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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To celebrate being part of this fabulous blog tour Little Sniffer and I decided to make a picnic tea inspired by some of the things we spotted in <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sun-Sam-Usher/dp/178370795X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496673627&sr=8-1&keywords=sam+usher+sun">Sun</a> the latest seasonal delight from illustrator and author <a href="http://www.babylondon.co.uk/meet-author/">Sam Usher</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first little chap to catch our eye was the charming little green parrot on the front cover. With his delightful green plumage and perky yellow beak he leant himself perfectly to a fabulously fruity Crudités creation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We collected together as many different coloured fruits and vegetables as we could find and made this technicolour treat! complete with mango beak, pepper plumage, a nectarine tummy, apple face and a tiny black bean for an eye, as you can see he's perched quite magnificently on a strange branch of basil. Mini Sniffers verdict, a BIG thumbs up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next to catch our eye this groovy looking chimp. Immediately we had a<b> "Monkey Bun"</b> in mind. So we set to work chopping snipping and shaping all of our favourite ingredients and fashioning them in to what I think you will agree is a rather marvellous looking sandwich! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have always been huge fans of this beautifully illustrated series of picture books, first the wintery delight which was <b><i>Snow</i></b>, then the atmospheric triumph which was <i><b>Rain</b></i> and now a scorching celebration of sunshine <b><i>Sun</i></b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sun is nothing short of a triumph, beaming with illustrative charm and unashamedly revelling in traditional storytelling with nothing but joy and adventure at it's core. I always delight in the beautiful intuitive depiction of the relationship between a boy and his grandfather in these books and this one in particular radiates love and friendship at it's most pure. The gentle evolution of the story is told so cleverly by at first the most subtle of detail, gently unfolding as heat parched landscapes dominate the pages. You'll never guess who boy and his grandfather unexpectedly chance upon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hold on to your sun hats the almost unbelievable adventure which is about to unfold...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">If you like this you will also LOVE <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colin-Lee-Carrot-Morag-Hood/dp/1509813993/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497427157&sr=8-1&keywords=colin+and+lee">Colin and Lee Carrot and Pea</a></b></i> also by Morgan Hood! Published by <b>Two Hoots </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were incredibly privileged to be able to welcome Helen and her stunning sketch books to the London branch of Book Sniffer Towers yesterday so here for your delectation and delight are a few tantalising photos from the time we spent ruffling through original artwork, sketches and pallet sheets from Ella Queen of Jazz...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am <u>beyond thrilled</u> to be able to welcome the creators of one of my favourite new picture books to the Book Sniffer blog today.<i><b> </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="color: #cc0000; font-style: italic;">I Don't Know What to Call my Cat </b>by Simon Philip and Ella Bailey</span> (published by the good folk at<b> Simon and Schuster</b>) is a wildly funny and deliciously charming celebration of the somewhat "challenging" relationship humans often have with their feline companions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">NB: I must admit I am <i><b>ever so slightly</b></i> in <b><span style="color: magenta;">love</span></b> with Steve the gorilla (everyone loves a bad boy) who doesn't love an ape who so daintily plucks goodies from his nose with such aplomb and scant regard for social etiquette. I just know you will fall for his masculin charms too... </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I work almost entirely at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The upside of this is that I work where I
live – it’s the shortest commute in the history of commuting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t, but I suppose I could work whilst in
bed, meaning I’d wake up and literally be at work in the blink of an eye. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The downside is that I live where I
work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I wake up and – BOOM! –
in the blink of an eye, I’m at work again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It wouldn’t be so bad if the cleaner did his job properly, the binman
actually took out the bins, and the chef washed up his equipment after cooking,
but somehow that rarely happens. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It would be fun to tell you I’m one of
those glamorous writers that sits in their very own corner of a cosy coffee
shop, smashing out book after book whilst looking arty, intellectual and
biscuit-crumb-free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that would be a
lie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truth is I’m banned from my
local coffee shops for ‘drinking coffee too loudly’ and making other customers
