Anna McQuinn is the creator of inclusive series Booky Girl Lulu and Zeki Booksover 2 million sold in the world. She has written more than thirty books for children published by Annick Press, Barefoot Books, Chicken House, Scholastic, O'Brien Press and Alanna Max www.annamcquinn.com Rosalind Beardshaw's favourite subject in school was art, so it was an easy decision to become an illustrator. Since then she's gone on to illustrate more than 30 picture books - for Egmont, Nosy Crow, Scholastic and Alanna Max.
The irrepressible Lulu returns in another book-loving story, superbly illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. There is plenty here – Dad as primary carer and a girl who can switch between fairy and DIY expert effortlessly! LETTERBOX LIBRARY Librarians and teachers are all too aware of the importance of having multicultural faces in books unfortunately, many of these have been somewhat dull. With the wonderful Lulu books, we have characters so exuberantly and joyously portrayed in words and pictures that diversity is not what one first notices. THE READING ZONE The paintings are charming, Lulu is a delight… an audio CD which has an introduction followed by the story being read in English and then in each of 18 other languages. As a family sharing or as a teaching or library activity resource, this is both delicious and full of wonderful possibilities.’ SCHOOL LIBRARIAN