’ve always had friends that are ginger. Maybe that has something to do with why I like foxes so much…There are no words in your book, why?I chose a wordless format so that parents and children have to make decisions themselves. It would be too easy if I told

their yoga.Turns out that Iris has actually been getting aquainted with her brand new neighbours, a burly family of lions – though she's not sure she should accept their invitation: “We'd very much like to ask you around, and have you all for a meal!”Children

. But it wasn’t until Jessie was seven that The Jolly Postman found its way onto the shelves. “We poured every little drop of talent we had into it,” says Ahlberg. “We wouldn’t let it go until we’d got it absolutely right.” The book follows the Postman over

Elliott’s book has all the hallmarks of a classic. “Stories of feral Mowgli-esque children have always fascinated me and as a child I adored animals and daydreamed of living amongst them,” says Elliott. “I’d had the rough idea for Zoo Girl buzzing around

stand up on the back of your neck or make you laugh out loud – or both! Usually these masters of language and pictures create works as poignant for adults as they are fun for children. Two books like this which I LOVE are Harold And The Purple Crayon

illustrated (he is adverse to calling it a children’s book, as he believes its appeal is ageless), it was a nerve-wracking process. "I dealt with the text and the publisher, and we went backwards and forwards for six months. It was a real collaboration," he

!The book reminds me a little of Old MacDonald Had A Farm. What do you make of the comparison?I’d not thought about its similarity to Old Macdonald before! I suppose it follows a similar pattern, in that a new sound is introduced on each page

it into a solid picture book.I always try to write about what excited me as a child in the hope that children will share that same excitement. Stories of feral Mogli-esque children have always fascinated me and as a child I adored animals and daydreamed