Lulu Meets the BEES! is on the Summer Reading Challenge!

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Lulu's Nana Visits
​is having a moment!

Zeki Eats Out
on the IBC Shortlist!!

Really thrilled that the newest Zeki has made the IBC shortlist - watch this space for links and updates.
Read more about Inclusive Books for Children here.

Recently published

Published in the UK & Ireland by Alanna Max!
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To read the blog
or for tips on eating out with young children, click on the cover!
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Published in the US
by Charlesbridge Inc
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To read the blog
or for tips on eating out with young children, click on the cover!
Published in the UK & Ireland by Alanna Max! Read more here.
And there's LOTS of information pages about bees for parents, EY professionals and educators here.
Published in the US by Charlesbridge.
Read more here!
And there's LOTS of information pages about bees for parents, EY professionals and educators here.

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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!
UK & Ireland: Alanna Max - their website is here.
​USA & Canada: Charlesbridge - their website is here.

About me...

I feel lucky to have a life 100% dedicated to books -
I write and edit books for little kids
and their families.

I'm best known as the author of the Lulu/Lola books, though I've written over 25 picture books.
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As well as writing, I'm editor-at-large for Alanna Max (see below); I have been a mentor for the Jericho Prize for the past two years; and with Creative Access numerous times in the past.

Publishers

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

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,
Netherlands by School Support,
Brazil by Pallas,
Sweden by EPIX, and Soma,
Korea by Glburri and Froebel
China by ICP.

My books are also published by Barefoot Books, Chicken-House/Scholastic,  Little Tiger, Annick Press and O'Brien Press.
My statement on Banned Books is here
committed to diversity
in everything it does
As well as writing, I am Editor-at-Large at Alanna Max
For more, click here.

We were extremely proud to be shortlisted for the inaugural Independent Publishers Guild's The Alison Morrison Diversity Award

Judges' comments "Alanna Books* receives its first ever shortlist place at the IPG Independent Publishing Awards this year.
Set up in 2006, it is committed to diversity in the characters and storylines of its books for children and parents.

Judges admired its efforts to make its books commercial as well as critical successes, and liked its imaginative partnerships and events. Alanna Books is small but perfectly formed, and committed to diversity in everything it does”.

*Alanna Max was originally called Alanna Books