“All children should get to see themselves as the hero,” says Katharine Harbord, founder of Oh Zoe books. That’s why she came up with the brilliant idea of diverse and inclusive personalised picture books…
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Family
“My late great aunt Tinnie was an amazing, eccentric and inspirational woman – she would choose one primary colour a day and would wear that colour from top-to-toe.” Children’s book illustrator Jenna Herman on finding inspiration in family members and nature…
Work Life
He takes traditional fairytales and introduces homosexual, transgender and racially diverse characters, as well as wheelchair users. We meet Olly Pike to talk early mornings, equality and LGBT books for kids…
Family
Keen to lure the kids away from screens? These six books – a mixture of beautifully illustrated stories and activity books for kids aged 3+ – will have them trampling over the iPad in seconds. Yes, really…
Work Life
He quit his job in retail to become a full time children’s author. Two books in, we speak to author Mark Lemon about life in Bristol with his family, promoting ethnic diversity in literature and using his kids as inspiration…