with one hundred billion brain cells and they are starting to be connected when the child is 18 months. Picture books formulate their ideas and those connections with what they are seeing and hearing - and that affects the make-up of who they will be as adults. Did you learn any new words or facts as a result of the story?I learnt that meeting new people is very hard but you always have to keep going and never give up. People who qualify as fully vaccinated must quarantine and take a PCR test before the end of day 2 after they arrive in England. Lateral flow tests will not be accepted. Coming to England is a picture book about the life of Floella Benjamin. Reading it will tell you about how she achieved her dream. From 4am 7 January you do not have to quarantine on arrival in England if you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England.We will only use names that have been officially designated by the National Weather Service in the US. Do other countries around the world use a similar system? It's got to be inspirational, beautiful and perfect. If you tell a story, it's got to be the best. Because remember, whatever they get first will stay with them forever. I do a lot of prison visits and when I talk to prisoners they often say, 'When I was a child this happened to me.' I've realised children's minds get affected at a very young age with happy things, sad things, traumatic and joyful things. So the picture books that young children are seeing are vital.

Was the plot exciting, thought-provoking, serious or light-hearted (or any mixture of these)?At first it was sad because Floella’s dad had to leave. Then their mum left and they were babysat by their evil aunt. It was happy when the family got together again.

Did you learn any new words or facts as a result of the story?No because I think it is a book for beginners. You do not need to take any COVID-19 travel tests or self-isolate on arrival in England if you qualify as fully vaccinated.

Which of the characters did you find most interesting and why?Jacob liked Dardie the best because “he could play the saxophone.” I love the illustrator’s vibrant colours in the book when Floella’s talking about Trinidad and the way the colours change in England. Her changing schools’ moment is something I can empathise with. This book is exciting because their father goes to England and they go after him. While in Jamaica she dreamed of meeting the queen, which she did eventually when she was older. I enjoyed the bright colours in the illustrations and the fact that they tied in well with the text. From 22 October, if you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, you will be able to book an antigen lateral flow device (LFD) test instead of a PCR for your ‘on arrival’ test. We receive thousands of suggestions throughout the year from the public and this years list hasbeen compiled from these public suggestions, plus suggestions from Met Éireann andKNMI, choosing some of the more popular names and names that reflect the diversity of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. What does climate change mean for storms?What is the book about? A little girl from Trinidad moves to England to be with her family in London Floella was a hard working person who was brave enough to travel across time zones, spending fifteen days on a boat, whilst doing a handful of chores. As her boat arrived at Southampton from Trinidad, she wanted to be a welcomed visitor but London wasn’t very welcoming. She was confused by the fast underground trains and moving staircases but worse than that, people weren’t very kind. She persevered though. Eventually she settled in, and made good friends at school. This is a good book for all ages. The detailed pictures add to the powerful story. Reading this will inspire people to try their hardest and achieve like Floella. If you do not know about Floella Benjamin, here is a great way to meet her. By reading her book, Coming to England, you really get to know her large family. Coming to England is such a popular book that it seemed a great idea to make a picture book version so younger children can enjoy it too. People might think it's easy writing a picture book, but it's not, especially when you've got quite a complicated real life story such as Coming to England.

Floella’s illustrator, Diane Ewen, shades the differences between Trinidad and London, showing Floella’s inner life and making things visual for her readers. There are lots of new things for everyone to learn about: Trinidad, the House of Lords and the British Empire. As her dad wanted to be a Jazz musician, I learnt about the music side of things too!Small ideas can resonate through everything': Poet Steven Camden introduces the books shortlisted for the CLPE Children's Poetry Prize Floella Benjamin was a little girl who lived in Trinidad. Floella worked with an illustrator, Diane Ewen, to tell the astonishing story of Floella’s life, travelling from Trinidad to arriving in England. I learnt that England didn’t welcome Floella and her family but she didn’t give up. Coming to England – An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation by Floella Benjamin and illustrated by Diane Ewen is published by Macmillan Children's Books on 8 October. A new list of names will be compiled jointly between Met Éireann,the Met Office and KNMI (The Dutch national weather forecasting service). Her story really has power. The young Floella wants to meet the Queen, little does she know, she will grow up to meet the Queen!