‘uncomfortable’ by ‘staring too intently at the muffins.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, I was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">always</i> covered in crumbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luckily, I’m not short of options and there
are fewer restraints than in a trendy café or coffee shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, if it’s a warm, muggy day I
sometimes choose to work in the fridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I’ve hit a wall and need to shake things up a bit, I squeeze myself
into the washing machine and set the spin cycle to 1800 (I’m smaller in real
life than you might expect, although I still have to remove the washing
first).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The disadvantage to this is that
my writing can become a sloppy mess, which tends to irritate editors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I’m not in the washing machine or the
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Granted, it’s rather inconsiderately
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chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, trust me, it is still a
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You might notice that I’ve cunningly moved
the footstool from my sofa to maximise lounging potential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you’d expect, I get lots of work done
here: I definitely write millions of beautiful words and certainly don’t just
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">How</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> I work is very
simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I categorise my initial ideas
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of those work and the words don’t flow, it’s normally because I’m using the
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the way, just so you know, being a
writer can be quite solitary. It can
make <i>some</i> people a little ‘odd.’</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don’t always have a set process for how I go about my illustrations - I like to vary how I work depending on the needs and timescale of the project. Although I will very often start off by drafting ideas with a pencil and paper, I usually find myself nowadays drawing everything straight onto the computer! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would say that for most projects, I work 80-90% digitally, using my trusty drawing tablet and Photoshop - and this book was definitely no exception. I love the absolute flexibility that working digitally gives me, to be able to change anything, at anytime!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the illustrations in <i>I Don’t Know What to Call My Cat</i>, I started of with a rough black and white outline of what I want to achieve - this was, at times, <i>very </i>rough! From there, I began to block everything out in lumps of colour. I find this to be the easiest way for me to work out the overall composition of an image. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At this stage I usually like to decide on a colour palette, too. Colour is very important to my work - I love to limit myself to a few key colours, although with <i>I Don’t Know… </i>I will admit this went out the window a little bit!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I have all the shapes and colours laid out, this is when I can start to add line and details. This was an especially laborious, and extremely enjoyable, process for <i>I Don’t Know…</i>, as many of the pages ended up being jam-packed with detail! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A very important thing I like to be able to do at this point, is to step away from the illustration - leave it alone for a few hours (or days if possible), and then come back to it with fresh eyes! This helps me see if there are any bits that are not quite right, or any more details that can be added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Santa-Claude-Alex-T-Smith/dp/1444926497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481628950&sr=8-1&keywords=santa+claude">Santa Claude</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.alextsmith.com/">Author: Alex T . Smith<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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the night before Christmas and Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes were off to a party in the
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onto your Christmas baubles and tinsel because it’s time for Claude, and his
best friend, Sir Bobblysock, to stumble into another adventure. This time they
are in charge of trying to save Christmas. Will they be able to help Santa
Claus deliver all of the world gifts before Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes get back from
their party? Grab yourself a copy to find out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alex uses his festive skills to bring us a sparkling (literally, take a
look at the glorious cover) new Claude adventure. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i>Santa
Claude</i></b><i> </i>is the ninth title in this hilarious young fiction series of two-colour fiction titles for new readers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Claude
won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and was selected
for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and
is soon to be a TV star on Disney Junior with 52 episodes airing in 2017. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">'...illustrated with humour and elegance...'
