is rainproof, so should the heavens open you won’t end up with a sorry mess of pulp. Those colourful, eye-catching graphics are pretty cool too. Although we can't promise they will provide you with the most practical of guides...The map costs £9

 How would do explain Miffy’s enduring appeal? I think it is Miffy’s simplicity which seems to appeal to children and adults – and that has never changed over all the years I have been publishing books about Miffy. I spend a long time making my

 Orla’s first foray into the world of children’s picture books. And as you can imagine, it makes for a very stylish affair indeed. The first two books, Numbers and Colours, were published by Egmont last year; two more, Shapes and Creatures, will follow

and that colour seems to fit with that era. I really love the Eloise books, which all have a limited colour palette so perhaps they influenced me as well. What are your influences? I am influenced by a lot of things. I love people-watching and eavesdropping

Versace fans will love to dress their little ones in this collectionVersace launched it's new children's fashion collection for next spring summer, Young Versace, with a champagne reception in Florence at a fabulous palazzo on the River Arno

inspiration from all those old-fashioned books when colours were necessarily more limited.What are your favourite children’s books?I loved Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, which doesn’t have any words either. And I also loved Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins. People

as much as the next guy!). Besides, I am wearing a lion on my chest – surely that's enough.Today, I am wearing the colours of Uganda in support of a brilliant nursery called Kirima that my school sponsors. Usually, I have to wear my school uniform but some

’s illustrative style is gentle and almost old-fashioned, but it’s the narrative, where the native New Zealander uses the richest language (“cacophony”, “caterwaul” and “howdedoo” are prime examples) that makes her many follow-up books featuring animals

frequenting your store?Celebrity mothers are always in notsobig, as are many celebrity fathers which is nice to see, but we like to keep that private. I can, however, mention Jules Oliver as she has named us in her book as one of her favourite boutiques

of the peonies, in their vibrant pinks and red.How do you create new styles every season?Designing is easy, and spontaneous. It can be something that I wore as a child, something that I see on the bus, or in a book. Inspiration comes from anywhere – a pair