The Day War Came

Author(s): Nicola Davies

Picture Books

Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey – all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but very, very precious...


When the government refused to allow 3000 child refugees to enter this country in 2016, Nicola Davies was so angry she wrote a poem. It started a campaign for which artists contributed drawings of chairs, symbolising a seat in a classroom, education, kindness, the hope of a future. The poem has become this book, movingly illustrated by Rebecca Cobb.


A powerful aid for explaining the ongoing refugee crisis to younger readers.

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Nicola Davies has always been besotted with animals and always secretly wanted to be a writer so it should come as no surprise that she has combined both her passions to become a best selling writer for children. Nicola studied Zoology at Cambridge University and then worked as a researcher at the BBC Natural History Unit and as a presenter on The Really Wild Show. Nicola didn’t start writing until her thirties, when she began to write scripts for children’s programmes. This was followed by her successful career as a children’s writer at Walker books. Nicola also writes for newspapers and magazines and also teaches writing at university. Some of Nicola’s best known books include: "Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable" and "Extreme Animals: A Guide to the Toughest Creatures on Earth"

General Fields

  • : 9781406382938
  • : Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited
  • : Walker Books Australia
  • : 0.18
  • : May 2019
  • : ---length:- '24'width:- '28'units:- Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Nicola Davies
  • : Paperback
  • : 1906
  • : Rebecca Cobb
  • : 823.92
  • : 32