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Charming duo Otto and Ernest find themselves in a pickle as they have to find their way back to the library in time for the winter party! Packed with excitement and mild peril, this is just the kind of seasonal treat to curl up with on a cold night. Katie's wonderful drawings have a magical spontaneity about them and this seat gripping adventure showcases the very best in accessible contemporary illustration. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This book is a warm hug on a chilly night, a delight to read aloud with a little bear cub nestled in your arms and perfect to enjoy together just before bed. W</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ith it's <b>exquisite</b> illustrations</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and simple lyrical text this will no doubt be a story to share and share across many generations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With <b>HUGE</b> thanks to <b>Hachette Children's Books</b> for hosting such a fantastic party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week we were lucky enough to welcome delightful illustrator and creator of<span style="color: orange;"><b><i> Oskar Loves.. </i></b></span></span></div>
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stifle cheek aching laughs at the predicament of a poor (ambitious) worm and a
large juicy apple in a </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">valuable lesson in seizing the day.. no matter what… well almost!</span></div>
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boldly illustrated tale is deliciously and unexpectedly subversive. </span></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Day in the Life with <i><span style="color: red;">Toto’s Apple</span></i> author-illustrator, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://mathieulavoie.blogspot.co.uk/">Mathieu Lavoie</a>.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a typical September day in my life. 7 am: the house is awake. By
8am we are all walking to school (the kids, the dad, the mum, the dog, a 13
year old Jack Russell Terrier named Camion [French for truck]). 8:01, Camion's
first stop at a tree. 8:02, Camion's second stop at a lamp post. 8:03, Camion's
third stop at a fire hydrant. By 8:06, the kids and their mum are in the school
yard while I'm dragging the dog to get to school before the kids get in! 8:14,
I’ve made it and kiss the kids goodbye. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The mum, the dog and I are heading back home where we both work and the
dog sleeps. By 9am, we have had breakfast and are ready to start a fresh day. I
founded <a href="http://commedesgeants.com/">Comme des Géants</a> with Nadine Robert in 2014. Since then, we have both
worked from our own house. Twice a week, we see each other, the rest of the
time, we are magically connected via the internet! With Comme des Géants, I
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On a typical September day, I would probably be working on the layout of
a book that would come out in the next winter season. That means collecting the
illustrations done by an illustrator and putting them together with the text
written by an author, in a layout program, on the computer. Since we publish
around 8 titles a year, I work on one book at a time (most of the time). Nadine
and I make the graphic decisions together (choice of fonts, size of the book,
endpaper, cover design, etc.). When I'm not spending a full day on the layout
of one book, I can be working on updating our website, taking photographs of
advanced copies from an upcoming title, sending press releases, or working on my
OWN upcoming title. And this is exactly what I will be doing tomorrow as I am
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to the day schedule, come noon I have lunch with the mum (or a
friend, or by myself) at home or at our favourite dumpling restaurant a few
blocks away. If you ever come to Montreal ask me and I'll tell you the
location. The food is amazing, cheap and the owner is very nice. We head back
home and work<a href="http://blog.picturebookmakers.com/post/104317827956/marianne-dubuc"> (the mum writes and illustrates her own books, so that's probablywhat she's doing)</a> until 3:30pm. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am back home around 4 where I keep working until 5 or 6. If we're in a
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But in September, it would be most improbable. The kids are in bed at 7:30. We
alternate daily, the mum and I, for the sleeping routine. After reading 2 or 3
books to kid #2 (kid #1 reads his own book unless I'm reading something very
funny), we turn the lights off and I tell a made up story. And once in a
hundred, I come up with something that can be made into a book, like </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Toto’s Apple</b></span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> for example. And then I'm
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: red;">red for grown-ups</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span>/<span style="color: orange;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: orange;">orange for little helpers</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">) </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: red;">Cut the two apples in half </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;">/ </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: orange;">place the large half on the plate as a body and the small half on the plate as a head.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Cut out some </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">feather</span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> shapes from the colourful peppers and a small </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">pity</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> triangle for a beak </span></span><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16pt;">/ place them on the plate as feathery wings and secure the beak to the small head apple with some cream cheese. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Cut out</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> a ziggy z</span><span style="font-size: 21px;">aggy</span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: red;"> shape from a piece of cucumber </span><span style="color: orange;">/ place it on top of the head for </span></span><span style="color: orange; font-size: 21px;">parrot</span><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16pt;"> hair. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Peel a satsuma place at the bottom of the large body apple for cockatoo</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> claw feet. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: red;">Cut a black olive into thin slices </span><span style="color: orange;">/ dab two small spots of cream cheese above the beak and pop the olive slices</span></span><span style="color: orange; font-size: 16pt;"> on top for eye balls. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">FINISHING TOUCHES - Add some herby </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">foliage</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> for the cockatoo to perch in (can be herbs or washed salad leaves.)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">CHOMP AWAY </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;">PIZZA DOUGH</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 21px;">Time for some freestyle dough moulding fun - make a sleeping dragon using 1/2 of your bread dough. set on a greased flat baking tray </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 21px;"><span style="color: orange;">Roll the remaining dough into small balls insert mozzarella pearl and roll in seeds to give the effect of being charred and place on an oiled tray. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 21px;"><span style="color: red;">Bake the dragon in at 180 for approx 25-30 minutes - keep checking him! (I dusted mine with smoked Paprika for an extra smokey flavour) </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 21px;"><span style="color: red;">Plate up on a large board, pile the eggs in a nest of salad leaves and lay the dragon next to his lava dip - </span><span style="color: orange;">now dip and enjoy! </span></span></span></li>
