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Episode 3 Emily Haworth-Booth

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Our special guest for Episode 3 is the award-winning author-illustrator Emily Haworth-Booth. Her book The King who banned the Dark has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and has now been translated into a number of different languages including Chinese. 

The following are some of the media reviews on the book, 

  • 'A beautifully illustrated fable for our times.' - The Daily Express
  • 'Talented writer-illustrator Emily Haworth-Booth uses just three colours to paint this powerful picture of fear and hope, and the moral of the story will stay with you long after the lights get switched back on.' - Nancy Groves, HuffPost UK
  • 'A thought-provoking picture book... Haworth-Booth's pencil-shaded artwork is pleasing, while her text warns gently but firmly against responding too readily to fear.' - Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian
  • 'A truly delightful new picture book talent brings us a sweet fairy tale, in charming, retro black-and-yellow drawings...' - Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
  • 'It's not often that you get a children's picture book that perfectly sums up prevailing social and political attitudes, how power works to corrupt, and how easy it is to get worked up over nothing. This is a brilliant book, which does not need to be read as political satire.' - Early Years Educator Magazine

    • Episode 3 only recorded the first part of our interview. If you are interested in finding more about Emily, stay tuned!  The next episode will be out real soon. 



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