Colette’s new picturebook reminds children of their natural superpowers: How to be in the moment, How to imagine and
How to have fun !
With humorous illustrations from debut talent Corrie Gorman, this is a testament to what young children can teach grown-ups about life!
Published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
Hardback | ISBN:ISBN 978-1-3985-4826-8 | Age 3+
Things to Teach Your Grown-Up, kids will learn that adults have feelings too. But their timing is key! Say they are quietly having a bath – they won’t want to be a spotted giraffe!
With 2026 marking the National Year of Reading, Things to Teach Your Grown-Up is a timely exploration of imagination, play, and enjoyment for people of all ages. With the flick of a wand, children’s vivid imaginations allow them to turn into a cat, a trapeze artist and even make the sofa soar through the air like a magic carpet. Grown-ups, however, can find it difficult to imagine and play and may need a little help remembering how to!
Things to Teach Your Grown-Up is an empowering children’s book, which reminds little ones of their own natural superpowers: how to imagine, be in the moment, and have fun!
Colette Hiller says: ‘What can children teach adults? When I ask children, they always know: “How to have fun!” they say. This book is about exactly that. We know that children’s empty , unstructured time is threatened by screen culture. It’s more important than ever to remind children of their particular superpowers.’
What people are saying
Whether the reader is young or old, for a lover of words, Colossal Words for Kids is pure gold!
A heartwarming testament to music’s healing power and the difference one caring individual can make.
Clever, engaging, educational.
The B on Your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it. I can’t wait to read it to my daughter.
Colossal Words for Kids, by Colette Hiller and Tor Freeman, will have clever young tongues wagging …
If you know a child who loves learning big words, likes funny pictures and enjoys a rhyme then Colossal Words for Kids is a book for them
Colette Hiller
I started off as a dancer at NY’s High School of Performing Arts and came to London with the original production of Annie. I spent many years on the London stage, before joining The BBC where I worked as a producer. For the past ten years, I’ve produced cultural projects across the world, filling city streets with public pianos, ping pong tables and Talking Statues. I’ve also written a best selling children’s CD – Applehead – a story with songs. Colossal Words for Kids is my new book –for 7 -11 year old. It enables even young children to master all kinds of interesting words. If you have favourite word rhyme from the book, , I’d love to know! Do pop me an email or video and show or tell me.
Contact
Amazon Author page
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Colette-Hiller/author/B08CVN5CPQ?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
To contact me directly:
Colette@singlondon.org