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with fear, intolerance, anger and hatred instead lets </span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">celebrate</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;"> </span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">friendship</span></span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">,
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A joyfully naughty celebration of being yourself with confidence, a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">liberating "bare all" "tail" about discovering your inner wild side. Grrrrrreat! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last year I was lucky enough to be involved in the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award in a very special way, as my role as Head of Marketing for a publisher it was my "job" to look after the 2015 WINNER of the Greenaway Medal, the ever so delightful and hugely talented Mr <a href="http://williamgrill.co.uk/">William Grill.</a> It was a very special day and in fact the fun has continued as we hurtle towards the moment when William will hand over his crown to the 2016 WINNER. It is a great honour to have been granted access to some of the judges from this years panel who have kindly let us into a few secrets behind the judging process of this highly prized award for Children's Literature and Illustration. Follow the blog tour on Twitter with the hashtag </span><i style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990099;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-align: start;">#ckg16judgestour</span></span></span></i></div>
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you an all-time favourite winner? For both C and KG ? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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course, but it’s far too hard to simply choose one! For Carnegie it has to be
Northern Lights and Junk – both of these had a huge impact on my reading development
and passion but also personally. I think Kate Greenaway might be even harder –
there’s so many I was read to as a child that bring back fond memories - The
Jolly Christmas Postman, Each Peach Pear Plum, The Whale Song, Can’t you Sleep
Little Bear, but I also love Harris Finds his feet by Catherine Rayner and
William Grill’s Shackleton’s Journey.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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thought Mal Peet’s 2005 winner ‘Tamar’ was exceptional as it skilfully used the
plot device of the flashback sequence. The fear of secret operatives involved
with the Dutch resistance during WW2 was juxtaposed with the quest of a girl on
a treasure trail to uncover the truth about her grandfather’s past. Tension was
built up throughout and the reader was provided with strong characters and a
satisfying twist. ‘Maggot Moon’ was also another memorable winner as it had a
powerful emotional impact and a stirring message about friendship in a bleak
dystopian world. GREENAWAY- Raymond Briggs’ 1973 winner ‘Father Christmas’ and
Jan Pienkowski’s ‘Haunted House’ (1979) are special childhood favourites of
mine – the former because of its amusing comic strip style and its entertaining
reinterpretation of Santa Claus, the latter because of its explorative nature.
I also enjoyed Emily Gravett’s inventive ‘Little Mouse’s Book of Fears’ (2008).
It is both imaginative and educational with a design that thinks out of the
box.</span><span style="color: #002060;"> Tanja Jennings, CKG Judge for YLG
Northern Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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element of judging do you find most challenging? And which part is most
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most challenging is reading all the nominated books in a certain time frame –
you really have to plan carefully and be very organised, otherwise it can get
very stressful. The most enjoyable is the whole experience -</span></i><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">meeting
and making friends with your fellow judges, being able to sit down, read and
discuss books as part of my job, meeting favourite authors, reading all the
amazing books that are nominated, let alone the longlisted and shortlisted
books, getting sent proof copies of books, being more involved professionally
in the industry and of course attending the winners ceremony. Martha Lee, CKG
Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the past have you really championed a title which hasn’t made it through to the
shortlist? Is that disappointing?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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that happened to me this year and it is extremely disappointing! Obviously all
the books on the long and shortlist deserve to be there, they are brilliant
works that we as judges have all decided and agreed should be there but you
obviously have your personal favourites which you hope will go far or even win
and when they don’t it’s both disappointing and quite upsetting!</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br />
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being trained to judge Children’s literature made you more critical of
children's books in general?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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I look at both children’s books completely differently now than I did before
training and going through the judging process. When CKG is over and you either
can read something that you choose to read or start ‘pre-reading’ possible
titles for the following year, you’re analysing the books to the criteria
constantly, I wonder if this will ever stop or if I’ll do it forever!</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5b9bd5; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Certainly not, no critical assessment needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Books should be read for enjoyment – if a
book appeals to you, it’s the right book for you, and it would be wrong to
think something isn’t good or well-written if it doesn’t match the unique
criteria of CKG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jennifer Horan, CKG
Judge for YLG Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Willys-Stories-Willy-Anthony-Browne/dp/1406360899/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466409102&sr=1-1&keywords=willy%27s+stories">Anthony Browne - BUY HERE </a></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Does
knowing what makes a good picture book make you want to write / illustrate
something yourself? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yes!
