News!

Guess who made it on to the Essence 50 Must-Read Black Children's Books of the Past 50 Years!
Yes, it's our girl Lola! Look at what amazing company she's in! Just wow!

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About me. . .

I feel lucky to have a life 100% dedicated
to books - I write, edit, publish and work directly with young children and their families.

I'm best known as the author of the Lulu/Lola books, though I've written over 25 picture books.

I'm also Editor-at-large at AlannaMax.

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My Publishers

In the UK and Ireland, the Lulu and Zeki books are books are published by AlannaMax.

In the US and Canada, Lola and Leo
books are published by
Charlesbridge Publishing.

The Lulu & Zeki books are also published in Denmark by Forlaget Arvids, in Netherlands by Luister, in Brazil by Pallas in Sweden by EPIX and in Korea by Glburri.

My books are also published by Chicken-House/Scholastic, Barefoot Books, Little Tiger, Annick Press and O'Brien Press.

As well as writing, I am Editor-at-Large
at AlannaMax

In 2006 I started Alanna Books and in 2017 partnered with Ken Wilson-Max to form the new Alanna Max. Ken is the Publisher of this even more exciting and dynamic list. For more, see Alanna Max.

Alanna Books was shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild's
The Alison Morrison Diversity Award

Recently. . .

A little nervous about heading back to school or starting for the first time?
Lulu can help...

www.alannamax.com

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www.charlesbridge.com

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Rosalind Beardshaw was nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal for the illustrations of Lulu's First Day.

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My media

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I blog and write about gender,
diversity and inclusion.
Click on the Articles tab above or here
to read more. Click here for the blog.

To buy my books

Please support independent bookshops and buy my books from them whever you can.

If the title you want is not on the shelves, most bookshops can order the book for you. They can look it up on their system, but having the title and format you want in advance will speed up the process (as will the ISBN). Some of the titles are available in hardcover and paperback and some (for little kids) are printed on card or board.
All the details are on the
Publishers' websites.

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I write, edit and publish books for young children.
I believe that all children should see themselves
in the stories they read, so I try to include a wide range of children and experiences in my stories.
I also believe that books should broaden children's horizons and imaginations; introduce them to new things and worlds and feelings, and help them to open up to possibilities beyond their immediate circumstances.