Think of words to describe your favourite toy. What does it look like? Where did it come from? How does it make you feel?

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Christa Justus from Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research said: “Margot Martini’s legacy is beautifully secured through the vital work of Team Margot. Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research proudly supports their efforts to help other angels like Margot live long, healthy, cancer-free lives.” gabriellesangels.org That’s why we’re so delighted that Team Margot are about to launch their first International Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day. Margot’s legacy inspired an incredible number of people to become lifesaving stem cell donors all over the world, and we are looking forward to recruiting the next generation of lifesavers on 7th October at donor recruitment events in Margot’s name. Live Your Life’ Weekend 2022 to support “Emergency Grants” for families caring for child cancer patientsLook at the colours shown in the pictures. How many different colours can you see? Can you draw colourful illustrations like this?

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo - Emotion Works I Love You, Blue Kangaroo - Emotion Works

And thank you to Abi, Gretchen & Emma for reading it so beautifully at Margot’s funeral service in November. A simple, yet adorably delightful tale with powerful messaging about the importance of protecting the oceans. To find out where your nearest session is and to book an appointment to give blood and join the BBMR, call 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood.co.uk. A favourite bedtime story, gently told and beautifully illustrated. Children and parents will recognise and relate to the importance of a favourite toy.The book offers many opportunities for children to think and talk about their own favourite toys and how they feel about them. There’s also an opportunity to talk about presents, why we give them and the presents you can’t buy. What dochildren think of the ending? Tell the story Find out about toys from the past. What have children played with during different periods in time? Every night Blue Kangaroo falls fast asleep, cuddled in Lily's arms. But as new toy animals start arriving, Blue Kangaroo worries that there just isn't enough room for him anymore. When he goes missing, Lily looks everywhere for him and it turns out NONE of the other toys means as much to her as her first and favourite Blue Kangaroo. I read the book with my five-year-old daughter and she loved the story but it also made us feel a little sad about what is happening and what could have happened if Blue hadn’t been found

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark - Waterstones

One day a little boy is out sailing when a storm comes and threatens to wash him away. A whale saves him, and the two become friends. When the boy discovers plastic pollution, he realizes it's up to him to save the whale in return. Over the years, those who have seemed to me to be the most happy, contented, and fulfilled have always been the people who have lived the most outgoing and unselfish lives.” Ann O’Leary, Head of Register Development at the blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, said: “Saving the lives of people with blood cancer is a truly global effort, as countries all over the world work together to find stem cell matches for people in need of a transplant.I mean, Blue saves the day by rescuing the boat from a raging storm, and then the boy turns superhero by pulling out all those plastic bags from Blue's belly. It's a cool message about the whole ocean plastic issue, which we all need to be aware of, but I was expecting a bit more depth in the plot. MARK BALE APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE STEERING GROUP FOR THE ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP FOR ETHNICITY TRANSPLANTATION AND TRANSFUSION This is a simple but beautiful story to introduce young children to ecology. The illustrations are simple and fun.

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark - Waterstones I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark - Waterstones

Team Margot is Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group: Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion Try hot-seating the characters in the story to find out their feelings about what happened. How did Blue Kangaroo feel at different points? Did Lily realise that Blue Kangaroo was feeling upset? All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion Announce Parliamentary Inquiry into Diversity, Donation and Delivery Full disclosure: I received a free ARC for review through Library Thing's Early reviewers program.) Every day, he looks forward to greeting Blue - until the one day when Blue is nowhere to be found. Alarmed, the boy dives into the water in search of his friend - and finds Blue laying listless on the ocean floor. Turns out that Blue swallowed a tummy full of plastic (a breakaway from the Pacific trash vortex, maybe?) and needs help flushing his system - and cleaning up his ocean home.

To help save and improve lives by educating, inspiring and motivating people, especially from ethnically diverse communities, to register as blood, organ, stem cell and bone marrow donors and to provide a range of support to families caring for child cancer patients.