Today I am chuffed to welcome Marion Billet to Library Mice. As a French national I am always to see French illustrators being published in the UK, and was delighted when Nosy Crow published first the Noodle series (see my review of the first two titles here) and now the brand new Littleland (see my review here). …
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An interview with Shirley Hughes
Today’s post is really special to me. Unlike many of you, no doubt, I did not grow up with Shirley Hughes’ books as they were not translated in French when I was little. I discovered her work at university, while studying children’s librarianship. I was won over straight away, enchanted by the utter Englishness of her …
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Dan Freedman
Dan Freedman is the author of the very successful Jamie Johnson series, which has Dan’s love of football at its heart. Dan has been a big fan of football since a very young age, and he carried that love through school and university, eventually getting a job for the Football Association. The first book in the Jamie Johnson series, …
Non-Fiction Focus Week: An interview with Philip Ardagh!
IT’S NATIONAL NON-FICTION DAY!!! The day has finally come and I felt very honoured to intereview the amazing Philip Ardagh for this very special occasion! You have written both fiction and non-fiction books abundantly. How different are the experiences of writing? Which is the more fun? All writing is about communicating ideas — whether factual …