Children especially have struggled and have been affected educationally, emotionally and with life development in general.

This is a beautiful story written with accessible vocabulary which brings the story of the pandemic to life and is accompanied with fabulous bright and vibrant illustrations. Whilst we had empathy for these people, there was a small part of us thankful for the children’s birthday’s being later in the year. A tale with the interwoven themes of reliance and kindness, Banji Alexander has written a book that can be enjoyed by all members of the family. Banji Alexander is an exciting new author, bursting onto the scene with his debut book, ‘Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party’.Banji Alexander is an exciting new author, bursting onto the scene with his debut book, ‘ Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party‘. He feels that people should know there is always a brighter ending to things, even if they seem bleak.

The COVID-10 pandemic has been very hard on everybody and a new way of living has taken some getting used to. A tale with the interwoven themes of resilience and kindness, Banji Alexander has written a book which can be enjoyed by all members of the family. Even when he wasn’t in school, he spent much of his free time reading rather than getting in trouble.Children may not want to talk much about how they are feeling but books like this can offer so much guidance and show that they are not alone with how they are feeling which is really important. 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. I think that for children to reach their full potential within education, it's important that there is a diverse pool of educators who are creating and leading the curriculum and who also understand the social-economical situation in which their learners are coming from,” Alexander says.