I love it when we have published authors who return to speak to us about their latest book so please help me welcome back Julie Abery with two new additions to her Little Animal Friends series of board books, Little Penguin and Little Zebra. Tell us about your new book/s. Little Penguin and Little Zebra are number 5 and 6 in the Little Animal Friends board book series, published by Amicus Ink. The books follow the young animals as they venture out own their own, with mama not too far behind. They feature rhyming narrative poems with active verbs, and warm inviting illustrations by Suzie Mason. What inspired you when working on this project? When my editor asked me to write another two stories for the series, the main criteria she gave me was to continue to find ‘cute and wild’ animals. Each book is based on the premise that baby animals act similarly to our human little ones – all about action and exploring, and I look for comparisons that connect us. Little Zebra takes his first steps, and Little Penguin goes to nursery. Tell us about the creative process for this book/s. As these new stories are part of an established series, the format is fixed, but my creative goal is always to find cute new animal characters and portray some of the individual animal behaviours, using as much specific animal vocabulary as I can. Did you encounter anything unexpected while working on this project? I discovered how difficult it is to find unique and original action verbs for each animal, as so many of them are common across other species! After book 1 and 2, I created an Excel spread sheet detailing the 10 verb pairs in each book, to make sure I didn’t repeat too many throughout the series. Now for something completely different! Chocolate Cake or Cheese Cake, Why? Chocolate cake - preferably sandwiched and dripping with chocolate fudge icing! Scrumptious. Thank you Julie for giving us some insight into your creative journey, especially in a category where the number of words used are so limited. All the Little Animal Friends are so adorable! We wish you all the best with this series as well as your other writing adventures. Sandra Yoong-Chia Bio - Julie Abery Julie Abery is a children's book author and former preschool teacher, who shaped her career by reading picture books to children from around the world. Storytime was her favorite part of the day, when she and her wide-eyed students stepped into the magical world of books. Songs and picture books were her friends, and her favorite method of engaging young minds, helping her deliver language learning with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. Connect with Julie @ Website: littleredstoryshed.wordpress.com Twitter and Instagram: @juliedawnabery Facebook: julieabery
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