Reading all the wonderful Carnegie & Kate Greenaway titles makes me wish
with every fibre of my being that I was either clever enough to write or
talented enough to paint. I think the authors and illustrators are amazing.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do
you think the awards showcase enough new talent? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
award can only showcase what librarians from around the country nominate, what
we as judges analyse depends completely on what is nominated. If people want to
see more debut authors or younger books on the list then they have to nominate
them, just because they are a debut author or a book for a younger reader it doesn’t
mean it won’t be long/shortlisted, it has a fair a chance of getting through as
everything else that is nominated as analyse everything according only to the
criteria.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Something-About-Bear-Jackie-Morris/dp/1847805167/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466409143&sr=1-1&keywords=something+about+a+bear">Jackie Morris - Buy HERE </a></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Are
there professional Illustrators / people who are art school educated who help
advise on illustrative technique and design? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Not
through the judging process, but we have a training day before any judging
takes place in which illustration experts and past judges advise and teach us about
techniques used by the illustrators, things to look out for e.g. how the
illustrator used the ‘gutter’ (when the pages meet in the middle of the book
due to the binding of the spine) – does the illustrator work with it? Are the
illustrations spoiled due to the placement of them in relation to the gutter?
etc.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG
Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do
you think the award gets enough support from the book selling chains? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #2e74b5; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the moment
interest for the Medals is mainly from libraries and schools. Some independent
book shops request publicity packs, but not many. However, as great as it is to
get support from booksellers the Medals are library focused, the books are
nominated by librarians and judged by librarians and are a great opportunity
for libraries to promote themselves and the joys of reading for pleasure. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #2e74b5; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Browns Books
for Students are a major sponsor of the Awards and are the official suppliers
of the books, making sure that shadowing groups get the books in time for the
shortlist announcements. Sioned Jacques, CKG Chair of Judges.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No,
but that is quite possibly because most chains have their own awards and want
to promote those above others!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Independent booksellers tend to be strong supporters of the award. Tricia
Adams, CKG Vice Chair of Judges.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Once-Upon-Alphabet-Oliver-Jeffers/dp/0007514271/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466409173&sr=1-1&keywords=alphabet+jeffers">Oliver Jeffers - BUY HERE </a></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If
you could choose one past shortlisted title to win a special award of
recognition which author or illustrator would you present a lifetime
achievement award to? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 2007 the public was invited to vote for the Carnegie
of Carnegies to choose their favourite winner over the past 70 years of the
award. This was won by Philip Pullman. Matt Imrie, CKG Judge for YLG London.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do
you think there is a common style to the books which have won the Greenaway
award in the past?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Not
at all, I think the style, genre and stories vary greatly.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do
you have a strict reading regime when you are ploughing through the immense
number of nominations?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yes,
or rather I will do. This was my first year as a judge and a definite learning
curve. I found out very quickly that I was nowhere near organised or strict
enough with my reading and the time I gave myself. I am definitely going to
create a strict timetable for myself for 2016/17 and stick to it!</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5b9bd5; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yes, basically just read every minute you have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read when waiting for the kettle to boil,
on the bus to work, during breaks… Most of my reading is done when I get home
from work at night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t switch the
TV on as I don’t want distractions – I’ve even had to put my phone in another
room on occasion!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I might make a few
pencil marks in each book whilst I’m reading, but I usually wait until I’ve
finished it before writing a short report based on the criteria. Jennifer
Horan, CKG Judge for YLG Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As a school librarian I was eager to involve
students at the college in the CKG experience so I covered the library door in
thumbnails of all the nominations for both awards. Pupils were then invited to
post their suggestions of what I should read next in the box provided. In this
way choices were kept surprising. Regarding a regime you have an allotted
amount of time before the first judging meeting so you calculate how many books
a day need to be read to meet the deadline. During the process you take notes
on each read adhering strictly to the criteria and deciding on its worth as a
contender.</span><span style="color: #002060;"> Tanja Jennings, CKG Judge for YLG
Northern Ireland.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5b9bd5; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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are the criteria you particularly look out for when nominating a book for the
Greenaway? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As I
