When Floella was a young girl, she travelled for 15 days on a boat from Trinidad to Southampton in England. This book tells her story. What made the history or the time it was set in interesting to you?Yes. I live in England but the story was set way before I was born. Which of the characters (if any) you did not like. Why?Floella’s new classmates. They called her names.

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Discussion. Talk about the many different jobs that Floella has done: actress, author, businesswoman, politician, writer of children’s books, presenter and singer. Which of those jobs do the children think they would like to do - and why? What sort of person is able to do lots of different jobs? In 1960, at the age of 10, Floella moved here to the United Kingdom. She says she did not feel welcome in the UK and that she found it really hard to fit in. I love the way BookTrust gives books to all children and parents. That is so important. Before a child can read the words, a picture is telling the story and connections are being made - for life. Children are connecting all the time and they are seeing things for the first time, and that's why it's such a responsibility to get things right. Which of the characters (if any) did you dislike and why? I didn’t like the children who were unkind to Floella. Wrigglers, wanderers, stampers and shy children... reading different stories to different listenersWhat is the book about? A little girl from Trinidad moves to England to be with her family in London Would you recommend this book? Jacob said “Miss Worrall will like this book because we are learning about different skin colours at school.”

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Which of the characters (if any) you did not like. Why?I liked all the characters, especially Floella’s father. Did you learn any new words or facts from this book? Jacob said he didn’t know the word Trinidad. “I know England though because that is where we live.”I loved the look of Trinidad, the spectacular, vibrant colours. I felt sad when the colours changed in England and your classmates called you names. Did you enjoy the book? Yes. Floella got to explore a new country and learn about different people. 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. Would you recommend it to other children?Yes. Floella was bullied by her classmates but later she became friends with them. Owl or Pussycat? How Michael Morpurgo and Polly Dunbar find their inspiration in childhood memories