Alex

Hi I’m Alex! When it comes to books, I love anything and everything! My favourite section in The Younger Sun is picture books, which I think are often under-appreciated. I did my work experience at The Younger Sun and have worked here ever since.

Alex's Top 5 of 2021

THE ROCK FROM THE SKY

Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

Day Break

Amy McQuire; Matt Chun (Illustrator), Matt Chun (Illustrator)

Fred Gets Dressed

Peter Brown

Any Way the Wind Blows

Rainbow Rowell

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Alex's Top 5 Picture Books of 2022 (so far)

Alex and Alex

Ziggy Hanaor; Daniel Gray-Barnett (Illustrator), Ben Javens (Illustrator)

Katerina Cruickshanks

Daniel Gray-Barnett

When You're Older

Sofie Laguna, Judy Watson (Illustrator)

Whisper on the Wind

Claire Saxby, Jess Racklyeft (Illustrator)

Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth

Melissa Greenwood
Alex's Favourite Queer Books from The Younger Sun

Fred Gets Dressed

Peter Brown

Julian Is a Mermaid

Jessica Love

Alex and Alex

Ziggy Hanaor; Daniel Gray-Barnett (Illustrator), Ben Javens (Illustrator)

Heartstopper

Alice Oseman

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Books Alex Wishes She Could Read For The First Time Again - The Younger Sun edition

The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

On the Jellicoe Road

Melina Marchetta

Words in Deep Blue

Cath Crowley

Julian Is a Mermaid

Jessica Love

Tashi

Kim Gamble; Anna Fienberg, Anna Fienberg

Alex

THE ROCK FROM THE SKY

Day Break

Fred Gets Dressed

Any Way the Wind Blows

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Alex and Alex

Katerina Cruickshanks

When You're Older

Whisper on the Wind

Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth

Fred Gets Dressed

Julian Is a Mermaid

Alex and Alex

Heartstopper

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

The Outsiders

On the Jellicoe Road

Words in Deep Blue

Julian Is a Mermaid

Tashi