now have the experience of being a judge I will definitely use the criteria as
a basis for my nomination. However, before that I nominated something that I
thought was outstanding and something that spoke to me and that I enjoyed but
might not have necessarily met all the criteria!</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have
you ever been star struck meeting one of the previous winners? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This
is my first year as a judge and I have only met one previous winner so far. At
the YLG Conference last year I met William Grill who was so lovely and I have
to admit, I was starstuck. He signed my book and also drew a little
illustration for me – unfortunately it was a gift so I couldn’t keep it! I do
know that I’m definitely going to have a few fangirl moments when I meet some
the shortlisted authors from this year, I just hope I don’t embarrass myself
too much...</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br />
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your family get involved with sharing opinions on nominated titles, seems a
great opportunity to share lot’s of books as a family…<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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definitely is the perfect opportunity to share lots of books as a family and
I’ve encouraged both my mother and sister to read some of my favourite Carnegie
nominated titles and bought my baby nephew a lot of the Kate Greenaway titles.
It’s brilliant to be able to talk to someone who has read the books too
in-between judging sessions. I try not to give too much away of my own opinions
when discussing the books with other who have read them who aren’t judges, but
it is enjoyable and fascinating to hear what others think.. </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Both my Mum and
my daughter get involved with reading nominated titles. They’re both very ready
to express their opinion; however, as much as I like to share it can be quite
distracting having others offer opinions whilst you’re still reading the books.
I usually take the books to my Mum’s over Christmas so she can look at them – a
much better way to spend the time than watching a re-run of a film! I also
share with and recommend books to colleagues and friends if I think it’s a
title they’ll enjoy. For the first time this year the books arrived from the
publishers to my place of work where my enthusiastic colleagues were ready with
opinions! </span><span style="color: #00b0f0;">Sioned Jacques, CKG Chair of
Judges<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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the production quality of the finished book have an impact on your final
decision? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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depend on whether we’re judging the CILIP Carnegie or Kate Greenaway Awards. As
Chair it was my responsibility to remind judges about the criteria. For the
CILIP Carnegie award the emphasis is on the quality of writing not the look and
feel of the physical book i.e. never judge a book by its cover. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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CILIP Kate Greenaway award the emphasis is on the illustration and the overall
look of the book; covers, end covers, guttering, size, shape, paper are all
taken into consideration and can impact on the final decision of the judges.
The book has to work as a whole. This year’s shortlisted titles are all
excellent examples of a book as a whole package where the production quality is
central to the impact on and experience of the reader. Sioned Jacques, CKG
Chair of Judges.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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long does it take to choose the winner from the shortlist? Is that final tense
discussion usually quite amicable or is everyone shouting for the winner they
most like? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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process can take quite a long time as each book is discussed in regards to the
criteria at great length to really analyse and appreciate it. It does get tense
but not in an unfriendly or rude way, we each have our favourites out of all of
the worthy shortlisted titles and so want them to win. I don’t think I’ve ever
felt so anxious and sick as when we were in the final judging session!</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I can’t say about other years but this year as Chair I had the
pleasure of working with a group of judges who succeeded in discussing the
books in an amicable way and I would like to thank them for making my job
easy!!. That’s not to say that everyone agreed whole heartedly with each other
about every book. Despite the strict set of criteria, novels and illustrations
and the criteria themselves are open to interpretation. However at the end of
the process judges come to a result that everyone is happy with. It was not an
easy task this year, there were a lot of strong contenders and the smallest
detail counted and discussed. </span><span style="color: #00b0f0;">Sioned
Jacques, CKG Chair of Judges</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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the judging panel ever come to a unanimous decision on who should win? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The final decisions are always unanimous, I cannot
comment on past judging panels but in my experience over the past two years all
judges come in to the decision-making process loaded with notes on the books on
the short-list, it will be incredibly hubristic for a judge to come in with a
fixed idea of which book should win. Matt Imrie, CKG Judge for YLG London.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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you think the award has the reputation of being an industry award or do you
think the medal is well publicised to the general public? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the past few years the award has become more
visible due to the Shadowing Scheme, the CKG website and a push for recognition
beyond libraries and the traditional audiences of awards. In fact the public
outcry that invariably follows the announcement of the outstanding books is
evidence that the awards are very visible. Matt Imrie, CKG Judge for YLG
