Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly by Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt

"Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly" is a perfect picture book to start equalities education in Reception class. Nick and Sue like different things on every page but at the end they still like each other. I use this in EYFS and Year 1 to demonstrate that we can like different things yet we can still be friends.

This ethos underpins all of the equalities work I do in schools and I always begin with this book when training teachers who may be feeling a little nervous about what equalities education is. The book is simple, but the simplicity makes it effective. The beautiful illustrations and blocks of colour make it engaging for young children. Every early years classroom needs this book in their book corner!