Blog Tours

We always love to count down the days until Empathy Day with exclusive author content, including brilliant blogs from a whole host of authors since 2018. We’ve loved reading and sharing them, and give many thanks to our book-loving bloggers for hosting on the day.

Our 2021 blog tour features authors and bloggers having a go at some of the empathy boosting activities from our Family Activities Pack.

Our 2021 blog tour launched with a feast of musical and visual delights courtesy of Ben Harris and Jo Cotterill. Each blog appears below - just click on the links to read. Enjoy!

 2 June - Jo Cotterill and A Few to Read - Ben Harris wrote a children's song inspired by one of our new Empathy Shorts, 'Even When You're Sad' by Jenny Pearson whilst author Jo Cotterill drew a beautiful picture and choose music for 'Beginnings' by Eloise Williams. So inspiring and creative -  read the full blog here.

3rd June - Serena Patel and Mister Bodd - Dean Boddington and Serena Patel each made an Empathy Family notebook, looking out for acts of empathy in family members. Find out more @Misterbodd and @SerenaKPatel

4th June - Sue Pickford Cheung and Steph alittlebutalot made some amazing shoes for their favourite book characters. You really need to see the incredible auto-boogie roller boots made for Mandy Yip and the super clever shoes made for Vi Spy. Check out the blog here.

7 June - Rashmi Sirdeshpande and That Boy Can Teach share their empathy resolutions with each other. Read the full blog here.

8 June -  author Darren Simpson and My Shelves are Full, both looked at local news stories and re-wrote them with an empathy spin. Check out the fascinating results in the blog here.

9 June - Cath Howe and Library Girl and Book Boy wrote postcards home from their favourite book characters. Find out what Hagrid told Harry Potter and what Lucas from 'How to be Me' wrote to his Dad in the blog post here.

Previous Blog Tours

In 2020, we kicked off our special Empathy Day countdown on our website with Gill Lewis, before passing on the baton to the rest of our hosts. To read each author's blog, simply click on the buttons below: