The Big Green is a contemporary African story. I often encourage creators to infuse their experiences into their stories, and this was my chance follow my own advice. But Finding the balance between what I know as an African and what I know as a book maker was not straightforward.
Tag: reading
Better Representation
There is change happening in the way people are portrayed in children’s books as publishers realise better representation is good for business. Books are products, after all, and fortunately businesses are realising that representation in children’s books makes good business sense. The inclusive representation of all voices will hopefully continue becoming ‘normal’, but no one…… Continue reading Better Representation
Astro Girl in San Francisco
There were many children online for the event, which was followed by a discussion about the book Astro Girl. Many more will watch the recording of the event on the San Francisco Public Library YouTube page. All in all, it’s been a good few months for the book. It was also featured in the South African Festival…… Continue reading Astro Girl in San Francisco
She’s a Winner!
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Astro Girl has just won an award- a science award. While I have been fairly consistent through the years I haven’t won many awards. That isn’t my aim, so perhaps that’s why it has turned out that way. It always seemed way too obscure to come up with an award-winning idea. Sometimes just…… Continue reading She’s a Winner!
Lenny Books
Some empathy is necessary, for sure, but it’s usually a combination what you observe from the young children in your environment combined with your own memories that make a good story…
Lenny Books
Where’s Lenny and Lenny and Wilbur are two new books coming out this August. They will be available at all cool bookstores in the UK. They are already in US bookstores.
The Illustrationist 