Lockdown Looms: Reggie's Birthday Party (One)

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Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party will support and educate children about what they have been through throughout the pandemic. It will still follow Reggie’s story, but it will discuss what it means for there to be a new ruler for the country and what that will look like for kids around the nation. Alexander also talked about how he would try to incorporate the struggles his students were going through into the book. He says there is no greater feeling than helping someone realize they can do something they didn’t think possible, and that is what his experience has been with Banji’s Class. Alexander says, “Children were looking at things online and not being happy with themselves because they're comparing themselves to the sort of forced reality that they're seeing online.

Some of the main themes within the story are kindness, resilience, adapting to change, and patience. Banji Alexander is an exciting new author, bursting onto the scene with his debut book, ‘Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party’.The lockdown was one of those uncertain times for us all, with both adults and children having to attempt to make sense of the changing world around them.

Alexander received praise for his book and the positive impact it had on school children in the United Kingdom. Lockdown Looms: Reggie's Birthday Party is the first in the series written by author (and primary school teacher), Banji Alexander.With his eighth birthday just around the corner, the very thought of having to celebrate his special day during lockdown, sends poor Reggie into a meltdown. It was a way to let students know someone was hearing their problems and letting them know they weren’t the only ones going through challenges.