'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children
Are You a Monster? has been recognised as the best new book for sharing with young children by reading charity BookTrust.
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Are You a Monster? has been recognised as the best new book for sharing with young children by reading charity BookTrust.
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By Ken Wilson-Max How did you discover your interest in children’s books? Reading for pleasure wasn’t really a thing when I was in primary school; it was reserved for learning. None of the books available were interesting, nor did they have any characters that looked like me. I didn’t know about illustration as a career, but I enjoyed my early illustration work with graphic designer Chaz Maviyane-Davies, which was seriously political and issue based. After winning a silver medal at the Biennial of Graphic Design in Brno at nineteen for an illustration about Zimbabwean election violence,...