London.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things that has always taken me by surprise is how
people react when you tell them you are a judge, as it’s like being famous for
5 minutes. It is seen as prestigious award in the industry and by people that
have a knowledge or interest in children and young people’s literature. Lucy
Carlton-Walker, CKG Judge for YLG North East.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I believe awareness of the Medals has increased over the last
decade or so as Shadowing becomes more popular and with increasing attention
from the press. I have been lucky over the last two years as Vice Chair and Chair
to be involved with the working party who work tirelessly with a PR company to
ensure that the Awards are publicised to the general public. Obviously as a librarian
I am aware that there are people who have heard of them, know of them, but
there are others that have never heard of them. In the past when I’ve asked a
similar question of readers they often say they’ve seen the sticker or
statement on a book. As with any other award the greatest interest is going to
be within the industry and particularly authors and illustrators, as past winners
often state that it is the ultimate recognition for their work. I also see the
Awards as an opportunity to raise awareness of knowledge we as Librarians have
and how much pleasure can be had from reading a good book. </span><span style="color: #00b0f0;">Sioned Jacques, CKG Chair of Judges</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do
you think publishers would find some of your feedback useful? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Awards are geared to recognize the most outstanding
writing and illustration in children & young people’s books from a year –
it is not aimed at identifying the most popular books, and often the outcry
from people watching the awards is down to the fact that their favourites did
not make it. Publishers are overjoyed when their books are selected and use the
medal to promote the winning authors & illustrators in their stables. Matt
Imrie, CKG Judge for YLG London.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do
you think there should be more features / reviews of children’s books in the
National press to help parents make educated choices about the types of
books they should be helping their children’s to choose.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yes
that might help and I think it might help publicise reading to parents who
might not realise the importance of it for their child, but really I think that
parents need to think of libraries more. Libraries are dedicated havens for
reading for pleasure and the whole range of educational, personal and wellbeing
developmental benefits that brings. Librarians have detailed knowledge of
children’s books, are able to recommend and champion books for all different
types of readers and abilities and it’s all free! You’ll find books that will
blow your mind, books that you’ll remember 20 years later in details and nooks
that will encourage you to push your boundaries and try something different or
even harder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5b9bd5; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Absolutely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Children’s/YA books are as worthy as adult books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot of people view authors who write for
children as not really authors, or not as good, and I don’t think the lack of
national media coverage of YA helps this untrue image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having said that, I think there should be
more media coverage of books in general. Jennifer Horan, CKG Judge for YLG
Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How
do the out reach / shadowing programmes work? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
Shadowing Scheme is a reading group in which children and young people ‘shadow’
the awards; they read, discuss and review the books on each shortlist and
engage in reading related activities online. There are groups all over the
country in libraries and schools.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
Martha Lee, CKG Judge for YLG Wales</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Do
you have a favourite hot-tip illustrator who has not yet been nominated
for the Greenaway but who we should keep an eye on</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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getting a cat. I say no, “What will it do all day in our tiny apartment?” So I
made a little picture instead called 24 hrs in the life of a cat that hangs on our wall. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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very organised photographic background. So I made another, this time with a
black and white dog. I had drawn a full page of Boston terriers, more than I
could fit on the photo from the magazine, so I made the simplest gif with all
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The nice people at Phaidon spotted him and we arranged to meet. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I didn’t have anything else in mind other than showing them
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collage of 10<sup>th</sup> street near my home in Manhattan.</span></div>
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doors are antique chairs, tables, dressers, etc. So we had a dog we liked and now
a city. Dogs like slippers and I’ve always thought the Brooklyn Bridge from
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The dog lived in an apartment in the city and was obsessed
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Using a wash colour background suited this and was a good tool for filling the
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897766825078300624.post-43206178557495424552016-04-07T08:12:00.001-07:002016-04-07T08:23:53.257-07:00Before I wake Up ... A guest post by Britta Teckentrup <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This book has always been a project very close to my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been with me for more than 4 years…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">That place where all creativity is born and where the
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">She
