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Lenka Chytilovagrew up in a small East Moravian village. Drawn to books and writing from a young age, it was no surprise when she got a degree in Czech Language and Literature and German Translation. She has always tried to connect books and reading, her greatest hobby, with her work; she worked part-time in a bookshop for many years and she was also engaged as an editor and proofreader. Lenka likes classic Czech fairy tales, and she loves Veernek, the Czech television programme for children's bedtime stories. After many years in London, Gary Boller now lives a little more south in the countryside in Hampshire, UK, with his wife and two children and several cats. He trained as a graphic designer gaining an HND and also thereafter had a career in design and advertising in London. He was always drawing as a child, even on his parents walls. He loved the comics of the day. The Beano and Dandy, famous titles in England. One day in a summer vacation job from college a co-worker said to him, on observing a cartoon he'd drawn on the back of an old envelope, 'There's something in that!' Well so it turned out. After engaging illustrators as an art director it occurred to him that he would really rather be the illustrator.
"Selected for the CBC’s 2023 August Hot Off The Press Reading List (https://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists/august-2023/) ""This was a great introductory into basic geometry and how it plays an essential role in our lives. The content is perfect for second graders to read independently, and for as young as pre-k for a teacher/parent led lesson. The illustrations are fun and show case the shapes, and how we utilize them, well."" —YA Books Central ""Shapes, Shapes Everywhere will definitely be finding a home in my classroom library! The illustrations are beautiful and the idea that shapes both simple and complex are all around us is so important for our youngest students to understand. The vocabulary in this book is very advanced so this would be best as a read aloud or as a non-fiction take-home text."" —NetGalley-Educator"
