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Title
The new kid

Author
Marie Louise Fitzpatrick

format
Hardback

Publisher
Hodder Children's Books

Language
English

UK Publication Date
20140501

Description

Ellie's not like the other children on her street. She hides inside her grey coat and the children tease her. But with her powerful imagination and talent for making up games, and Ellie soon shows everyone what a wonderful friend she can be.

With stunning illustrations and beautiful prose from the award-winning author-illustrator of the Bisto Children's Book Award, this poignant story is a must-have for anyone who has experienced bullying.

"The New Kid is a powerful story about being yourself and making friends." - Irish Independent

I'm a Dubliner, born, bred and edu-ma-cated. At the age of 2 I spent a few days in hospital with a broken arm so I decided I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, but by the grand old age of 4 I'd announced that I would be an artist. I never changed my mind again!

At college studying graphic design I quickly zoned in on children's illustration, however making it my full-time occupation took about 15 years. My first 3 picture books were created in my spare time - real life was a ragbag of stints as a graphic design assistant, an illustrator of love stories in women's mags and a damp spell selling paintings on Merrion Square.

In 1999 I found my agent Eunice McMullen and my 4th book, Izzy and Skunk, was published with Gullane in 2000. Taking a leap of faith in my own work, I gave up the safety net of my job and got a studio.

Focussing completely on my creative work, I finally began to find my own voice and visual style. With picture books I like to explore the blurred line between the imagined and the real in childhood and those little/big moments of change and discovery. Recently I've begun to write novels. I'm really enjoying the process and I've discovered I can pretty much write anywhere - planes, coffee shops, waiting rooms...

Being a children's writer/illustrator allows me to indulge my love of travel as I often 'have to' go places to do research and I sometimes get invited to take part in literary conferences in far-flung places like Paris, Rhode Island, Cologne, Cork. As a history lover I really enjoy immersing myself in research.

I met my partner Michael Emberley in 2007 at the Frostburg Children's Literature conference. Michael is part of a big children's lit family - his dad, Ed Emberley, and sister, Rebecca Emberley, also write and illustrate picture books. The readings at our wedding were all thoughts on love from children's book characters including Winnie the Pooh and Adrian Mole. We live in Greystones, Wicklow.

Type
BOOK

Edition
Hardback original

Country of Publication
England

Number of Pages
32

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