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">When the little girl is taken to the big city and is
expected to become like everybody else, her colours are beginning to fade and
the book turns grey. But there is still a tiny trace of yellow inside of her…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a trace of colour left inside of them…</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Blue</span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yellow</span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Orange</span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Red</span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">… all the
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glorious animal parade with all of the children riding out of the city on the
backs of their lions, bears, birds and all the beasts you can imagine … back
into their beloved wood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">(I still quite like this original idea but I never managed
to get it just right but writing about it now makes me want to look at it
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I felt that the text I had written was somehow interfering
with the images and decided to use no text at all apart from the following
introduction on a completely black page:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I close my eyes. </span></i><i><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">But I still really like this version and it took me a very
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After almost a year the final version of ‘Before I Wake Up’
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I decided that I had to go back to using text but instead of
using a lyrical text I chose to write short poems….and it all seemed to fall
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The poems were quite random at first but the outline of a
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framework of the little girl falling asleep and waking up. I wanted the book to
feel like a real dream with no beginning and no end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Suddenly and quite unexpectedly the book started to work on
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">My original idea and concept is still there but is now
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">A big thank you for giving me the opportunity to write about
the making of<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Wake-Up-Britta-Teckentrup/dp/3791372467"> ‘Before I Wake Up’.</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There have been some strange goings-on at Book Sniffer Towers of late...mysterious little snippety nibbles, suspicious rips here and there and books <u>OUT OF ALPHABETICAL ORDER! </u></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been pondering for some time as to what the problem could be and WHO could be causing such mischievous chaos.... There could only be one culprit! That cheeky little yellow monster Nibbles, word has it he is now on the loose so LOCK UP YOUR BOOK SHELVES. <a href="https://vine.co/v/iX7Wwbidzu0">Nibbles the Book Eating Monster</a> is OUT NOW and he's heading straight for your favourite reads. </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">'Nibbles' is a book with breath-taking production values, one which leaps off the shelf before you've had a moment to ponder, filled to the brim with familiar faces, a joy to read aloud and a treasure to be kept well away from book eating monsters. Clever thoughtful story telling and breath-taking vibrant illustrations (combined with a deliciously mischievous twist ) make this a book for every child to treasure and remember for decades to come. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">PUBLISHED BY <b>LITTLE TIGER PRESS</b> £11.99 HB<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nibbles-Book-Monster-Emma-Yarlett/dp/1848691939">BUY HERE </a></span></td></tr>
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<o:p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is with great pleasure that I can now hand you over to Nibbles <u>Official Monster Handler</u> the ever-so delightful and super talented <b><a href="http://www.emmayarlett.com/">Emma Yarlett</a></b>, so she can explain her actions and give us some insight in the creation of this most delightful tinker and his dietary misdemeanours. </span></o:p></div>
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it was also a monster of a book.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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creating his Royal nibbliness himself; Nibbles. Designing him took a great deal
of paper and lead-pushing, as I wanted to try and create a creature that was
cute (whilst cheeky), friendly (whilst naughty), cuddly (whilst toothsome) and
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recently seen elsewhere the idea of having physical books within books, and so
this was very much on my mind as I began the book writing process. I had the
premise of the idea of a monster being released, escaping, nibbling his way
into other books and then being captured (or not as the case may be!) but
getting this down onto paper in some sort of loose form was incredibly hard…
And trying to explain my ideas of concepts to Little Tiger Press was even
harder! They were incredibly patient with me and also gave me their trust and
the freedom to just go for it. I’m more than sure I was incredibly annoying to
work with at times during this project, so am so super grateful to them for
believing in the book and I (and putting up with me!).</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Being what I now term; A completely ridiculous kind of illustrator, I decided
in my well-thought out way that the best way to create the artwork for this
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completely in love with creating physical art with my physical hands. There’s
just something in me that cannot resist the magic of paint, glue, paper and all
other types of things I use to create my art. This love is something I’ve
really come to understand in my last few books and so it made sense to me to
continue along that thought vein by relishing physical art again.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A<i>s lovely as this sounds, it was also incredibly stupid in
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